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NON-FICTION RIGHTS CATALOGUE

Cappelen Damm Agency Autumn 2014

Published by CAPPELEN DAMM AS www.cappelendamm.no Layout: CAPPELEN DAMM AS, Christoffer Bogsti Print: Livonia Print, Latvia, 2014 ISBN: 978-82-02-47070-8 Cover Photo: Lena Pettersen og Kristin Berg © CAPPELEN DAMM AS 2014

CONTENTS Contact Information.................................................. 4 Narrative Non-Fiction................................................ 7 Nature and Outdoors................................................. 29 Fitness and Health.................................................... 39 Parenting.................................................................. 47 Management and Communication.............................. 55 Food and Gardening................................................... 67 Design and Crafts...................................................... 83

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CAPPELEN DAMM AGENCY Cappelen Damm is Norway’s largest publishing house, publishing approximately 1000 titles a year, within the genres of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. Cappelen Damm’s list of authors includes Lars Saabye Christensen, Karin Fossum, Erlend Loe, Erik Fosnes Hansen and Roy Jacobsen. We also have a strong list of fiction and non-fiction in translation, which includes J.M. Coetzee, Antony Beevor, Lars Kepler, JK Rowling, José Saramago and Jonathan Franzen. Cappelen Damm is owned jointly by Bonnier and Egmont, each of which owns 50%. Cappelen Damm Agency represents the rights of all of the authors in this catalogue. This includes titles from Flamme Forlag, a subsidiary of Cappelen Damm AS. It is an Oslo-based small press devoted to experimental fiction in all categories. Their list boasts a new, bold generation of Norwegian writers. Flamme Forlag places great emphasis on book design, collaborating closely with the award-winning design studio Yokoland. The Agency is responsible for all foreign book rights, as well as rights for TV, film, radio, anthologies, electronic media, etc. We are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the authors and the sales of foreign rights. We look forward to speaking to you.

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KNUT HAMSUN THE JOURNEY TO HITLER On Saturday 26th June 1943, Hitler granted one of his rare audiences to a writer, the Norwegian Knut Hamsun, then generally hailed as the greatest living writer of the Germanic peoples, a contemporary Goethe. The meeting started jovially, but ended in disaster. While Hamsun insisted on his loyalty to the Führer, he also spoke out against him, interrupting a man who was not used to being interrupted. A furious Hitler ended the conversation after 45 minutes – and Hamsun and his entourage left in disappointment.

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TORE REM TITLE ENGLISH:

This is the first time this spectacular event in Norwegian and European cultural history has been used as the basis for an entire book. Knut Hamsun - Reisen til Hitler explores the trappings of literary genius and authority, as well as the uses of culture in Nazi Germany.

KNUT HAMSUN TITLE NORWEGIAN:

KNUT HAMSUN FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 350 pages

The book's main narrative, the seven-day journey to and from the meeting, ends with an epilogue which includes Hamsun's obituary for Hitler, published on 7th May 1945.

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After a teaser which takes the reader straight into the journey, the book – in order to establish the premises of what took place – considers a few episodes from Hamsun's life up until 1943. These include his attempt at doing away with the father figure Ibsen, his Nobel Prize and rise to fame, how he became the favourite of the German far right, his interventions on behalf of Nazi Germany during the war, his antisemitism and allegiance to the idea of the Germanic peoples, as well as Goebbels' glowing reception of his favourite writer in May 1943. A month later Knut Hamsun sets off to Vienna as the star attraction of a big nazi propaganda show, a congress of nazi journalists. It is after having been celebrated as a great success in the second capital of the Reich, that Hamsun is flown on to Berghof, Hitler's mountain residence in Southern Bavaria.

Tore Rem (1967–) is a writer, critic and literary scholar working at the University of Oslo. He has previously published books about Kielland, Ibsen and Dickens.

EXCERPT FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH TORE REM: On Saturday 26th June 1943, Adolf Hitler granted an audience to the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952). This meeting is the main subject of your coming book. What was it about this meeting that fascinated you? Quite apart from a fairly astonishing gallery of characters, as well as ingredients like Hamsun sending his Nobel Prize medal to Joseph Goebbels and writing a notorious obituary of Hitler, what intrigued me was the clash between two different kinds of authority. Hamsun, for reasons that turn out not to be particularly heroic, ended up making Hitler furious by speaking up against him. But during my research I also became aware of what was at stake at this particular moment in history: how culture was being used in new ways in order to boost morale within a struggling Nazi Germany. The fact that Hitler let himself be persuaded to meet Hamsun was motivated by a wish to mobilise (Germanic) culture against what was portrayed as (Allied) barbarism. And it was hard to think of a better representative of high culture at this time than Hamsun. What new material has materialised during your research and what are the implications of what you have found? I have collected the most comprehensive material yet available and a great number of new things have come up along the way. This means that I am able to establish once and for all how the meeting came about and can bring in a number of new accounts and perspectives, including the various agendas of the different people involved. It is now possible to understand the significance of Hamsun’s commitment to a form of pan-Germanism, including the role played by his nationalism and anti-Semitism. And earlier accounts have hardly grasped the significance of what was happening just during this particular phase of the war. There has been a tradition for claiming that the fact that Hamsun upset Hitler meant that he was not really a nazi. But Hamsun simply wanted to strengthen Vidkun Quisling’s position at home and to secure a stronger position for his country within the greater Germanic sphere. There can be no doubt about his commitment to Hitler’s project and that many of Hamsun’s attitudes and actions will appear shocking. My main concern, however, is with a journey made by a literary genius into the darkest corners of European history, a clash between two authorities from different fields, the literary and the political, and the uses to which culture was put in Nazi Germany. What kind of readers is Knut Hamsun – The journey to Hitler targeted at? It is a book that I hope will reach as many general readers as possible. Anyone interested in literature, in authors’ lives and the roles they have played in society, and, more generally, in the history of the Second World War, ought to find something that will fascinate them.

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COMING HOME TALES FROM TURKEY AND GREECE ‘In a never-ending, staggering march the Christian population of Eastern Thrace is jamming the roads towards Macedonia. Twenty miles of carts drawn by cows, bullocks and muddy-flanked water buffalo, with exhausted, staggering men, women and children, blankets over their heads, walking blindly along in the rain beside their worldly goods. It is a silent procession. Nobody even grunts. All they can do is keep moving.’ This quotation from Ernest Hemingway is a description of events in the border zone between Turkey and Greece in September 1922. Stian Bromark's book explores the consequences of the forced migration of populations between the two countries, which Fridtjof Nansen supported. Whole towns were emptied, and 1.6 million people were forced to flee. Greeks and Turks still feel the trauma, and some of those who were directly affected are still alive.

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STIAN BROMARK TITLE ENGLISH:

COMING HOME TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HJEMREISER FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 250 pages

Bromark travels through Greece and Turkey, visiting historic cities such as Istanbul, Athens, Izmir and Thessalonika.

PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF

This is a travel book combined with a historic review of the GreekTurkish conflict.

Stian Bromark (1972–) is the author of several books. He has worked as a journalist, book critic, translator and editor. Today he is a commentator, critic and editor of the debate section in Dagsavisen.

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BERLIN THE 20 CENTURY´S CAPITAL TH

This book is a portrait of a city and a work of modern cultural history. Torgrim Eggen follows the fate of Berlin from the fall of the Kaiser in 1918 to the present day. In the 20th century, Berlin was the world’s focus – from the Revolution through Nazism and the Cold War to a reunited city. There is still no European capital that concerns us more. This book portrays the city’s brutal history, but also some of its extraordinary personalities like Marlene Dietrich, Rosa Luxemburg, Berthold Brecht, Willy Brandt, Albert Speer and David Bowie.

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The modern history of Berlin is a tale of many new beginnings, both in politics and in architecture. And the vision for the city is always the same, whether its origins are in the empire, the national socialist or the communist period: to control and overcome the changeability of Berlin and show it off as stable and lasting, indeed, eternal.

BERLIN

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

BERLIN

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130x205 mm / 448 pages

From a personal point of view, Torgrim Eggen gives us an insightful and nuanced account of an irresistible city. ‘The spectacular and quaint prevail in this book, but the new journalism style is actually quite fitting to Berlin’s temperament and dramatic history. … It is essentially a well-written and knowledgeable book. … Eggen is one of Norway’s few golden pens, an author who neither is capable of nor willing to write in a boring fashion.’ KLASSEKAMPEN

‘Funny and original with a sense of style ... The author has done his research well, offering up a stylish, original and funny piece of writing. He inserts himself into the text by discussing personal hang-ups … which makes this work even more enthralling.’

Torgrim Eggen (1958–) is a former musician and journalist, now a full time

writer. With a sharp and witty pen he echoes the zeitgeist in his novels, exploring phenomena such as vanity, politics, immigration and our crazy and wonderful Internet society.

PHOTO: CHRISTIAN BERSET

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IN THE WAKE OF HATRED I hatets fotspor looks at modern hatred towards Muslims. Where does this hatred come from? How and why did it come about? Early in the book we are introduced to 'Jørgen', who was involved in online debates and met Anders Behring Breivik after a political event in Oslo in December 2009. 'Jørgen' says that he – when looking back – feels that both his thoughts and the thoughts of others were characterised by a kind of gloomy darkness at that time in 2009. This negative message and hatred was regurgitated again and again, and repeated on different websites. He now thinks it necessary to look at recent history to understand how this hate was able to blossom and to explain the tragedy of the terror attacks in Oslo and the shootings on Utøya Island 22nd July 2011.

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ØYVIND STRØMMEN TITLE ENGLISH:

IN THE WAKE OF HATRED TITLE NORWEGIAN:

I HATETS FOTSPOR FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 192 pages

With this as the foundation, the book takes us on several journeys. One of them goes to Luton, described by extreme right-wing websites as a kind of hell on Earth. Another goes to Bosnia, where a hatred of Muslims resulted in the massacre in Srebrenica. The story of hatred towards Muslims is also highlighted through the story of a suicide at Notre Dame and a story of a young man who ran amok in the streets of Antwerp. The book also looks closely at the evolution of the so-called antijihad blogosphere, and discusses the English Defence League and how the so-called Eurabia way of thinking has spread. ‘One of the best-informed Norwegian journalists when it comes to fascism and Muslim hatred in Europe. … I hatets fotspor is characterised by Øyvind Strømmen's great narrative and unique perspective, which seems both reliable and built on a wide range of verifiable sources.’

