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Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian Andersen, Troy HowellISBN 0517667185 (0-517-66718-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Anecdotes of Destiny ; And, Ehrengardby Isak DinesenISBN 0679743332 (0-679-74333-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anecdotes of Destiny ; And, Ehrengard'Book summary:In the classic "Babette's Feast," a mysterious Frenchwoman prepares a sumptuous feast for a gathering of religious ascetics and, in doing so, introduces them to the true essence of grace. In "The Immortal Story," a miserly old tea-trader living in Canton wishes for power and finds redemption as he turns an oft-told sailors' tale into reality for a young man and woman. And in the magnificent novella Ehrengard, Dinesen tells of the powerful yet restrained rapport between a noble Wagnerian beauty and a rakish artist.
Hauntingly evoked and sensuously realized, the five stories read and novella collected here have the hold of "fairy stories read in childhood . . . of dreams . . . and of our life as dreams" (The New York Times). [via]More editions of Anecdotes of Destiny ; And, Ehrengard:
Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisineby Marcus Samuelsson, Shimon, TammarISBN 0618109412 (0-618-10941-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Babette's Feast And Other Storiesby Isak DinesenISBN 0848828356 (0-8488-2835-6)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Barabbasby Par Lagerkvist, Alan BlairISBN 067972544X (0-679-72544-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Barabbas'Book summary:Barabbas is the acquitted; the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. Barabbas is a man condemned to have no god. "Christos Iesus" is carved on the disk suspended from his neck, but he cannot affirm his faith. He cannot pray. He can only say, "I want to believe."
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Christmas Trollsby Jan BrettISBN 0698118464 (0-698-11846-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Classic Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Talesby Sheila Black, H.C. Andersen, Richard Walz, Robyn Officer, Arlene Klemushin, Richard Bernal, Erin Augenstine, Karen Pritchett, Andrew BabanovskyISBN 0762401850 (0-7624-0185-0)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classic Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales'Book summary:Including some of the popular tales by Hans Christian Andersen, this children''s classic is illustrated b y a team of seven artists who use varying styles throughout the book. The stories are retold by William King. ' [via]
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East of the Sun and West of the Moonby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517624850 (0-517-62485-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Either/Or, Part Iby Soren KierkegaardISBN 0691020418 (0-691-02041-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Either/Or, Part I'Book summary:Søren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded Either/Or as the beginning of his authorship, although he had published two earlier works on Hans Christian Andersen and irony. The pseudonymous volumes of Either/Or are the writings of a young man (I) and of Judge William (II). The ironical young man's papers include a collection of sardonic aphorisms; essays on Mozart, modern drama, and boredom; and "The Seducer's Diary." The seeming miscellany is a reflective presentation of aspects of the "either," the esthetic view of life.
Part II is an older friend's "or," the ethical life of integrated, authentic personhood, elaborated in discussions of personal becoming and of marriage. The resolution of the "either/or" is left to the reader, for there is no Part III until the appearance of Stages on Life's Way. The poetic-reflective creations of a master stylist and imaginative impersonator, the two men write in distinctive ways appropriate to their respective positions.
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The Emigrantsby Gustaf Lannestock, Vilhelm MobergISBN 0873513193 (0-87351-319-3)
Softcover, Minnesota Historical Society Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Emigrants'Book summary:Book One introduces Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, their 3 young children, and 11 others who make up a resolute party of Swedes fleeing the poverty, religious persecution, and social oppression of Smaland in 1850. [via]
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The Essential Kierkegaardby Seren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong, Edna Hatlestad HongISBN 0691019401 (0-691-01940-1)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Kierkegaard'Book summary:This is the most comprehensive anthology of Søren Kierkegaard's works ever assembled in English. Drawn from the volumes of Princeton's authoritative Kierkegaard's Writings series by editors Howard and Edna Hong, the selections represent every major aspect of Kierkegaard's extraordinary career. They reveal the powerful mix of philosophy, psychology, theology, and literary criticism that made Kierkegaard one of the most compelling writers of the nineteenth century and a shaping force in the twentieth. With an introduction to Kierkegaard's writings as a whole and explanatory notes for each selection, this is the essential one-volume guide to a thinker who changed the course of modern intellectual history.
