| 1. |  | The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
from Harvest Books
Price: $9.30
Customer Review:
Fascinating!!
I only wish more photos, diagrams and website links and/or information (on those specific archeological discoveries and digs) would have been provided, so that we could have researched it a bit more, and tracked any furhter progress.
The listings of the incredible array of... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (Hist Atlas)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $13.60
Customer Review:
I did learn a few things from this book and, as a general introduction to the entire Viking era it does a good job. There are a few problems with it though. First, there are a few editorial mistakes (inlcuding, it appears to me, a missing illustration - the caption is included and a blank space... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Vikings: Revised Edition
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
I chose to buy this book because I wanted to learn more about this fascinating people. This book is well written and easy to read. There is another book called "A history of the vikings" by Gywn Jones that I do recommend only if you can read, like, 1,535 facts in one page. It is a good book but... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
from Algonquin Books
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
I read this book after a visit to Russia and Finland last summer. I was previously aware of the Russo-Finish War, but like most Americans, knew very little about the details. I once asked an educated Russian once, how that war started. She said: "Stalin wanted more land west of Leningrad to act as a... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | A History of the Vikings
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $12.89
Customer Review:
This book is very thorough and I have to say...I cannot read more than 4 or 5 pages without taking a break because it's so much information!
Nevertheless, this is one of the best resources about vikings I've ever come across. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | On My Swedish Island: Discovering the Secrets of Scandinavian Well-being
from Tarcher
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
*****
This wonderful book describes a vision and philosophy of well-being inspired by Scandinavia. It appealed to me because of its emphasis on simplicity and place---a place known for darkness and coldness, interestingly. Since I live in the Pacific Northwest and often find myself through... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Story of San Michele
from Da Capo Press
Customer Review:
I discovered this book when I was in college, and it ranks among the most remarkable literary experiences of my life. Somehow it opened up a whole world for me. I was not an unread child, and the Victorian age and places that Munthe describes were not unknown to me. Yet the world he created was so... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths
from I. B. Tauris
Price: $15.64
Customer Review:
O'Donoghue's books is a wonderful guide to the history/lore of Northern Mythology. Whether this is your chosen path, or whether you'r simply interested in this branch of mythology, Heather works with the sources and, though expressly not a believer, she makes it coherent and interesting and... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Report From #24 (No. 24)
from Barricade Books
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Sonsteby was obviously one of the unsung heroes of the war. His work with the resistance was essential in keeping the Germans looking over their shoulders for the next incident. But, the book seemed to ramble for much of the first half of the story. I found it hard to keep up with the details, and... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The First Crossing of Greenland
from University Press of the Pacific
Price: $22.76
Customer Review:
Fridthof Nansen in this book did more to bring skiing to the larger world than any other individual. Until his Greenland crossing on skis, few outside of Norway, or Scandinavia at the most, had heard of skiing, although of course it had existed there for centuries. The early chapter of the book on... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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