PHOTO: THOR BRØDRESKIFT

KLASSEKAMPEN

Øyvind Strømmen (1980–) has for many years been following the internet exchanges between those who carry on the debate on the extreme right. He is one of the few able to give us badly needed knowledge about this world in the wake of July 22nd,, 2011.

The press about Den sorte tråden:

The press about Det mørke nettet:

‘It is warmly recommended to all who want to understand more about extreme actions and extreme lines of thought. But, better read it in day-light.’

‘This has got to be the most important book of the year.’

FÆDRELANDSVENNEN

‘Øyvind Strømmen was awarded “Freelancer of the year” this fall for his journalism on right wing extremists and islamofobic blogs on the internet. It is well-deserved. And with this book he has made a strong contribution to the discussions the Norwegian society will go through post July 22nd.’

‘A clear account for those who want to grasp what European right-wing extremism is all about ... Today’s politicians must find the courage to confront worlds of thought that are so hostile to mankind. Strømmen is a model of clarity on this topic. He deserves gratitude for this important book.’ VÅRT LAND

‘A well-written, educational and very wellinformed book and, besides, exceptionally timely.’

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NRK

‘In order to get a sober explanation in Norwegian of the lineage of right-wing extremism, Strømmen is clearly the source to consult.’ DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV

KLASSEKAMPEN

‘The strength of this book lies in its detailed presentations of different movements, from the socially acceptable anti-Semitism of the 19th century to today’s marginalised but noisy contra-jihadists. Strømmen delivers solid documentation.’ DAGSAVISEN

‘Strømmen has completed a massive task in order to establish a narrative that exposes the continuity of political violence, including in Norway. It follows that Den sorte tråden is a very important contribution, not only to public understanding, but also for those who write about Norway’s history.’ AFTENPOSTEN

‘ … whereas I and only too many of the other permanently employed journalists have prioritised, or have had to prioritise other topics, the freelancer Strømmen has dug deep.’ MORGENBLADET

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IN MOTION SIGNPOSTS FOR THE 21 CENTURY ST

I bevegelse is a book about the challenges that social democracy faces. The book has as its theme Jonas Gahr Støre’s journey to the Labour Party, a process he calls ‘Social democrat through maturation, party member by decision.’ Støre shares his thoughts on the most important challenges of current times, the relationship between freedom and control, climate change, the new global reality and a range of other important topics. He also considers the effects on Norway of the events of 22nd July 2011, and how the memories of these will continue to affect the country.

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JONAS GAHR STØRE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

IN MOTION

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

I BEVEGELSE FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 448 pages

Jonas Gahr Støre (1960–) is a Norwegian politician and the leader of the Labour Party. He studied political science at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Institute of Political Studies) in Paris and has previously written the book Å gjøre en forskjell.

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A HUNDRED YEARS OF HEADACHE A STORY OF INSANITY Almost everyone had an opinion on the issue of sanity after the terrorist attack in Oslo on 22nd July 2011. This book highlights the concept of sanity and looks at its significance now and in the past. The author takes us through a few more spectacular cases, from novelist Knut Hamsun and lawyer Sverre Riisnæs to Anders Behring Breivik, and helps us to understand views on sanity through the ages.

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BERNT GRAN TITLE ENGLISH:

A HUNDRED YEARS OF HEADACHE

’Gran’s critical thinking makes an important and exciting contribution to the theory and practice of forensic psychiatry. In good academic style, he spices the book with descriptions of significant and spectacular individual cases. Gran’s book is most interesting when he expresses opinions, and especially when his opinions contradict commonly accepted hypotheses.’

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HUNDREÅR MED HODEBRY FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 272 pages

TIDSSKRIFT FOR NORSK PSYKOLOGFORENING

’The question of the mentally ill offender is criminal law’s perpetual dilemma. Gran’s book extends our knowledge of the subject.’ VÅRT LAND

Bernt Gran (1974–) studied history at the Norwegian University of Science and

Technology in Trondheim (2002) and has a master's degree in law from Oslo University (2012). He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Adresseavisen and Dagbladet, for Norwegian broadcasting, and since 2006 on the business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.

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CHAINED HOUSE A REPORT FROM OUT OF TOWN After several years in the city, Olav Brostrup Müller took his wife and children and left. Grünerløkka, a hip and trendy neighbourhood in the centre of Oslo, was quickly replaced by village life and starry evenings. But what do you do when everyday life strikes and adulthood begins in earnest? How hard can it be to set up a barbeque? Is it possible to live life to its full without going roller skiing with your neighbours? Why do the best laid plans go awry, despite a perfect floor plan? AUTHOR:

OLAV BROSTRUP MÜLLER

Kjedet enebolig – rapport fra provinsen is a personal tale of a fight for peace. It is also a story about the death of ambition, the burden of nappies and the joy of buying a high-pressure washer.

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KJEDET ENEBOLIG FORMAT:

130x185 mm / 160 pages

’… a beautiful description of the adventures of everyday life and of the quest for happiness in finding a place where you belong. An easy to read but thought-provoking book which I recommend to everybody. It is surprisingly poetic, realistic and not least, entertaining, even for those of us who don’t yet have a family or plans to move. Basically it is about the life we all live. Luckily.’ BOKMERKER.ORG

’Kjedet enebolig is philosophical, pointed, realistic and not least, really entertaining.’

PHOTO: ANDRÉ LØYNING

HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD

Olav Brostrup Müller (1977–) studied journalism at Volda University College, and has worked at Norwegian newspapers Natt & Dag and Klassekampen, and national radio station NRK P2. Müller lives in Lillehammer.

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SECOND BEST A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE IDEAS OF GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE

Gold, silver and bronze medals were first given to Olympic winners in St. Louis, USA, in 1904. But why these particular metals? Did the idea come from the USA? Does the inspiration stretch right back to antiquity? Or is the tradition more recent, from royal and state medals? Gudmund Skjeldal took second place in the 50 km ski race at Holmenkollen in 1993, after being in the lead up to the last kilometre. The story of this race forms the framework for his personal explorations of the history of gold, silver and bronze.

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GUDMUND SKJELDAL TITLE ENGLISH:

SECOND BEST

A bronze medallist is often happy at having only just missed the silver. It's worse to be a silver medallist, who could so nearly have been the Olympic champion. Like Juha Mieto at the Olympic Games at Lake Placid in 1980, one hundredth of a second behind the gold medallist in the cross-country ski race. Gold is both a crowning achievement and a curse. The gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10.0 at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976. She won three gold medals at the age of fourteen. After perfection, what next?

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

NESTBEST FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 200 pages

Gudmund Skjeldal (1970–) has a degree in History of Ideas and is the

author of several critically acclaimed books. He was a member of the Norwegian cross-country team in the 1990s and headed the campaign for climate concerns “White Winter” in 2007 and 2008.

PHOTO: ELLEN LANDE GOSSNER

Gudmund Skjeldal is a critically acclaimed author who writes about the history of ideas. As a former member of the national ski team, he is the ideal person to write this book.

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MAGNUS CARLSEN AND THE GAME OF CHESS THE MOZART OF CHESS Magnus Carlsen learned to play chess at the age of five. The game very soon became his big passion, and at the age of 13, Magnus Carlsen became an International Grandmaster, the youngest at the time. In 2010, the new FIDE list was published and at the age of 19, Magnus became the youngest chess player ever to be ranked World Number One.

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ARNE DANIELSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

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Since July 2011, Magnus Carlsen has been the highest rated chess player in the world, and in November 2013 he became the World Chess Champion, defeating Viswanathan Anand in Chennai, India.

MAGNUS CARLSEN OG SJAKKSPILLET FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 192 pages

Without detailed accounts or diagrams of games, the biography MESTEREN describes Magnus Carlsen’s journey to the top. It gives the readers understanding of his almost incomprehensible feat.

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DENMARK (Turbine) THE NETHERLANDS (De Bezige Bij)

The updated edition is covering Magnus Carlsen’s career until he is celebrated as World Champion in Chennai. ‘… Magnus Carlsen is an exceptional player whose like the world has never seen before. Right at the end of the book Danielsen gives us mini-portraits of several other star chessplayers, many of whom are also unusual and eccentric. For example, the American Bobby Fischer.’

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LO-AKTUELT

Arne Danielsen (1955–) debuted with the novel Åttenderaden in 2002.

In more recent years, he has been working as a freelance journalist and photographer; his previous jobs have included tram driving and magazine editing. Much of his free time is spent instructing children in chess.

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ANJA + GRO = MIO Anja og Gro Hammerseng-Edin are world-renowned handball players, both playing for their national team. They are also just about the only openly gay sports personalities in Norway. And for almost eighteen months, they have been mothers to little Mio. Even though they have been open about their sexual orientation, they have also protected their private life. But now they want to share their experiences. What have other people in their situation done? Did they both have equal rights as mothers even though only one of them gave birth? What challenges will their child face because they do not fit the traditional image of a nuclear family?

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ANJA AND GRO HAMMERSENGEDIN

This book looks at the entire process up until today, but also at combining parental roles with the demanding life of top-of-the league Norwegian handball players.

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This is a gripping and deeply personal story. And even though this is a personal book, at its core it is a universal story about being a parent.

130x205 mm / 176 pages

‘The book is quite simply both politically well informed and humanly touching. … it is precisely the personal content which makes this book something different from and better than a half-baked celebrity-book from the sphere of sport. The authors succeed in making it recognisably personal. … The most striking thing for me reading Anja + Gro = Mio is not that the couple consists of two mothers, with all that entails of extra practical and bureaucratic challenges and prejudices. On the contrary, it is the gripping way they succeed in expressing what it is to be parents.’ DAGSAVISEN

Anja Hammerseng-Edin (1983–) plays handball for Larvik Handball Club.

In 2012, she was named the European Handball Championship's most valuable player.

Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–) plays for Larvik Handball Club and captained the national team for several years.

