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Shortest History of Scandinavia by Mart Kuldkepp
14,000 Years from the Stone Age and the Vikings to the Happiest Nations in the World In The Shortest History of Scandinavia, historian Mart Kuldkepp masterfully sketches the outlines of Scandinavia’s rich history—from the first known peoples of the region, who followed...
$16.95
Norse to the Palouse by Marvin G. Slind
Norse to the Palouse: Sagas of the Selbu Norwegians is a fascinating account of the Norwegian immigrants who settled near La Crosse, Washington. The authors trace their history to the mid-nineteenth century and earlier and place it in the context...
$12.95
Secrets of the Gnomes by Wil Huygen
The 200 hand-illustrated pages overflow with the authors’ on-the-scene sketches and firsthand observations. In Secrets of the Gnomes, authors Poortvliet and Huygen are invited as more than mere observers. After a meal of mushrooms and cream (which tastes as if it...
$35.00
The Symra Literary Society: Continuity and Change 1905-2025 by Marvin G. Slind
In 1905, local publishers and intellectual leaders in Decorah, Iowa, founded a Norwegian literary journal, “Symra.” Named after a Norwegian wildflower, it was intended to serve as a focus for literary life in Norwegian America. The journal was well received,...
$10.00
Four Great Plays of Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
$7.99
Four Great Plays of Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
A Doll's House (1879) and Ghosts (1881) established Ibsen's reputation as one of the finest playwrights in Europe, but his next two plays—Hedda Gabler (1890) and The Master Builder (1892)—gave him undisputed international fame.This edition includes:-A concise introduction that gives readers important background information-A chronology of...
$7.99
Heime Traditional Norwegian Food by Bodil Nordjore
Traditional Norwegian Food by Bodil Nordjore. With this book, Bodil wishes to convey some of the fundamentals of traditional Norwegian to the Norwegian immigrant community in the United States. This book is a love letter written to both traditional food...
$30.00
Little Frog's Guide to Life by Maybell Eequay
Dive into this uplifting little book to discover love, wisdom and life lessons, as told by the internet's beloved mushroom frog.The little frog is back! Brimming with beautiful affirmations to live by and essential pearls of wisdom, the internet's most...
$11.99
Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage by Joanna Nylund
After you've cultivated the coziness of the Danes (hygge) and achieved the Swedish way of moderation (lagom), then what's next? How about developing your Sisu--an "untranslatable" Finnish term referring to a mixture of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity, and perseverance. It's a...
$20.00
Mike & Else's Swedish Songbook by Mike and Else Sevig
This book is a collection of 96 Swedish folk songs complete with piano arrangements, guitar chords, and mostly singable translations. Included are folk songs, children's songs, Christmas and Lucia songs, and hymns. Linda Allen's illustrations done in the Swedish folk...
$24.95
Crossing the Atlantic to America in 1825 by Anne Elisabeth Skogen
In this picture book for both children and adults, you will find a version of the story of the first Norwegian emigrants who traveled to North America. In the summer of 1825, 52 children, young people, and adults left Norway...
$77.00
Joy of Hygge By Jonny Jackson
Hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”) is a Danish word that describes the feeling of being cozy, comfortable, and at peace with the world. It’s almost impossible to translate to English, and it’s probably the reason that Denmark is one of the happiest countries...
$14.99
A Novel Sight: The Restauration sails to America by Knut Djupedal
"A Novel Sight" is the title of perhaps the most famous newspaper article ever written about Norwegian immigration into the United States. Published in New York City in October 1825, it was devoted to the 53 men, women and children...
$47.00
The Art of Danish Living: How the World's Happiest People Find Joy at Work by Meik Wiking
A beautiful, research-backed guide on how to work like the happiest people in the world, the Danes.It is well known that the Danes have a fantastic work-life balance, that working late is discouraged, parental leave is split equally, and long...
$24.99
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political...
$32.00
The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson
The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.
Softcover.
$27.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 22, No. 2 2024 - The 200th Anniversary of the Restauration Sailing
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "The 200th Anniversary of...
$5.00
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