The anthology begins with Kierkegaard's early journal entries and traces the development of his work chronologically to the final The Changelessness of God. The book presents generous selections from all of Kierkegaard's landmark works, including Either/Or, Fear and Trembling, Works of Love, and The Sickness unto Death, and draws new attention to a host of such lesser-known writings as Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions and The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air. The selections are carefully chosen to reflect the unique character of Kierkegaard's work, with its shifting pseudonyms, its complex dialogues, and its potent combination of irony, satire, sermon, polemic, humor, and fiction. We see the esthetic, ethical, and ethical-religious ways of life initially presented as dialogue in two parallel series of pseudonymous and signed works and later in the "second authorship" as direct address. And we see the themes that bind the whole together, in particular Kierkegaard's overarching concern with, in his own words, "What it means to exist; . . . what it means to be a human being."
Together, the selections provide the best available introduction to Kierkegaard's writings and show more completely than any other book why his work, in all its creativity, variety, and power, continues to speak so directly today to so many readers around the world.
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Fairy Talesby H.C. Andersen, W. Heath Robinson, Reginald SpinkISBN 0679417915 (0-679-41791-5)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer." [via]
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Fairy Talesby Tiina Nunnally, Jackie Wullschlager, H.C. AndersenISBN 0670033774 (0-670-03377-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:A new selection of 30 tales to mark the 200 year anniversary of Andersen's birth in 2005. Tiina Nunnally's sparkling translation captures the rawness and immediacy of Andersen's style, for the first time enabling English readers to be as startled and amazed as his original readers were, and revealing the unique inventiveness of Andersen's genius. At a time when children's stories were formal, moral and didactic, Hans Christian Andersen revolutionized the genre, giving an anarchic twist to traditional folklore and creating a huge number of utterly original stories that sprang directly from his imagination. From the exuberant early stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes', though poignant masterpieces such as The Little Mermaid' and The Ugly Duckling', to the darker, more subversive later tales written for adults, the stories included here are endlessly experimental, both humorous and irreverent, sorrowful and strange. This book beautifully illustrated with a selection of Andersen's amazing paper cut-outs - will bring these magical tales to life for readers of any age. [via]
Fairy Talesby Milo Winter, H.C. Andersen, Valdemar Edward PaulsenISBN 0528821679 (0-528-82167-9)
Hardcover, Rand McNally
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Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen/Classic Illustrated Editionby Russell Ash, Bernard Higton, H.C. AndersenISBN 0811802302 (0-8118-0230-2)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen/Classic Illustrated Edition'Book summary:The entrancing world of toys, animals, magical kingdoms, and mystical beings is magnificently brought to life by master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in this, the fourth title in Chronicle Books' extremely successful Classic Illustrated Edition series. Beautifully illustrated with charming turn of the century pictures by such notable artists as Arthur Rackham, Maxwell Armfield, and Edmund Dulac, this stunning book is a visual feast for children and adults alike.
This collection contains the following stories:
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- The Little Mermaid
- The Little Match Girl
- The Nightingale
- The Princess and the Pea
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Thumbelina
- The Tinderbox
- The Ugly Duckling
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Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersenby Kay NielsenISBN 0517624834 (0-517-62483-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersenby Neil Philip, H.C. Andersen, Isabelle BrentISBN 0670859303 (0-670-85930-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen'Book summary:A new collection of beloved tales that have been popular for more than a century features twelve favorite stories, including ""Thumbelina,"" ""The Princess and the Pea,"" and ""The Ugly Duckling."" [via]
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Finn Family Moomintrollby Tove JanssonISBN 0809823853 (0-8098-2385-3)
Hardcover, H.Z. Walck
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Fires of Winterby Johanna LindseyISBN 0727816373 (0-7278-1637-3)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, Ca. A.D. 1000-1500by Kirsten A. SeaverISBN 0804731616 (0-8047-3161-6)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors: Recipes You Should Have Gotten from Your Grandmotherby Jeff SmithISBN 0688075908 (0-688-07590-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magicby Edred ThorssonISBN 0877285489 (0-87728-548-9)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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Germanic Accentologyby Anatoly LibermanISBN 0816609764 (0-8166-0976-4)
Hardcover, University of Minnesota Press
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Great Enigma: New Collected Poemsby Tomas Transtromer, Robin FultonISBN 0811216721 (0-8112-1672-1)
Softcover, New Directions
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The Great Holiday Baking Bookby Beatrice OjakangasISBN 0816638683 (0-8166-3868-3)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Holiday Baking Book'Book summary:An expert on traditional holidays and the special baked treats that mark them, veteran chef and cookbook writer Beatrice Ojakangas presents recipes for twenty-one seasonal occasions and cultural holidays. She takes you from spring to winter with recipes like heart-shaped coffee cake for Valentine's Day, Austrian carnival doughnuts or spicy rabbit cookies for Easter, and cinnamon-walnut kamish bread or challah for Rosh Hashanah. For Christmas, the biggest baking season of the year, Ojakangas offers enticing recipes for thirty-eight classic and fancy cookies, eighteen yeast breads, thirteen quick breads, nine cakes, ten bar cookies and brownies, and many more. With these recipes, every holiday is sure to be memorable.