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WORD/MEAT NORWEGIAN DRAMA 1890–2000 This book marks the first-time publication of a collected work on the subject of the development of Norwegian drama. The book covers the period from 1890 up until the 21st century, a period to which the author refers as a progression from the shadow of Ibsen to the light of Fosse. Dramatists including Gunnar Heiberg, Ronald Fangen, Jens Bjørneboe, Tor Åge Bringsværd and Cecilie Løveid are covered in this work by Ivo de Figueiredo, whose pen gives their plays a new lease of life.

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IVO DE FIGUEIREDO TITLE ENGLISH:

WORD/MEAT

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

ORD/KJØTT

‘Thorough, enterprising and easy to read.’

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195x250 mm / 504 pages

AFTENPOSTEN

‘Ivo de Figueiredo has managed to write a light, entertaining and insightful work about a weighty topic. The first of its kind, of impressive quality and expressed in his own style.’ DAGSAVISEN

‘Ivo de Figueiredo has written a general overview which will be of permanent value. The language is lively and is rich in perceptive summaries and informative analyses. The subject material is handled in a well ordered, personal and appealing way.’ BERGENS TIDENDE

‘ … de Figueiredo has presented an impressive work; well written, with exciting new approaches, very useful not only for future dramatists but also for Norwegian cultural history in general.’ DAG OG TID

‘Figueiredo’s history of drama is entertaining, absorbing and innovative. The book is well written, well structured and informative. … I have seldom had such great pleasure in reading a book for review.’ NRK

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Ivo de Figueiredo (1966–) has among other things written the critically

acclaimed biography of Henrik Ibsen (2006–07) and the true crime book Mysteriet Ingeborg Køber (2010). He has also published prize-winning non-fiction books for young people.

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CAN YOU LEARN TO BE A WRITER? Eldrid Lunden has been a pioneer in establishing creative writing studies in Norway. She was the first artistic director of the department of creative writing in Bø, and after 29 years in post her experience and competence are unrivalled. These are now incorporated for the first time into a book in which she writes a short history of her subject and discusses future challenges. She asks why training in creative writing was started and why it has developed into its present form, what forces work against it, what could be done differently, and if it is useful. This book discusses poetics and cultural politics in the context of a historical account.

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ELDRID LUNDEN TITLE ENGLISH:

CAN YOU LEARN TO BE A WRITER?

A must-read for aspiring and established writers, for teachers and for readers.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

KAN EIN LÆRE Å BLI FORFATTAR? FORMAT:

120x180 mm / 152 pages

Eldrid Lunden (1940–) has a master’s degree in letters. In addition to her

teaching career of almost forty years, she has published fifteen books, both poetry and non-fiction prose. In 1996 she was appointed as the first Norwegian Professor of Creative Writing.

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THIS IS GOODBYE TO NOVELS On the evening of 17th June 2010, Ingvar Ambjørnsen makes a snap decision to stop writing novels. It just comes to him. He’s been writing, just like always. He’s written the first forty pages of Brev til en uvenn, and he’s not dissatisfied with what he’s written. He reads it through and thinks it’s good. He can do this. He’s in control. But then, his thoughts turn on him: this is no good. He can’t keep on doing this. He doesn’t believe in himself anymore. Maybe he never has. And it’s not the first time he’s had this thought this spring or summer. It’s come to him on a regular basis, and now, apparently, it’s here to stay. But giving up being a novelist is a serious decision. Because he is a novelist. What else could he do?

A FLAMME BOOK AUTHOR:

INGVAR AMBJØRNSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

In Farvel til romanen, we follow Ingvar Ambjørnsen through a dramatic June day which threatens to turn his life upside down.

THIS IS GOODBYE TO NOVELS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

FARVEL TIL ROMANEN FORMAT:

PHOTO: TINE BØRRE THORSTENSEN PHOTO: POPPE

130x150 mm / 128 pages

Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956–) is considered to be one of the great storytellers of contemporary Norwegian literature. Since his literary début in 1981, Ambjørnsen has written 21 novels and five collections of short stories, as well as essay collections and several books for children and youth. He has won a number of awards, including the Riverton Prize, the Brage Award, the Booksellers’ Award and the Riksmål Prize. His works are sold to 28 countries. Many of them have been adapted into films with great success.

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IF WE ARE HELD UP WHILE TRAVELLING THE WAR SAILORS AND THE POST-WAR PERIOD In 1939, thousands of sailors were sent into a war they had not been trained for. The sea battle was brutal and merciless and many experienced dramatic torpedo attacks. One in every ten men died. When peace finally came to Norway, months and years passed before the sailors were able to return home. Many of them were severely traumatised and crippled, and there was no means of keeping an eye on them. They did not receive war disability pensions because they were not soldiers, and the war bonus they were entitled to was withheld.

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KRISTINE STORLI HENNINGSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

IF WE ARE HELD UP WHILE TRAVELLING

The author has interviewed surviving war sailors, widows and children and woven their stories from before, during and after the war together. How did they survive their years at sea? And what about their families – how was it for them to be alone for many years and then get their fathers and husbands back?

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OM VI HEFTES UNDERVEIS FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 168 pages

There are many books about the war, but few focus on how the war sailors' delayed injuries affected their entire families. ’… a book to learn from, and a warm homage.’ TVEDESTRANDSPOSTEN

’The book Om vi heftes underveis will inspire their grandchildren’s generation to understand what an enormous contribution the wartime sailors made, to honour them and to keep their story alive.’ AUSTAGDER BLAD

books published by Schibsted and Gyldendal. She was born and raised in Oslo, and lives in Drammen.

PHOTO: LISE FALCH

Kristine Storli Henningsen (1974–) is an author and journalist, and has had

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WARTIME SEAMEN A STORY OF FORGOTTEN HEROES In the 1930s, 17 young men leave their homes in a Norwegian forest region to become sailors on merchant vessels. When the World War breaks out in 1939, several of them muster on Allied ships. They become wartime seamen, a decision for which they will pay a high price in lost years of youth, dead comrades and physical or mental damage. The experiences of the 'forest sailors' are in many ways representative of the history of the wartime seamen. Some witnessed battles at sea between German and British ships. Several of those who served on convoy ships that brought commodities important to Allied war effort experienced being torpedoed. Two of the forest boys were on the 'Kvarstad boats' that left Gothenburg in 1942; one of them ended up a German POW and the other participated in the Allied invasion after enrolling to serve as a navy gunner.

AUTHOR:

VEGARD SÆTHER TITLE ENGLISH:

WARTIME SEAMEN TITLE NORWEGIAN:

KRIGSSEILERE FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 232 pages

Sæther bases his narrative on research into a wide range of sources. Wartime lives are described against a background of raging world war. The story focuses on the undignified treatment meted out to them after 1945 and the lack of understanding of the traumatic effects of their experiences as wartime sailors. Some historians have singled out their service as Norway's greatest contribution to the Allied victory. ‘The seamen are war heroes, whether civilian or uniformed. For in truth they guarded our democracy, and by virtue of their efforts and what they gave, they were true war heroes.’ NATIONEN

‘... no one except Vegard Sæther has written a book providing such a comprehensive account of the sailors as they really were.’

PHOTO: NJAAL KVÆRNES

Vegard Sæther (1967–) is a historian and writer. His previous publications include En av oss (2010). He is currently writing his doctoral thesis about Norway's frontline fighters, and works as a lecturer.

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THE CASE AGAINST ABELONE A TRUE STORY OF BROTHELS, SERVITUDE AND A MURDER IN LATE 19TH CENTURY OSLO

Brothel-owner Lauritz Christensen was shot dead by a client in 1893. The killing led to a general outrage in Kristiania directed against the brothel culture in general, but especially against the brothel-owner’s wife. AUTHOR:

BERNT ROUGTHVEDT

Following her husband’s murder and the subsequent court case, the prostitute Abelone Christensen became a symbol of the moral values of the times. The killer walked free after a trial influenced by political and public pressure. Abelone, on the other hand, was accused of complicity and had to serve 15 days on bread and water.

TITLE ENGLISH:

THE CASE AGAINST ABELONE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SAKEN MOT ABELONE FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 192 pages

Bernt Rougthvedt (1956–) lives in Porsgrunn with his wife and family. He is a Master of Arts in religious history, history and Norwegian. He has written a number of newspaper articles and a biography.

LISE FALCH PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF

In Saken mot Abelone, author Bernt Rougtvedt tells the story of the prostitute who became a living legend. Abelone Christensen featured in several criminal and sensationalist novels in the early years of the following century. There were many myths surrounding Abelone. Rougtvedt delves into them and finds a woman inextricably connected with the legendary milieu in Vaterland and with eccentric characters, organised groups of petty thieves, receivers of stolen goods, pimps and prostitutes.

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HERMAN WEDEL JARLSBERG THE ARISTOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY Peer, liberal, father of the constitution, Norway's first Minister of Finance – Herman Wedel Jarlsberg was probably the most influential Norwegian politician of the nineteenth century and one of the most important architects of modern Norway. More than a hundred years have passed since he was the subject of a full biography. During that time, ways of writing history have changed and significant new sources of information have come to light.

AUTHOR:

CARL EMIL VOGT TITLE ENGLISH:

HERMAN WEDEL JARLSBERG

With the bicentenary of the constitution as a backdrop, historian Carl Emil Vogt's aim has been to write the definitive biography of the count who shaped the Norway of today. This is the story of a truly European nobleman. Jarlsberg was born in Montpellier in 1779 and brought up in Italy, Holland and England before fleeing to Denmark with his brother to get away from their violent diplomat father.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HERMAN WEDEL JARLSBERG FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 350 pages

PHOTO: IDA ANTONIA TANK BRONKEN 2011

Herman Wedel Jarlsberg's life history sometimes reads like a thriller. After he was appointed district governor in Buskerud, war broke out between Denmark-Norway and Britain. Jarlsberg was given personal responsibility for the dangerous supply voyages between Denmark and Norway. He later became an important activist for Norway's independence from Denmark, working in secret over a long time for a coup against the king. It can be said of Wedel Jarlsberg that he was “Norwegian by choice.” Vogt asks whether the nation-builder always remained a stranger in Norway, a representative of a rare cosmopolitan tradition. He brought the world to Norway, but he also played a part in making Norway an independent nation which 200 years later would be significant in the world.

