History & Culture
The Nordic Book of Runes by Jonathan Dee
Learn to use this ancient code for insight, direction, and divination! A guide to the secrets of rune-reading, an ancient predictive art, that teaches you how to lay out runes and interpret them instantly. Runes (meaning a secret or mystery)...
$12.99
The Little Book of Fika by Lynda Balslev
While the Danish concept of hygge as caught on around the globe, so has lagom—its Swedish counterpart. An essential part of the lagom lifestyle, fika is the simple art of taking a break—sometimes twice a day—to enjoy a warm beverage and sweet treat with friends. This...
$9.99
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
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
The Art and Crafts of Ancient Scandinavia by Sven Lindauer
As a former historical artist for National Geographic TV, Sven Lindauer has been painting world themes and traveling the globe for decades. This book of his paintings is a well-researched color narrative of a 'day in the life' documentation of people from...
$49.95
Telemark Historie - Tidsskrift for Telemark Historielag by Marion J. Nelson
American Woodcarvers from Telemark.
Softcover.
$1.00
Swedish Lagom: Finding Joy in Just Enough
Discover the secret to a happier, more balanced life with the Swedish philosophy of lagom.Sweden consistently ranks among the happiest countries in the world, and many attribute this to their uniquely balanced lifestyle. At the heart of this lifestyle is...
$15.00
Steel Girders & Steeplechases: The Life & Art of Bernard H. Berntsen by Clifford Miller
Read the facinating story of Bernhard Berntsen. Born in 1900 in Ostre Aker, Norway, Berntsen came to America when he was 19, settling in New York. Soon he was building skyscrapers, threading across open I-beams hundreds of feet in the...
$19.95
Snus I Snogen, Tromf I Brogen En Bok Om Kjenger by Sverre Strandenes
This complete overview of wooden Norwegian drinking vessels features details and images of over 480 pieces. Includes extensive information about the original owners and farms, plus beer brewing, drinking customs, and rural artists. Norwegian text, short English summary, hardcover.
$115.00
Skis Against The Atom by Knut Haukelid
The exciting, first-hand account of heroism and daring sabotage during the Nazi occupation of Norway. The outcome of World War II could very possibly have been much different if Knut Haukelid and his small, but courageous band of Norwegian soldiers...
$15.95
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
Sing Til The Cows Come Home with CD by Peggy Larson
Kulokk (traditional Norwegian herding call) has taken Larson from Concordia College in Minnesota to teaching positions in Scotland, Corsica, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and even the exotic Amery Wisconsin. This book includes historical notes, vocal techniques, pronunciation guide, plus 19 music...
$25.00
Shetland Bus by David Howarth
The occupation of Western Europe and Scandinavia in the spring of 1940 crippled Britain's ability to gather intelligence information. After the Germans invaded Norway, many Norwegians knew that small boats were constantly sailing from the Shetland Islands to land weapons,...
$19.95
Sami Dreams Exhibit Catalog by Randall Hyman
A photographic and oral journey, the catalog is interactive with QR codes to online links on each page that allow readers to actually listen to each portrait subject speak directly to them. Soft cover. Randall Hyman has traveled the globe on...
$29.95
Roser, Liljer og Blues (Roses, Lilies and Blues) Folk Art, Folk Music and the Romantic Era by Nils Georg Brekke
A shooting script for an up-coming film, this beautiful book of full-page, color photographs outlines the movie's story of two young brothers in 1782, who travel from farm to farm to earn money as rose painters in the fjord districts...
$110.00
Punished: A Novel by Ann-Helén Laestadius
From the internationally bestselling author of the “extraordinary” (Fredrik Backman) novel Stolen comes a harrowing story—inspired by true events—of five Indigenous children forced to attend a government-run boarding school in 1950s Sweden, revealing the emotional scars they carry thirty years later.In the...
$19.99
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