In addition to its array of delectable foods, The Great Holiday Baking Book is brimming with holiday lore from cultures around the world. Ojakangas also provides helpful tips and practical information about hosting a cookie-swap party, organizing your bustling holiday kitchen, involving the kids in baking fun, and more. With its variety of specialties and treats for almost every gala occasion, The Great Holiday Baking Book is sure to become an indispensable part of your feasts and celebrations.
Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999) and Scandinavian Feasts (2001), both published by the University of Minnesota Press. Her articles have been published in Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Cuisine, and Redbook, and she has appeared on television's Baking with Julia Child and Martha Stewart's Living. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota. [via]
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The Great Scandinavian Baking Bookby Beatrice A. OjakangasISBN 0816634963 (0-8166-3496-3)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Grettir's Sagaby Denton Fox, Herman PalssonISBN 0802061656 (0-8020-6165-6)
Softcover, Univ of Toronto Pr
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Grimms' Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Talesby Smithmark Staff, Hans Christian Andersen, Jacob W. Grimm, Wilhelm K. GrimmISBN 0831766972 (0-8317-6697-2)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grimms' Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales'Book summary:Few writers can claim to have contributed to the world's store of folklore, but Hans Christian Andersen, the shy and reclusive Danish writer, was one of them. Inspired by the great tradition of The Arabian Nights and the Brothers Grimm, his magical stories continue to delight, enchant and occasionally terrify. This facsimile of the 1913 edition contain 17 of his most famous tales, including 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Snow Queen' and 'The Ugly Duckling'. The original illustrations by William Heath Robinson capture all the magic of the text making this the perfect way to enjoy this master storyteller..............from jacketflap.com [via]
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Hans Andersen, His Classic Fairy Talesby Michael Foreman, Erik Christian Haugaard, H.C. AndersenISBN 0575021888 (0-575-02188-8)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Homby H. C. Andersen, British LibraryISBN 071230682X (0-7123-0682-X)
Hardcover, British Library Board
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Hom'Book summary:[via]The stories of Hans Christian Andersen are known all over the world and he is one of the most translated authors of all time. Andersen's fame rests on his fairy tales and stories, written between 1835 and 1872, among the best known of which are "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier." With these fairy tales, inspired by the great tradition of the Arabian Nights and by the brothers Grimm, Andersen became known as the father of the modern fairytale. Moreover, Andersen's works were original. Only twelve of his 156 known fairy stories drew on folktales. This complete collection of Andersen's stories is based on Jean Hersholt's classic translation.
Andersen's stories have been widely illustrated by some of the best-known illustrators of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in particular those of the Edwardian period - the Golden Age of illustration - including W. Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Atwell, Kay Nielsen and Edmund Dulac. Around ninety of the stories are illustrated with reproductions of original illustrations from classic Edwardian to contemporary illustrators. In addition, there are thirteen newly commissioned illustrations for some of Andersen's less well-known stories.