Carl Emil Vogt (1974–) is a historian and writer. His doctoral thesis focused on Nansen's humanitarian work. He has written about Nansen in a previous book called Nansens kamp (2007).

N A R R AT I V E N O N - F I CT I O N

CHRISTIAN FREDERIK A BIOGRAPHY Christian Frederik is one of the most important and most puzzling figures in recent Norwegian history. Our eminent author and former minister of culture, Lars Roar Langslet, wrote the definitive biography about the man who fought for Norway's right to a constitution and was named king on 17th May 1814. In this special edition of his critically-acclaimed book, which is also Langslet's principal work, he tells what is perhaps our most important story using his extensive knowledge. He gives particular life to the dramatic fight for Norway in 1814 and makes it understandable for new generations of readers.

AUTHOR:

LARS ROAR / LANGSLET TITLE ENGLISH:

CHRISTIAN FREDERIK TITLE NORWEGIAN:

CHRISTIAN FREDERIK

’Lars Roar Langslet’s biography of the king who was elected in 1814 and who abdicated a few months later is a valuable critique of our own self-glorification in the jubilee year. At the same time it outlines clearly the slow but radical social changes which countries such as Norway and Denmark had to go through in their transformation from dictatorial monarchies to the constitutional monarchies of today.’

FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 392 pages

MINERVANETT.NO

cultural writers, and has had a number of books published. He was the Culture and Science Minister from 1981–86, worked as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Oslo and a cultural journalist for Aftenposten.

PHOTO: HELEN EIE

Lars Roar Langslet (1936–) is one of Norway's leading biographers and

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THE BISHOP’S SECRET Tomm Kristiansen is a popular author who has written many books about Africa. He now turns his attention to Norway in Biskopens hemmelighet. In September 1972 Bishop Fridtjov Birkeli asked to retire from his position as Bishop of Oslo, on account of serious illness. Behind this apparently undramatic retiral a struggle was taking place which involved blackmail, lies, intrigue and passionate eroticism. The full story is now being told for the first time. Birkeli was pushed out of his bishopric because he had a mistress. This is a story of love and betrayal. As a lively theology student Fridtjov had found a sweetheart, the beautiful Astri Toft. They were in love, and Birkeli started his training as a missionary. They would go to the mission field in Madagascar together. Astri's mother refused. She wouldn't let her daughter die in Africa, and Birkeli faced a life-changing decision: vocation or love. He chose his vocation, and went alone. Thirty years passed, and each got married. But then they met, and could not be without each other. They arranged secret meetings in USA, Britain and Oslo.

AUTHOR:

TOMM KRISTIANSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

THE BISHOP’S SECRET TITLE NORWEGIAN:

BISKOPENS HEMMELIGHET FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 224 pages

Astri was proud of having caught the bishop at last, and she talked about their passionate meetings. Then a half-brother took a hand in events, with a letter to the other bishops telling what Birkeli was up to. In the course of two dramatic days, Birkeli was out of office.

Biskopens hemmelighet is the gripping story of the great mission strategist Fridtjov Birkeli.

PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF

Tomm Kristiansen (1950–) is a journalist and author. His reportage for NRK

from the African continent is legendary and his publications, which include books like Mor Afrika – Mørk Safari and Afrika – en vakker dag have been critically acclaimed. Kristiansen currently works in Geneva as the head of communications for ACT International.

NATURE AND OUTDOORS

N AT U R E A N D OUTDOORS

HJALMAR DALE: THE FORGOTTEN ADVENTURER In the winter of 1927–28 Helge Ingstad and Hjalmar Dale were fur-trappers in the Canadian wilderness. Four years later Ingstad published Pelsjegerliv and secured his place in Norwegian literary history. The book has been very influential as an inspiration for generations of wilderness explorers.

AUTHOR:

RANDULF VALLE TITLE ENGLISH:

HJALMAR DALE: THE FORGOTTEN ADVENTURER TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HJALMAR DALE: DEN GLEMTE EVENTYRER

This new book about Hjalmar Dale is partly a biography and partly a description of the pioneering time in Canada. Hjalmar Dale lived among the fur trappers and gold prospectors. He was attracted to adventure and he travelled through huge wildernesses by canoe and dog team. The blank spaces on the map disappeared gradually, and Dale's death marked the end of the pioneer time.

FORMAT:

210x225 mm / 224 pages

If Helge Ingstad and Hjalmar Dale had not met, Pelsjegerliv would never have been written. Ingstad might just have come home after two unsuccessful years in Canada. He would never have been to Greenland and never have been District Governor of Svalbard. Many of the people who were inspired by Ingstad might perhaps have led quite different lives. Lars Monsen might never have crossed Canada; Robert Sørlie might never have raced dog teams; and Stein P. Aasheim might have got a proper job.

Randulf Valle (1974–) has a doctorate in metallurgy, but is best known as an adventurer and photographer and as the author of eight books. He was editor of the magazine Friluftsliv from 2004 to 2013, and is a member of the jury for the Helge Ingstad prize.

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AA MICROEXPEDITION YEAR IN THE WOODS This is Torbjørn Ekelund's account of spending one night per month alone in the woods throughout 2013. As a boy he used to dream of hazardous expeditions to unmapped regions. At the age of 41 he realised that twelve nights in the nearest wood was the best he could hope for. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

Året i skogen is not a book about heroic feats in the wilderness. It is more about mankind's place in nature and basically about the nature of mankind. ‘My hope was that these trips would bring me a little closer to what I more and more often think of as an obvious truth which is hidden from me in the routine of daily life. That I am a tiny part of the great mechanism we call nature. That I came from it and that one day I shall go back to it. I and all others before and after me.'

AUTHOR:

TORBJØRN LYSEBO EKELUND TITLE ENGLISH:

A YEAR IN THE WOODS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

ÅRET I SKOGEN FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 208 pages

Torbjørn Ekelund (1971–) is chief editor in Kurér publishing house, literary

critic for Dagbladet newspaper, a fly fisher and part owner of the online Harvest Magazine.

PHOTO: KRISTIAN BÅLSRØD/HARVEST

The book is rounded off with good advice and practical tips for all who want to experience the joy of sleeping out in the woods, either in company or in lonely majesty.

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NORTHERN LIGHTS TRIPS AROUND TROMSØ The northern lights are a fascinating phenomenon and one of the most spectacular experiences Norway can offer. We are currently in a phase when the northern lights are particularly active. This has led to many more tourists visiting Norway, particularly Tromsø in winter, to see and photograph the northern lights. AUTHOR:

This book is the result of the authors' hunt for the supreme picture. Spectacular pictures of the aurora borealis are followed by useful information for those who wish to experience them, and a review of fourteen of the most scenic places to see them in and around Tromsø.

LENA PETTERSEN AND KRISTIN BERG TITLE ENGLISH:

NORTHERN LIGHTS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

NORDLYS FORMAT:

According to the Daily Mail, the northern lights have overtaken both The Great Wall of China and the Egyptian pyramids in British people's lists of the top ten things they want to see before they die.

210x225 mm / 96 pages

• A splendid book about the natural phenomenon of the northern lights, wonderfully illustrated. • Includes a short description and explanation of the phenomenon.

Kristin Berg (1973–) and Lena Pettersen (1970–) live in Tromsø. They are

active and enthusiastic in photographing the northern lights. This is their first book.

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WHERE NOBODY WOULD HAVE THOUGH THAT ANYBODY COULD LIVE

AUTHOR:

ODDGEIR BRUASET TITLE ENGLISH:

The book Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu is based on one of the most popular Norwegian TV documentary series of recent times.

WHERE NOBODY WOULD HAVE THOUGH THAT ANYBODY COULD LIVE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

DER INGEN SKULLE TRU AT NOKON KUNNE BU IV

What is it about this programme that has kept it popular for twelve years? That is the question which this book sets out to answer. We meet people who have chosen a different life, far from the restless urban milieu. People who want a simpler life, but who also have the courage to uproot and actually choose that life. A life where satisfaction with a hard day's work is better reward than a ‘like' posting on social media.

FORMAT:

248x272 mm

Bruaset writes about eleven places and the people who live there. What these people have in common, is that they have sought and found the good life in a remote place.

Oddgeir Bruaset (1944–) is a journalist, author and broadcaster. He heads

one of the most popular TV series of recent times. Bruaset has written a score of books and won several prizes.

PHOTO: REMY SAGEN

Encouraging stories and gripping life-histories.

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CHALLENGING TOURS IN NORWAY Tøffe turer i Norge follows on from the successful series Turer med trøkk, but this time we stay in Norway. AUTHOR:

12 authors describe their dream tours – on foot, on horseback, with dog teams, ski, kayak, canoe or climbing rope. Every part of Norway is represented, from the moors of Sørlandet in the south to Finnmark in the furthest north. Some waded rivers from source to outflow, and others followed the coast in a sea kayak. Some have crossed right over Norway, at different places and in different directions. One family travelled by dog team to a simple hut on the Finnmark plateau to experience something quite different. Known and unknown mountains are trod by people who have done this sort of thing before.

ALEKSANDER GAMME ET. AL. TITLE ENGLISH:

CHALLENGING TOURS IN NORWAY TITLE NORWEGIAN:

TØFFE TURER I NORGE FORMAT:

210x225 mm / 240 pages

The book is richly illustrated and includes simple maps. Contributors: Aleksander Gamme, Kristian Reinskau Knudsen, Per Roger Lauritzen, Aleksander Myklebust, Marthe Stavaas Nelson, Kristin Folsland Olsen, Marius Nergård Pettersen, Birgit Ryningen, Randi Skaug, Randulf Valle, Håkon Vang Aas og Stein P. Aasheim.

Aleksander Gamme (1976–) is a freelance journalist and a representative

of a new style of unknown adventurers. He has devoted a great deal of his life to planning and leading different expeditions and unconventional journeys to every part of the world.

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MAP • COMPASS • GPS Nothing is more important to an outdoors enthusiast than a knowledge of orienteering. It's all about using maps, a compass and GPS either on their own, together or in combination with other aids. It's about making the right decisions as you walk so that you save energy and avoid blunders which might lead to dangerous situations. Those with the necessary basis for safe orienteering can walk safely through nature and thereby experience an even greater sense of joy. This book provides basic information about topographic maps, different types of compasses and techniques for using them, and an introduction to GPS, which is used more and more frequently in addition to a map and compass.

AUTHOR:

LARS MONSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

MAP • COMPASS • GPS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

KART, KOMPASS OG GPS FORMAT:

170x240 mm / 144 pages

Lars Monsen (1963–) spent most of his childhood in the forests outside of Oslo

and in the mountains of Nordland. After college, he worked for two years as a teacher before quitting to become a full-time wilderness trekker. Since then he has covered thousands of kilometers of the most desolate wilderness on the planet. He has written 15 books and has held a series of lectures for clubs and businesses.

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101 WILDERNESS TIPS A new, revised version of the highly popular 101 Villmarkstips (2006), with new material focusing on topics such as headlamps and dog sled racing. This book contains all the most important tips and tricks for ensuring a more successful outdoor trip, whether relating to equipment, clothing, footwear, orienteering, camping practice, fire tips, cooking or fishing. AUTHOR:

The book comes in a practical handbook format, making it the perfect accompaniment whilst out and about.

LARS MONSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

101 WILDERNESS TIPS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

101 VILLMARKSTIPS FORMAT:

125x185 mm / 136 pages

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ALASKA ON FOOT Lars Monsen wanted to trek with a woman and chose the veterinary student Marit Holm. Together they set out on an adventure: 3000 kilometers on foot through the most impenetrable wilderness on Earth. The book is a stark and candid meeting with Alaska's merciless nature – the rich animal life, the various peoples, new and ancient cultures. And last, but not least: How did Lars and Marit handle the many complex challenges they faced as expedition partners through four years in the wilderness?

AUTHOR:

LARS MONSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

ALASKA ON FOOT TITLE NORWEGIAN:

TIL FOTS GJENNOM ALASKA FORMAT:

206x270 mm / 240 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (Gummerus)

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ALONE ACROSS CANADA Lars Monsen and his Alaska huskies embark upon the longest wilderness expedition on foot, from North Alaska across Canada to the coast of Labrador. The dramatic crossing of the Canadian continent – 8252 kilometres – took him almost three years (947 days). AUTHOR:

LARS MONSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

ALONE ACROSS CANADA TITLE NORWEGIAN:

CANADA PÅ TVERS FORMAT:

205x270 mm / 344 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (Gummerus)

FITNESS AND HEALTH

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

MARATHON THE BOOK FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO RUN A MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON

At last … marathon expert Jack Waitz has written a book. Dealing with both the full marathon and the half marathon, it will also be of interest to you if you just want to learn something more about running before taking part in a race. The book is easy to read, and succeeds in combining thorough explanation of theory with an emphasis on motivational and enriching experience.

AUTHOR:

JACK WAITZ TITLE ENGLISH:

You will find training programmes for beginners and a slightly more advanced and independent programme for more experienced runners. Key points of the different principles of training for long distance running are described. These training schedules will help you to prepare for the best run of your life!

MARATHON

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

MARATON FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 160 pages

You will also find all the information you need about topics such as: prevention of injury; running technique; nutrition before, during and after the race; and tools such as watches, apps and training diaries which can help to motivate your training. At the end of the book there is an overview of running throughout the world, encouraging you to consider new adventures and challenges.

PHOTO: EIRIK FØRDE/ADIDAS

An extract from the book: You don't need to go on a training course to begin to run! We encourage you to run at your own pace and in your own style. Everyone has his or her own running style, and it may be natural for you to land on your heel. If that's your style, don't force yourself to strike with your forefoot.

Jack Waitz was trainer and husband of the marathon legend Grete Waitz. He is internationally recognised as a running trainer. He works with the Oslo Marathon, writes articles and organises training tours. Marit Karlsen is a freelance writer who has written several critically acclaimed books about physical training. Running has been a natural part of her lifestyle ever since she took part in the New York Marathon in 2005.

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

11,000 IN PRINT

WEIGHT TRAINING FOR GIRLS GET THE BODY YOU WANT!

This is the long-awaited follow-up to the bestseller Bygg muskler! This time, the authors focus their attention specifically on girls. Weight training is an effective way of changing the appearance of your body, and this type of training also increases well-being, self-confidence and physical strength.

AUTHOR:

MARTIN NORUM AND BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

WEIGHT TRAINING FOR GIRLS

This is the book for any girl who wants a stronger, healthier and slimmer body. It contains everything you need to know about effective and correct weight training, the right diet and burning fat so that your newly-trained muscles can be seen.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

STYRKETRENING FOR JENTER FORMAT:

190x250 mm / 184 pages

Here you will gain the knowledge required to achieve your goals as well as a comprehensive training guide with step-bystep illustrations of all the exercises described in the book. It also contains QR codes for downloading training programmes and other content to your own webpage. You can finally get the body you want! New book to make you strong ‘Don’t be put off by all the pink, we give this book a 6.’ I FORM

Martin Norum is a much sought-after personal trainer, teacher at the Academy for Personal Training in Norway, author and contributing expert in exercise for various newspapers online. He is currently studying for an additional qualification to become a nutrition advisor. Benjamin Christensen is a personal trainer and lecturer at the Norwegian Academy for Personal Training, in addition to working with SATS and SPENST. He is also currently studying to become a naprapath.

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

HEALTHIER AND STRONGER WITH PROTEIN-RICH FOOD

10,000 IN PRINT

In this follow-up to the successful book Sunn og sterk med protein, the focus is still on protein-rich food. As well as being a cookbook with many new inspiring recipes, the content is arranged so that you can follow a three-month programme with weekly menus and a training programme which is guaranteed to give results. There are also articles and inspirational texts which will make it easier to stay motivated.

AUTHOR:

KRISTINE WEBER TITLE ENGLISH:

HEALTHIER AND STRONGER TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SUNNERE OG STERKERE

The dishes are rich in protein, gluten-free and simple to make. And the desserts are sweet without containing sugar. There are several recipes for typical home cooking such as a homemade fish gratin and protein-rich vegetarian dishes.

FORMAT:

190x250 mm / 144 pages

This is a cookbook which makes being healthier and stronger taste extra good.

16,500 IN PRINT

Kristine Weber is an economist and runs her own very popular blog, which focuses on diet and exercise. She took part in the Norwegian Championship on the 6th October 2012 competing in the area of body fitness, and took 1st place!

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

AN ALLERGY COOKBOOK FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY BREAD, CAKES, DINNERS, DESSERTS The cookbook for all those who are hypersensitive to certain food products!

AUTHOR:

ANN ELI MAVRAKIS TITLE ENGLISH:

Containing both great-tasting everyday food and tempting party food such as soups, dinner dishes, bread, cakes, desserts and sweets. Most of the recipes do not contain milk or gluten, and none of them contain eggs, soya or nuts. They use ingredients which are healthy, varied and readily available. The recipes are clearly marked and most of them suggest alternatives to gluten and milk.

AN ALLERGY COOKBOOK FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TITLE NORWEGIAN:

ALLERGIKOKEBOK FOR HELE FAMILIEN FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 192 pages

This book has updated information about food labelling in shops as well as basic information and dietary advice about the most important food allergies: allergies to wheat (gluten), eggs, fish and shellfish, milk, nuts and lactose intolerance.

Ann Eli Mavrakis studied catering management and has food intolerances in her family. Ann Eli has worked at Voksentoppen, a specialist institution for children and young people who are sensitive to certain food products.

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

7,800 THE DIABETES BOOK EAT RIGHT AND STAY HEALTHY

IN PRINT

Learn how to eat yourself healthy or reduce your need for medicine by normalising your blood sugar levels. The authors write in a straightforward way about how food affects your body, about the different types of diabetes, good medicating practices and the central role played by insulin. 60 recipes for delicious and easy-to-make food which will keep your blood sugar stable. Try chicken meatballs, salmon burgers or tapas dishes and enjoy a chocolate cake for dessert! This book is ideal for those who have diabetes or are at risk of getting it, and for health workers working with diabetes patients.

AUTHOR:

GUNN-KARIN SAKARIASSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

THE DIABETES BOOK TITLE NORWEGIAN:

From the table of contents: • Different types of diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment • How to change your lifestyle step by step • Breakfast, lunch and dinner which will keep your blood sugar stable and your hormones balanced • Delicious sugar-free sweets • Tips for substituting potatoes, rice and pasta • GI overviews • Information about insulin resistance, measuring your blood sugar, medication and complications

DIABETESBOKA FORMAT:

170x240 mm / 152 pages

‘The authors have written about how food affects our bodies, the different types of diabetes, the significance of good medication and the central role of insulin in a way that is sound and easy to understand.’ LEVMEDDIABETES.NO

‘Diabetesboka is easy to read and provides extensive information on the preventative measures which can be taken to avoid the lifestyle disease diabetes.’ DEMENSOGHELSE.BLOGSPOT.NO

Gunn-Karin Sakariassen (1954–) is a nutritional therapist, who studied at the

Hege Hasler Barhaughøgda is a nurse and has worked with diabetes for many years, the last eight at Dr Fedon Lindberg's Clinic in Oslo. Nutritional advice is the most important aspect of the treatment she provides there.

PHOTO: TOVE K. BREISTEIN

Norwegian Academy for Natural Medicine and gained further experience at the clinic of Dr Fedon Lindberg. She works every day at the Heggeli clinic for holistic medicine.

FITNESS AND H E A LT H

APUREPURER LIFE FOOD, NATURAL BEAUTY, A GREEN HOUSEHOLD, ECO FASHION

Personal, lively, simple and inspiring tips for purer diet, more natural beauty, greener fashion and a more environmentally friendly home. Lots of recipes using organic food. Advice about beauty products and cleaning materials. The health benefits of vegetarian food, a mini-guide to super-food, how to choose purer cosmetics, do-it-yourself, insider tips on the best in eco fashion, gentle alternatives to toxic cleaning products, etc.