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Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Talesby H. C. AndersenISBN 083171350X (0-8317-1350-X)
Hardcover, Gallery Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales'Book summary:Eight tales chosen by the illustrator, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of illustration for children. [via]
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian Andersen, Anthea Bell, Lisbeth ZwergerISBN 0698400356 (0-698-40035-6)
Hardcover, Minedition
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales'Book summary:Originally published in 1991, this stunning collection of classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger, has been expanded with three stories. It is also completely redesigned in the same handsome format as the artist's recently published Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, and The Wizard of Oz. The artist has selected eleven of her favorite tales-familiar stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Nightingale," as well as lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman," "The Jumpers," and "The Rose Tree Regiment." All are illustrated with Zwerger's signature style-marked by wit, grace, elegant simplicity, and insouciant charm. [via]
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Softcover, Airmont Pub Co - Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: ISBN 0735813949 (0-7358-1394-9)
Hardcover, North South Books - Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: ISBN 0698400356 (0-698-40035-6)
Hardcover, Minedition
- Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: ISBN 0887081827 (0-88708-182-7)
Hearts Aflameby Johanna LindseyISBN 0816144222 (0-8161-4422-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Helga's Dowryby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0833503618 (0-8335-0361-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The History of Danish Dreamsby Peter HoegISBN 0770427340 (0-7704-2734-0)
Softcover, Doubleday Canada, Limited
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A History of Hand Knittingby Richard RuttISBN 0934026351 (0-934026-35-1)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of Hand Knitting'Book summary:Hand knitting, to date, has received relatively little attention from textile historians. In this full history of the craft, the author offers a definition of the process in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet. Literary evidence is drawn upon and the social aspects of knitting are a main concern. Well-known legends about knitting history are re-evaluated and the development of techniques and tools is covered, together with the history of the craft from before 1500 to the present day. Some local traditions of the British Isles are investigated, including the knitting of Shetland, Aran, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Yorkshire Dales. Knitting tradtions east of the Adriatic and in the Americas have separate chapters, and the book includes a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest English knitting pattern. Richard Rutt's previous books have been about Korean and Chinese literature. [via]
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Hungerby Knut Hamsun, Sverre Lyngstad, Duncan McLeanISBN 0862416256 (0-86241-625-6)
Softcover, A K Pr Distribution
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hunger'Book summary:First published in 1890, this is a new edition of the major modernist novel from the Nobel prize winner. A compelling trip into the mind of a young writer driven by starvation to the extremes of madness and despair. Thomas Mann, Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Beckett and James Kelman are just some of the writers obviously influenced by and indebted to Hamsun. [via]
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King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norwayby Snorri SturlusonISBN 0880290765 (0-88029-076-5)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway'Book summary:This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king. [via]
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Kristin Lavransdatterby Sigrid UndsetISBN 0553240366 (0-553-24036-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Last Light Of The Sunby Guy Gavriel KayISBN 0670043192 (0-670-04319-2)
Hardcover, Viking Canada
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Light Of The Sun'Book summary:In the often formulaic world of fantasy fiction, Guy Gavriel Kay stands out as an innovative and challenging writer. He not only pushes the genre's limits with his unique blend of high fantasy and historical fiction, he also expands his own boundaries as a writer by constantly exploring new directions. The Last Light of the Sun is no exception, as Kay leaves the courtly world of his recent novels for a harsh northern land populated with marauding sea raiders, grim kings struggling to establish some semblance of civilization, and a slowly dying faerie world. The Last Light of the Sun invokes the Britain of the Old English sagas, in which community is built upon honour and loyalty, and the end of the world is always but a battle away.
The book follows a large cast of characters from three different societies: the Viking stand-in Erlings, the Celtic Cyngael, and the Anglo Saxon-like Anglcyn. The three groups clash repeatedly and become more closely intertwined in each meeting, as characters fight, fall in love, and die, and complex family stories and quests are played out across generations and different landscapes. What makes the book truly remarkable is Kay's honest, unsentimental storytelling style. The characters in The Last Light of the Sun are real people, not stock fantasy characters, and the plot often takes unexpected, unconventional twists, resulting in a chain of events that more closely resembles real history than romantic tales. The Last Light of the Sun is one of Kay's bleaker works, largely because it's also one of his most real. But it is still an epic tale, and like the best epics it depicts not only heroes and mighty battles but also patterns of loss and change. It is a world upon which the sun is truly setting, but it is also a world about to be reborn into a new era, and Kay tells its story like the best bards of old. --Peter Darbyshire [via]