AUTHOR:

TINA HOLT AND BIRGITTE MAGNUSSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

A PURER LIFE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

RENERE LIV: REN MAT, NATURLIG SKJØNNHET, GRØNT HJEM, ØKOFASHION

A very useful review of pollutant substances, the authors' favourites, the best recipes, witty checklists and valuable trade directories.

FORMAT:

210x225 mm / 168 pages

Fun and a purer lifestyle! All you need to know to live more naturally.

Birgitte Magnussen started the blog comeclean.no. She is a lifestyle coach and an expert on natural beauty. Tina Holt writes the blog okologista.no, and has many years experience as a journalist and editor interested in lifestyle, health, diet, fashion and fitness.

PARENTING

APREPARE GOOD BIRTH YOURSELF WITH MENTAL TRAINING By using mental training during pregnancy, you can prepare yourself for giving birth and achieve an easier birthing experience. This book contains all the information you need for a good birth! Read about what happens during pregnancy, the phases of giving birth, breathing techniques and aids, preparations, the role of partners and mental training.

AUTHOR:

BIRGIT SEMUNDSETH AND TONJE WESSEL RUMMELHOFF

This book also comes with a QR code for a mental training sound file. This can be downloaded and listened to far in advance of giving birth. The book also contains birth stories from ten women who have used these techniques and would like to share their experiences. The stories are presented with comments from midwives and mental trainers.

TITLE ENGLISH:

A GOOD BIRTH TITLE NORWEGIAN:

EN GOD FØDSEL FORMAT:

148x210 mm / 128 pages

Birgit Semundseth is a licensed life coach. She was involved in establishing

PHOTO: TOVE BREISTEIN

the company Lifemastering AS which helps people to realise their life goals. She founded www.barnasplattform.no and is a sought-after lecturer.

Tonje Wessel Rummelhoff works as a municipality midwife and used to work at a private midwifery practice. At the hospital, Tonje specialises in working with women who are afraid of giving birth. Her debut novel Magna was published in 2012.

PA R E N T I N G

SLEEP ALL NIGHT LONG Half of all parents with small children have problems with their child's sleep behaviour. And we spend more time than ever before trying to get our children to sleep. Here is all the information, knowledge and emergency help you need!

AUTHOR:

NINA MISVÆR AND BIRTE SVATUN

• Facts about sleep: How children sleep and how much sleep they need for their age • How to establish good bedtime patterns, step by step, and how to keep them • Identifying different sleeping problems and how to solve them • Two versions of sleep cures • Parents discuss their problems, with comments from sleep specialists • Questions and answers

TITLE ENGLISH:

SLEEP ALL NIGHT LONG TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SOVE HELE NATTEN ILLUSTRATED BY:

BIRGITTE KOLBEINSEN FORMAT:

160x215 mm / 128 pages

‘A dream book for the parents of small children.’ KULTURSPEILET

working in both health centres and schools. She has written several guides for parents. At present, Nina Misvær is a lecturer in nursing studies at the Technical College in Oslo.

Birte Svatun (1958–) is an author, journalist and teacher and has previously worked for NRK Radio for ten years. She writes for both children and adults

PHOTO: JAN LILLEHAMRE

Nina Misvær (1954–) is a community nurse with extensive experience of

PARENTING

CHEEKY MONKEYS AND LITTLE ANGELS BRINGING UP CHILDREN WITHOUT A MANUAL Many people like to think there is a definitive way of bringing up children, but there is not. This book is about children's different temperaments and how you can use this knowledge in your parenting.

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STEIN ERIK ULVUND

A child's temperament has a great influence on how it is brought up. An outgoing child will be met with negative reactions, and thus starts the vicious circle. An accommodating child will be met with positive reactions and do well. In this sense children contribute to their own development, but it is the parents who are chiefly responsible for how their lives are.

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RAKKERUNGER OG ENGLEBARN FORMAT:

148x210 mm / 160 pages

Temperament is significant for how you relate to a child who will not sleep or eat, how you tackle cleanliness and what to do if your child does not have friends. A means of doing this with multiple children is also illuminated. The point is that there is not one way of approaching children, you need to adapt your parenting for your child! This book is based on the very latest research.

The triumph of temperament ‘This is a successful “do-it-yourself” book with a lot of thought-provoking advice for parents who feel that they don’t particularly understand their child.’ FORSKERFORUM

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UNDERSTAND YOUR TEENAGER Should your 14-year-old's boyfriend or girlfriend be allowed to stay over? Does your teenager think you nag them? Do you wonder what their violent mood swings are all about? With a teenager in the house, there are a number of inevitable areas of conflict you have to deal with. Clearly-defined limits and good communication with young people feature among the advice from renowned professor Stein Erik Ulvund. This book provides advice on young people's feelings, relationships with their friends, love, doing well at school and also how to advise your teenager when it comes to smoking, alcohol and drugs.

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STEIN ERIK ULVUND TITLE ENGLISH:

UNDERSTAND YOUR TEENAGER TITLE NORWEGIAN:

FORSTÅ TENÅRINGEN DIN FORMAT:

148x210 mm / 200 pages

One entire chapter is dedicated to young people's use of social media, with practical advice about Internet usage, social media, chat rooms, mobile phones, computer games, films and television, and information about cyber bullying.

Dr. Stein Erik Ulvund (1952–) is a professor of Education at the University of Oslo, specializing in childcare and child development. He has a question and answer column in the magazine Foreldre og Barn and appears regularly on the morning television program God morgen, Norge.

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Using his extensive professional expertise and examples from everyday life, Ulvund discusses the physical, psychological, social and intellectual development of teenagers in a straightforward way, and gives advice on how to deal with life with a teenager in the house.

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I AM THE BIGGEST! ................................................................... ......Jeg . . . . . er ............... ................................................................ ......størst! .................... ................................................................ ............................................. . . AUTHOR: ..................... ElisabEth GErhardsEn

Gode råd om søskenforhold

ELISABETH GERHARDSEN

This book offers you practical advice about how to prevent sibling conflicts and rivalry. You can read about the many different reasons why children change their behaviour and become more demanding when their brother or sister arrives. What kind of changes can you expect, how do you best avoid the range of negative reactions and how to tackle the different ways in which the children respond? Among other things, you get ideas about how to pay attention to each individual child and avoid having favourites. The book also stresses how you can go about creating a good sibling relationship that will become life-long. The author tells us about the challenges related to different age groups and family compositions. This book contains a wealth of practical advice and ideas for parents with young children, and all the examples of problems are presented with solutions.

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I AM THE BIGGEST! TITLE NORWEGIAN:

JEG ER STØRST! FORMAT:

170x240 mm

Amusing, practical and easily accessible material.

PHOTO: INGER MARIE GRINI

This is Elisabeth Gerhardsen's third book on important topics that matter for young families.

Elisabeth Gerhardsen (1960–) is an expert on clinical psychology of children and young people and has worked with children, parents and staff in nursery schools and in the Activitiy School for more than 20 years. She has also been employed as a health centre psychologist and worked in the PedagogicalPsychological Service (PPT), in child courts, in hospitals and other organisations, and also taught parents and professionals for many years.

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ALL AGAINST ONE A STORY ABOUT BULLYING, COURAGE AND STRENGTH Ann Kristin Liland experienced what all parents worry about. Her son Robert Liland changed from being a resourceful and happy boy with good reports in primary school to being a downtrodden and traumatised teenager after several years of bullying in secondary school. The long-term effects of the bullying led among other things to self-harm and substance abuse. Things went badly for Robert, and he took Søgne local council to court on account of the long-term effects of the bullying. The school was found to be at fault. Robert Liland won his case and was awarded compensation.

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ANN KRISTIN LILAND TITLE ENGLISH:

ALL AGAINST ONE

His mother, Ann Kristin Liland, has had years of experience of meetings with school, local authority, police and support agencies. Her book offers advice to others who are facing this problem.

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ALLE MOT ÉN FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 330 pages

The first part of the book tells Robert's story, a stark account of the family's struggle against bullying and against the system. The second part is a self-help book for parents: • What should you do if your child is being bullied? • What can you ask the school to do? • How can bullying be prevented? There is good advice about how to expose and stop bullying, recognise the after-effects and come through a recovery process involving several different parties.

Ann Kristin Liland is a qualified social worker and has a master's degree in public policy and management. She runs an agency called Sosialraadgiveren, giving talks, advice and guidance on the subject of bullying.

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DADDY’S HEART FROM BACHELOR TO FATHER Peter Kihlman writes the blog Pappahjerte which is one of Norway's fastest growing blogs and is an important player in the blogosphere. In this book Kihlman shares entertaining stories and touching accounts of his family life. He describes what it is like to become a father for the first time, to go from being a rootless bachelor to being a father changing dirty nappies. Kihlman disliked children and thrived as an uncouth bachelor, but when his son was born he was transformed into a ‘gentle daddy with a soft caramel heart'.

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PETER KIHLMAN TITLE ENGLISH:

DADDY’S HEART

Kihlman speaks for Norwegian fathers of small children as we get to travel with him through the conversion from bachelor to father. A father's confessions – right from the heart, with a sideways glance at family life and tales of the magic which springs up daily between father and child. The book is about life as father of a young child, but it also deals with pregnancy and birth and includes advice for the father about his role in the delivery room.

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PAPPAHJERTE FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 200 pages

There are tips also about the first nappy change, sleepless nights, the effect on a couple of having a child and a little about the role of men and fathers in today's society.

Peter Kihlman works as a text writer in an advertising agency. He trained in marketing and economics from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. He has a partner and a son, and he writes the popular blog Pappahjerte.

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GOOD ENOUGH FOR THOSE BASTARDS CONFESSIONS FROM A FEMALE LEADER – «A LEAN IN STORY FROM NORWAY»

Anita Krohn Traaseth is a top manager who is not afraid to tell her story. She defends who she is and says that who you are and what you do is good enough. It is not about being perfect, but about being real. If you're going to reach the top, you need to let go of perfectionism.

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ANITA KROHN TRAASETH TITLE ENGLISH:

Anita Krohn Traaseth is the driving force behind the blog Tinteguri. In this book, she writes in a personal and humorous way about her road to the top, about daring to be seen, rising to challenges and embracing working life with all the joy, challenges and possibilities it provides for personal growth.