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Leaf-huts And Snow-housesby Olav H. Hauge, Robin FultonISBN 0856463574 (0-85646-357-4)
Softcover, Anvil Pr Poetry Ltd
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Mahadevi Sancayitaby Elias Lonnrot, Francis P. MagounISBN 0674500105 (0-674-50010-5)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mahadevi Sancayita'Book summary:The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness. [via]
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Manual of Swedish Handweavingby Ulla Cyrus-ZetterstrèOmISBN 0823150194 (0-8231-5019-4)
Hardcover, Charles t Branford
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The Mittenby Jan BrettISBN 0804568626 (0-8045-6862-6)
Hardcover, Spoken Arts
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New Scandinavian Designby Raul Cabra, K. NelsonISBN 0811840409 (0-8118-4040-9)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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Nordic Knittingby Susanne PagoldhISBN 0713635258 (0-7136-3525-8)
Hardcover, Interweave Press
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Nordic Knitting: Thirty-One Patterns in the Scandinavian Traditionby Susanne PagoldhISBN 0934026688 (0-934026-68-8)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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Northern Magic: Mysteries of the Norse, Germans and Englishby Edred ThorssonISBN 0875427820 (0-87542-782-0)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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The Prose Eddaby Snorri Sturluson, Jean I. YoungISBN 0520234774 (0-520-23477-4)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prose Edda'Book summary:Prose Edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe. Prose Edda was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. The present selection includes the whole of Gylfaginning (The deluding of Gylfi)--a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages--and the longer heroic tales and legends of Skáldskaparmál (Poetic diction). Snorri Sturluson was a master storyteller, and this translation in modern idiom of the inimitable tales of the gods and heroes of the Scandinavian peoples brings them to life again.[via]More editions of The Prose Edda:
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Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlusonby Jean I. YoungISBN 0520012313 (0-520-01231-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson'Book summary:The stirring, bloody, and tragic saga that inspired such artists as Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien
Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the worlds creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological complexity of the Old Icelandic original. [via]More editions of Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson:
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Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlusonby Snorri Sturlson, Jean Young, Snorri SturlusonISBN 0520012321 (0-520-01232-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson'Book summary:The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson: Written by Iceland's most versatile literary genius, Snorri was born in western Iceland in 1179, the son of a great chieftain, and early in his career won a reputation at home and in Norway for his poetic talents. Later he traveled to Norway and wrote the lives of the kings: the Helmskringla Saga, Egil's Saga and St. Olaf's Saga, a work unsurpassed in Icelandic prose. The Prose Edda - edda means "the poetic art" - was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. Snorri feared that the traditional techniques, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe [via]
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The Saga of the Volsungsby Jesse L. ByockISBN 0520232852 (0-520-23285-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Saga of the Volsungs'Book summary:The Saga of the Volsungs is an Icelandic prose epic whose anonymous thirteenth-century author based his story on the legends of Old Scandinavian folk culture. A trove of traditional lore, it tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung.[via]
The Saga is of special interest to admirers of Richard Wagner, who drew heavily upon this Norse source in writing his Ring Cycle. With its magical ring acquired by the hero, and the sword to be reforged, the saga has also been a primary source for writers of fantasy such as J. R. R. Tolkien and romantics such as William Morris.
Byock's comprehensive introduction explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed.More editions of The Saga of the Volsungs:
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The Sagas of Icelanders : A Selectionby Jane Smiley, Ornolfur ThorssonISBN 0670889903 (0-670-88990-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sagas of Icelanders : A Selection'Book summary:Commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's pioneering voyage to the New World, Viking will proudly publish a major new translation of the very greatest of the Icelanders' Sagas. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures--as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set during the Viking Age, these epic stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norsemen and Norsewomen who first settled Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west--to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America.
The Sagas of Icelanders collects a dozen of the most outstanding Sagas, including the celebrated "Vinland Sagas," which contain the oldest descriptions of the North American continent. Much more than rousing adventure narratives, though, the Sagas introduce modern readers to a now-vanished world separated from ours by a thousand years--a richly imagined and psychologically complex world, comparable in realistic effect with the novelistic genius of Austen or Dickens.
The publication of these volumes is a reminder that the Icelandic Sagas can hold their own with the literature of the Mediterranean." ---Seamus Heaney, Nobel Laureate, 1995
The Icelandic Sagas remain one of the great marvels of world literature, a great human achievement."--Ted Hughes [via]More editions of The Sagas of Icelanders : A Selection:
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Sagas of the Norsemen: Viking and German Mythby Jacqueline Simpson, Duncan Baird Publishers, Loren Auerbach, Time-Life BooksISBN 0705435334 (0-7054-3533-4)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Scandinavian Cookbookby Culinary Arts InstituteISBN 0832606332 (0-8326-0633-2)
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Scandinavian Cookingby Beatrice OjakangasISBN 0816638675 (0-8166-3867-5)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Scandinavian Cooking: Classic Cooking from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finlandby Sonia MaxwellISBN 0785801863 (0-7858-0186-3)
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Scandinavian Feasts: Celebrating Traditions Throughout the Yearby Beatrice A. OjakangasISBN 0816637458 (0-8166-3745-8)
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Scandinavian Knitting Designsby Pauline ChattertonISBN 0684174200 (0-684-17420-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Scandinavian Look: Country by Designby Country LivingISBN 0688150969 (0-688-15096-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scandinavian Look: Country by Design'Book summary:Inspired by the storybook home of the beloved Scandinavian artist Carl Larsson, Wisconsin native Loran Nordgren realized a dream of twenty years: the building of a magnificent home in an idyllic, rural corner of the state. It is a glorious place - of soaring ceilings and intimate rooms, of open views from room to room, of viewing lofts and internal balconies - where a family can gather, share good times, and also find solace and solitude. A virtual village, the Nordgren compound includes a main house, family cottage, and a storehouse clustered around a central courtyard. The story of how a dream became a reality, The Scandinavian Look prodigiously details every aspect of the creative process, from idea to design and construction. This book can serve as a guide for those who are thinking of building their own dream house; if your goals are more modest, and you'd like to know how to choose a color palette or how to do decorative painting, there is a wealth of information to be found here. [via]
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Scandinavians in Michiganby Jeffrey W. HancksISBN 0870137751 (0-87013-775-1)
Softcover, Michigan State Univ Pr
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Seven Gothic Talesby Isak DinesenISBN 0679736417 (0-679-73641-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seven Gothic Tales'Book summary:Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" (The Atlantic), is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe.
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The Silence Afterwardsby Roger Greenwald, Rolf JacobsonISBN 0691014248 (0-691-01424-8)
Softcover, Princeton University Press
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The Stories of Hans Christian Andersenby Diana Frank, Jeffrey Frank, Vilhelm Pedersen, Lorenz FroelichISBN 0618224564 (0-618-22456-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen'Book summary:This new collection -- returning faithfully to the original Danish -- takes Andersen out of the nursery and places him squarely in the literary pantheon.[via]
While Hans Christian Andersen's tales continue to seize the imagination with their singular blend of simplicity, eccentricity, and charm, readers have had to content themselves with inaccurate retellings and inadequate translations. Now Diana Crone Frank, a Danish novelist and linguist, and Jeffrey Frank, a novelist and editor at The New Yorker, offer a much-needed modern translation, brought out by Andersen's original American publisher.
In this collection are twenty-two tales that best represent Andersen's literary legacy. Here are the classics: "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelisa," and "The Princess on the Pea" among them, as well as largely unfamiliar stories like "By the Outermost Sea." Illuminating notes clarify references in the stories. And in an extended introductory essay, the Franks explore the writer and his times, placing the enigmatic and often bizarre figure of Andersen among his literary contemporaries, such as Charles Dickens and Srren Kierkegaard, with whom he crossed paths. Illustrated with the delicate and beautiful drawings that accompanied the original Danish publication, The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen is sure to delight readers of all ages.More editions of The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen:
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Stories of Happy Peopleby Lars GustafssonISBN 0811209784 (0-8112-0978-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stories of Happy People'Book summary:Gustafsson, Stories of Happy People. Ten short stories map the range of human contentment. [via]
Surrender My Loveby Johanna LindseyISBN 0783811241 (0-7838-1124-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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A Swedish Kitchen: Recipes and Reminiscencesby Judith Pierce RosenbergISBN 0781810590 (0-7818-1059-0)
Hardcover, Hippocrene Books
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Tales of Hans Christian Andersenby Joel Stewart, Naomi LewisISBN 0763625159 (0-7636-2515-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of Hans Christian Andersen'Book summary:Rediscover thirteen of Andersen's best-loved tales in this definitive edition highlighted with introductions by an esteemed translator and illuminated with fanciful artwork from an acclaimed illustrator.