GOOD ENOUGH FOR THOSE BASTARDS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

GODT NOK FOR DE SVINA FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 184 pages

She provides advice for those struggling to find their place between being a manager in an enclosed space and new openness where we cheer one another on and dare to be noticed in both meeting rooms and in public like the fallible people we are. This is a modern management book for those who want it all: a great job and a family. Win or disappear ‘Godt nok is undoubtedly a useful motto for clever girls of both genders.’ DAGSAVISEN

Women reach the top ‘Godt nok for de svina is in any case a much more truthful and refreshing formulation which permits the disclosure of the arrogance which exists in the career world. It’s impossible not to appreciate Traaseth’s frankness.’ DAGBLADET

Anita Krohn Traaseth is the administrative director of Hewlett Packard Norway. She started the popular blog tinteguri.com in 2012, where she writes about management and life as a manager and mother.

It is not possible to go undercover in Norway, especially not as the first female boss for HP Norway. But I wanted to get as much input as possible from people who had worked in the company for many years. They were the best people to contribute answers to three sets of fundamental questions: 1. What do you think that I, as a new leader, should preserve in HP Norway? What must not be changed? What should I keep my hands off? 2. What do you think we should change? Where are the bottlenecks? Give me examples. 3. Who are you? Do you have a talent or skill you don’t get to use in your position? Perhaps an extra ability with which you feel you can contribute? Are you willing to walk an extra mile for us to move forward? The last question was important to me. I knew we had to save money, and my colleagues and I would have to do more than our job descriptions. This effort resulted in close to 170 ‘speed dates’, producing invaluable discussions and contributions. My job as a new leader was to listen, to get to know as many as possible in the organisation, and to write down the contributions and include them in our strategic push. Ninety-nine percent of the input from the first question came from my colleagues. After much back and forth, the following was set up for the leader group: Our ambition had to be to become Norway’s best workplace in 2015. If we were to take these contributions seriously, we had to have the courage to show that we put people first. Risky, and much too ambitious, many people thought. Totally unnecessary. Why take on such a difficult task when you don’t have to? When you’re not assessed on it, Anita? Well, because I believed in it. Because the leadership team of HP Norway stood behind and believed in it. Engagement, focusing on keeping employees and taking them with us in our re-organisation, even if it was difficult to do so — that was the core of our strategy in the time ahead. We knew it would be tough. It is demanding to be part of a graph that points in the wrong direction before taking an upward turn. It demands an attitude that transcends the normal limitations. It demands the will to change.

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BREATHING HOW BREATHING KEEPS YOU HEALTHY, SAFE AND HAPPY How putting emphasis on the exhalation is beneficial for our physical and mental health! Many books have been written on breathing and different breathing techniques. What makes this book unique is putting emphasis on the exhalation and making the inhalation automatic. When we exhale fully, the air-pressure becomes greater in the atmosphere than inside our lungs. This causes a vacuum and the air to be drawn into our lungs without us having to do anything but relaxing our stomachs.

AUTHOR:

NINA HANSSEN AND ANETTE AARSLAND TITLE ENGLISH:

BREATHING

Most people in the Western world breathe far too much air. This causes the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood to be too low and the oxygen not to be released from the hemoglobin-molecules in the blood to the brain, the inner organs and the muscles. The book shows you how to breathe less, slower and how to move your main breathing muscle, the diaphragm.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

PUSTEN FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 176 pages

Other known benefits from this technique is lower blood pressure and heart rate, improved digestion, improved immunity, less pain and infections, lower anxiety-levels, lower depression for those suffering from mild to moderate depression, improved bloodflow and lymphatic system and a general better sense of well-being. The book contains 13 specific exercises which are also shown on film by QR-codes as well as by text and pictures. It is very easily accessible even if you have no previous knowledge to breathing, and it contains many sources from different researchers around the world.

Nina Hanssen wrote the book Flow i hverdagen. She manages Fembiz and Flowcom, and works as a journalist for LO Media. Anette Aarsland is a former opera singer, the driving force behind Pusteteknikk.no and leads popular breathing choirs in several Norwegian towns.

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THE HAPPINESS CODE MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE! How are you really? How are you getting on in your day-to-day life? How happy are you generally? Many people asked this question say that they are satisfied with their lives, but not particularly happy. And when they start to investigate how much joy they experience in their daily lives, they are often surprised. Some are even upset to discover how little joy they feel in their daily lives.

AUTHOR:

MAY-BENTE HØILAND-LODE

You can change this situation now: by using the exercises in Lykkekoden, you can achieve happiness and make the best of your life.

TITLE ENGLISH:

THE HAPPINESS CODE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

LYKKEKODEN

It is not true that happiness and your quality of life are all down to chance. Happiness can be learned, and you can increase your own happiness and quality of life. By working systematically with your thoughts and feelings, you can improve your life and become happier.

FORMAT:

148x210 mm / 224 pages

Take control of your own life and make the changes you want. Break the happiness code and achieve greater happiness and profit in your day-to-day life!

thesis about motivation. She has worked full-time as a life coach, lecturer and course leader for the past ten years, where she helps people to be happier and improve their lives.

PHOTO: JULIE VOLD

May-Bente Høiland Lode trained as a lecturer in education and wrote her

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UNEASE HOW TROUBLESOME FEELINGS CAN BE GOOD FOR RELATIONSHIPS

Are you sure you have done something wrong every time you feel guilty? Or was it absolutely necessary to draw a line even if you had to upset someone? Feelings of guilt and of shame, of rejection and insufficiency are sensations that accompany one's life faithfully. But even though such uneasy feelings are necessary, there is a lot to say about how we communicate when we feel disregarded or betrayed. That is the subject of this book.

AUTHOR:

BENTE-MARIE IHLEN AND HEIDI IHLEN

Generally, we communicate on autopilot. We allow ourselves to be influenced by habits and emotions, and in a blazing row things can run quite out of control. It can be really hard to stop, think again and listen to reason. But we can learn to connect to our brains, distinguish between the emotion itself and the interpretation of it and then communicate in a manner better for ourselves and for our relations to people around us.

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UNEASE

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

UBEHAG FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 256 pages

PHOTO: THOMAS SKAUG

This book helps us to recognise response patterns so that we can learn to improve our communication skills.

Bente-Marie Ihlen and Heidi Ihlen are psychologists who run their own private practice. They work mainly on communication training for teams and leaders in the public and private sectors.

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STRONG TRANQUILITY MINDFULNESS AS AN AID TO TOP ACHIEVEMENT Stillhetens råskap will give you insight into what mindfulness training is and how it can help you to achieve more. Mindfulness gives you the resilience and strength you need to be able to stand firm in chaotic or unpleasant situations. Mindfulness gives you insight into who you are behind your thoughts and feelings, and so gives you a quiet place where you can feel safe. Mindfulness enables you to base your choices on something more than just impulses, desires, wishes, fear or belief. You use less energy on things you can do nothing about and more energy on the here and now, on quality of life and on getting things done. Mindfulness is attention to the present situation, or as the author says: you are aware of the situation without passing judgement.

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ANDERS MELAND TITLE ENGLISH:

STRONG TRANQUILITY TITLE NORWEGIAN:

STILLHETENS RÅSKAP FORMAT:

151x226 mm / 232 pages

This book gives you all you need to start mindfulness training. You also get access to unique sound-files with guided exercises by scanning a QR bar-code. Mindfulness can develop psychological strength and robustness and a capacity for achievement far beyond what other known methods can do. The author has practical experience and starts from new results of research on mindfulness. He gives examples from top athletes and from the armed forces and shows how we ‘ordinary' people can learn from their experience. Simply and imaginatively written by a young author who researches the results of mindfulness training among high achievers.

Anders Meland (1975–) is a sports officer in The Royal Norwegian Navy and has a master's degree in sport from The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, specialising in coaching and sport psychology. He is a researcher with the Institute of Aviation Medicine and is a member of the top Olympic resource group for sport psychology.

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SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE YOUNG ELDERLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR ADAPTING TO OLD AGE The sixty-something year-old is approaching the quiet life of a pensioner. It's time to reap the harvest of all these years of fulfilling duties, surrender to old age and relax. That's what you think! Instead you realise that new expectations have grown up: the joyous ambitions for a rich life.

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KLARA BØE AND PETTER HENRIKSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE YOUNG ELDERLY

Welcome to the hard world of the young elderly!

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

OVERLEVELSESTEKNIKK FOR UNGE GAMLE

There are lots of new things you have to master – or steel yourself against. This book shows you how. With a combination of friendly concern and biting ruthlessness, the authors describe the wide choice of roles which the young elderly are expected to master: Style icon (stay elegant); Globetrotter (see the world) Kitchen god or goddess (please your family and friends); Tough guy (control the physical decline); Intellectual (control the mental decline); Proprietor (manage property); Social animal (cultivate relationships with a growing circle of friends); Culture buff (keep up-to-date with cultural life); Play leader (spoil the grandchildren); Senior consultant (stay in the management network); Carer (give your own parents a dignified old age).

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130x205 mm / 224 pages

A humorous slant at the many challenges of being a pensioner and how best to tackle them.

In 1988, Klara Bøe and Petter Henriksen published the best seller Overlevelsesteknikk for dobbeltarbeidende about techniques to survive the pressures faced by working parents. They are now 25 years older, newly young elderly, and under pressure again.

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WITH DEVOTION TEXTS FOR COURAGE AND HOPE Henrik Syse is a philosopher, researcher and Sunday school teacher. He does regular religious broadcasts which have a good following. He believes that prayer and religious reflection are still important in our society. His aim with the broadcast devotions, whether the listener is religious or not, is to stimulate reflection and discussion of life's important questions. In this book he has put together the devotions from 2010 to 2014 and written two philosophical essays on people and faith. AUTHOR:

Contents: Part 1: In the middle of everyday life Part 2: Adversity – and hope Part 3: Faith and doubt – theological and philosophical reflections Part 4: Christmas Part 5: Easter Part 6: Pentecost Part 7: Jesus – Is it possible to talk about God today – or at all?