Open the pages of this magnificent volume and enter the fairy-tale realm of Hans Christian Andersen! In a playful design that echoes Andersen's passion for miniature theaters, artist Joel Stewart depicts such well-known characters as the pea-sensitive Princess and the unclothed Emperor as actors on a timeless stage. Expert commentary by Naomi Lewis offers historical and biographical points of interest, revealing that "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is the first fairy tale ever to feature a nonhuman hero (now a hallmark of children¹s literature) and that "The Ugly Duckling," considered Andersen's autobiography, is a tale he especially loved to read aloud. In thirteen of his most enduring tales, savor the singular voice of this literary giant the "washerwoman's crazy son" who became one of the best-known storytellers of all time. [via]More editions of Tales of Hans Christian Andersen:
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The Thrall's Taleby Judith LindberghISBN 0670034649 (0-670-03464-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Thrall's Tale'Book summary:Set in Viking Greenland in AD 985, this dramatic historical novel focuses on the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future
A vividly imagined chronicle of love, hatred, and revenge at a time when the Vikings were exploring to new worlds, Judith Lindberghs spectacular debut novel takes its inspiration from Old Norse Sagas and creates the riveting story of a beautiful slave, her ill-begotten daughter, and their maligned but powerful mistress.
Lindbergh spent the last ten years researching and writing The Thralls Tale. This monumental work, illustrated with maps and accompanied by historical notes, will surely appeal to readers of Norse history and sagas as well as to fans of great historical fiction like Anita Diamants The Red Tent and Sena Jeter Naslunds Ahabs Wife. [via]
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Three Plays/Countess Julie, the Outlaw, the Strongerby August StrindbergISBN 0828314586 (0-8283-1458-6)
Softcover, Branden Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Plays/Countess Julie, the Outlaw, the Stronger'Book summary:The three plays in this volume focus on the tumultuous relationships between men and women, whether they are father and daughter, brother and sister or lovers. "Miss Julie" is a ruthlessly realistic depiction of an upper class woman's seduction of a servant, emphasizing the differences and the antagonism between them. In "The Father", a man is brought to madness and driven out of his home by the suspicion that his daughter is not his own child, while "Easter" centres on a family in need of redemption for its sins and suffering, finding forgiveness at a season of rebirth. Strindberg's acute psychological analysis and his dramatization of naked emotion within a naturalistic domestic setting make him one of the great innovators of the modern theatre. [via]
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Through Naked Branches: Selected Poems of Tarjei Vesaasby Roger Greenwald, Tarjei VesaasISBN 0691008965 (0-691-00896-5)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Through Naked Branches: Selected Poems of Tarjei Vesaas'Book summary:Tarjei Vesaas, one of Scandinavia's greatest fiction writers, has been less well known as a poet. Now Roger Greenwald, an award-winning translator of Scandinavian poetry, presents forty-six poems drawn from Vesaas's six volumes of poetry. This selection is intended to reveal the distinctive sensibility and voice of Vesaas the poet. The Norwegian texts appear facing the English versions, which won the American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize.
The translator's groundbreaking introduction explores why Vesaas's poetry has often resisted critical analysis and how it challenges received notions of modernism. Excerpts from Vesaas's writings about himself and his work supply helpful background and give some sense of the man behind the work. Vesaas emerges as a lyric and meditative poet of uncommon depth, who renders states of being beyond the reach not only of discourse, but of most poetry as well.
From "The Boat on Land":
Your still boat
hasn't got a name.
Your still boat
hasn't got a port.
Your secret boat on land.From "Shadows on the Point"
We stand here in your deep night, Night,
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and wait for something new from beyond the point.
The current runs black and silent.
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Tracing Your Baltic, Scandinavian, Eastern European, & Middle Eastern Ancestry Onlineby Anne HartISBN 0595357733 (0-595-35773-3)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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Tracing Your Swedish Ancestryby James E. Erickson, Nils William OlssonISBN 091147000X (0-911470-00-X)
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The Troll With No Heart in His Body: And Other Tales of Trolls from Norwayby Lise Lunge-Larsen, Betsy BowenISBN 0618354034 (0-618-35403-4)
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The Usborne Book of Greek & Norse Legendsby Cheryl EvansISBN 0794505600 (0-7945-0560-0)
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Viking Ale: Studies on Folklore Contacts between the Northern and the Western Worldsby Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Seamas Ocathain, Bo AlmqvistISBN 0863142184 (0-86314-218-4)
Hardcover, Boethius Press
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The Viking Discovery of America: The Excavation of a Norse Settlement in L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundlandby Helge Ingstad, Anne Stine IngstadISBN 0816047162 (0-8160-4716-2)
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The Wild Christmas Reindeerby Jan BrettISBN 0698116526 (0-698-11652-6)
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nilsby Selma Lagerlof, Lars KlintingISBN 0863151396 (0-86315-139-6)
Hardcover, Floris Books
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