HENRIK SYSE TITLE ENGLISH:

WITH DEVOTION TITLE NORWEGIAN:

MED ANDAKT FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 150 pages

Henrik Syse (1966–) is a philosopher who has focus on ethics. He is the senior researcher at the Institute for Peace Studies (PRIO) and a sought-after speaker.

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I’M REACHING OUT FOR YOU WHEN YOUR BIG BROTHER HAS DOWN’S SYNDROME In this beautiful and moving text, Trude Trønnes-Christensen explains what it is like to grow up with a brother who has Down's syndrome. He takes up too much space, takes sweets first and always sits right in front of the TV. But she also tells us about a family who are able to accept what is different, about a brother who is always happy and intuitively knows who is on his side. A brother who cannot play social games.

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TRUDE TRØNNESCHRISTENSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

I’M REACHING OUT FOR YOU

Trønnes-Christensen paints a picture of a childhood filled with love. She explains that her childhood made her who she is, that she was given an insight into a life characterised by diversity where unhappiness was never an issue.

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JEG REKKER OPP HÅNDEN FOR DEG FORMAT:

130x205 mm / 136 pages

But her childhood changed quickly when Stian saw his father die in an accident. Stian ran home and hid in his room, and no one remembered him for many hours. “People like him take these things very well,” said the social worker. But the one thing that is certain is that Stian did not take it well and was never the same happy boy again, and that his moments of contact with others gradually became fewer. Little sister Trude stood up for her big brother and wanted to show we are all worth something, whether we are different or not. To show the value of a society where we look after one another.

Trude Trønnes-Christensen (1974– is a lawyer and the mother of three.

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WINDOW ONTO ANOTHER WORLD MY JOURNEY TO DIFFERENT REALITIES This is the gripping story of the woman who thanks to helpers on the other side, finds her identity as a clairvoyant. Anne-Kristine Augestad has heard voices and seen inner visions for as long as she can remember. For many years she tried to suppress these, worried that she might have a psychological illness. As the signs that she will have to change the course of her life grow steadily more disturbing, she begins reluctantly to believe in her own talents and that there is life on the other side. Through conversations with the people there, whom she calls the soulful beings, she slowly but surely changes her attitude to herself and understands how she can use her gift to help herself and others.

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ANNE-KRISTINE AUGESTAD TITLE ENGLISH:

WINDOW ONTO ANOTHER WORLD TITLE NORWEGIAN:

VINDU MOT EN ANNEN VERDEN FORMAT:

148x210 mm / 320 pages

The author suffers a series of traumatic events which nearly kill her and which challenge her understanding of what it is to be human. Conversations with the people on the other side convince her that despite the incomprehensible challenges, there is a future for her.

Anne-Kristine Augestad is well known from TV Norge's most popular series, Åndenes makt. She is a clairvoyant and medium with the talent of being able to communicate with people on the other side. Augestad is from Tromsø and she moved to Southern Germany in summer 2014 with her husband and two children.

PHOTO: ØYSTEIN LUNDE INGVALDSEN

The reader is taken through 24 hours of Anne-Kristine's life, from an existence weighed down by powerlessness, doubt, fear and sorrow to a world filled with awe, humility, thankfulness and love.

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SHARING GIVES STRENGTH By sharing thoughts about life, both the good days and the bad days, we can give each other strength. The strength to mobilise hope and the strength to be grateful. Håtun shows how she herself maintains her lust and gratefulness for life even on the bad days.

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ANBJØRG SÆTRE HÅTUN TITLE ENGLISH:

SHARING GIVES STRENGTH

In this book, Anbjørg Sætre Håtun collects a selection of pictures and texts from both the good and bad days. She shares them with readers who are struggling with illness or grief, but also with readers who are currently happy with their lives. She believes that no matter where we are in our lives, we can give each other hope, love and strength by sharing our thoughts and feelings.

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Å DELE GIR STYRKE FORMAT:

197x197 mm / 208 pages

Håtun herself lives a life of contrast with a lot of love, secure relationships and advanced cancer. Håtun has developed the ability to maintain her lust for life even on the bad days. She shows us how she gets through those bad days and what mental techniques she uses to see the good in her life, no matter how dark things seem.

PHOTO: SIV-ELIN NÆRØ

It is her hope that we all learn to appreciate the good things in life, and to understand that it is okay to be upset when life is hard.

Anbjørg Sætre Håtun was a journalist, lecturer and author. She worked first and foremost in the field of health communication. She was affiliated with NRK for several years where among other things she presented health programme NRK Puls. She succumbed to breast cancer in January 2014.

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TASTY EVERYDAY FOOD Your everyday cooking could take half the time and be twice as tasty. You could also extend your repertoire so that you never get bored, but really look forward to coming home to prepare and enjoy your meal – the high point of the day. AUTHOR:

The Flying Culinary Circus is a group of cooks who know all about time pressures. In the course of their journeys through over 47 different countries they have learned the tricks of preparing delicious food quickly and easily. In this book they share with you their tasty recipes for everyday food and their tips on how to save time preparing it.

THE FLYING CULINARY CIRCUS TITLE ENGLISH:

TASTY EVERYDAY FOOD TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HVERDAGSMAT FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 192 pages

The recipes are organised according to how long the dishes take to prepare (fast, faster, fastest). Illustrations with a ‘time thermometer' help to make cooking quick and easy by showing you when to start preparing ingredients and when things will be ready. The way the book is organised also makes it easy to find recipes based on your choice of raw ingredients. The explanations and illustrations are clear and easy to follow. Tasty and healthy food prepared quickly from basic ingredients – learn the master chefs' time-saving tricks of the trade.

The travelling cooking circus called The Flying Culinary Circus is run by Trond Svendgård, Hans Kristian Larsen, Mathias Spieler Bugge and Tor Jørgen Kramprud Arnesen. They have solid backgrounds of training as cooks and experience from top class restaurants abroad – and of cooking for food experts and supercelebrities all over the world.

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UNO, DOS, TRES, TACO! Tacos are as diverse a dish as pasta, simpler than sushi and can be more exciting than tapas because you can create so many of your own flavour combinations. Most people make one particular type – adding prepared herbs and spices to taco shells and piling these on a plate with cheese, sour cream and mince. In Mexico, the homeland of the taco, you'd be hard pressed to find such ingredients.

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THE FLYING CULINARY CIRCUS TITLE ENGLISH:

UNO, DOS, TRES, TACO! TITLE NORWEGIAN:

The Flying Culinary Circus hope to provide you with inspiration to make your next taco experience even better than usual, and one step closer to the real deal. Not only that, but they provide tips for exciting combinations with dishes from other culinary cultures.

TACO

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190x225 mm / 144 pages

So far The Flying Culinary Circus have toured 47 different countries, and on their way they have plucked inspiration from all of the world's varied food traditions. Now they're hoping to share some of this. They've taken the taco on a world trip, meaning they know just how to bring us simple, tasty tacos – flavour, zing and zest in uno, dos, tres!

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CHRISTMAS FOOD Andreas Viestad invites us to Geitmyra farm. The house is decorated for Christmas, and he serves us his best Christmas fare – traditional recipes for Christmas Eve, for family gatherings before and after Christmas and for New Year. Here you will find all the various recipes you need: sweets, Christmas cakes, Christmas baking, mulled wine, spreads for Christmas breakfast, pork ribs, mutton ribs, turkey – and all the trimmings.

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ANDREAS VIESTAD TITLE ENGLISH:

CHRISTMAS FOOD

Make up extra portions of the sweet, the Christmas cakes or the spreads – and you have some lovely edible gifts for family and friends to enjoy. The author gives good advice about planning beforehand, so that you can enjoy the Christmas preparations free from stress.

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JULEMAT FORMAT:

190 x 245 mm / 200 pages

This is also the perfect book for you if you are hosting Christmas celebrations for the first time.

Andreas Viestad (1973–) has a university degree and is one of Norway's most

popular food and recipe book writers. He has a column in Washington Post. The TV series, New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad, has been shown in more than 50 countries, including the USA, China, Germany and Italy. In 2002, he was awarded the Riksmålsforbund's media prize, the Golden Pen.

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SOMETHING NICE EVERY DAY Who wouldn't want to have Something Nice Every Day? Contrary to parties and celebrations, which tend to be pretty similar, our ordinary days are all different, argues Andreas Viestad. Some days, you have time to cook, some days you end up pressurised by other things. There are days when you get around to shopping in your favourite place, other days you have to manage with leftovers. But being able to treat yourself with a good meal every day need not be neither hard work nor expensive.

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ANDREAS VIESTAD TITLE ENGLISH:

SOMETHING NICE EVERY DAY

This book contains enough recipes to give you something tasty every day, whether you need inspiration for good breakfasts or ideas for everyday stand-by dishes like pasta and left-overs. Or you might want to jazz up your food with tasty dips and salads, seek comfort in a rich soup or crave for a swift dessert on a perfectly ordinary Wednesday.

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NOE GODT HVER DAG FORMAT:

198x265 mm / 304 pages

Noe godt hver dag gives you great tastes with minimal effort and everyday recipes with a bit of a dash. NOMINATED TO GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD 2014 IN THE CATEGORIES INNOVATION AND EASY RECIPE

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LIFE IS SWEET KRISTINE'S FAVOURITES Kristine Ilstad writes the blog Det søte liv (www.detsoteliv.no), which is Norway's biggest cake-blog with over 3000 recipes and thousands of visitors every day. Autumn 2014 is the tenth anniversary of the blog, and this is the anniversary book of the best from these ten years. There are recipes for Kristine's favourite cakes and best desserts and for the cakes which have been most popular with the readers. This book has something for every taste and every occasion. Let yourself be tempted by big chocolate cakes, little sweet cakes, delicious tray-baked cakes, beautiful party cakes, superb waffles and yeasty aromas.

AUTHOR:

KRISTINE ILSTAD TITLE ENGLISH:

LIFE IS SWEET TITLE NORWEGIAN:

DET SØTE LIV

ILLUSTRATED BY:

KRISTINE ILSTAD FORMAT:

There are about 200 selected new recipes, which altogether comprise an invaluable collection for anyone who likes to create something sweet and good in the kitchen, whether for big gatherings or for intimate family use. All the recipes are easy to follow, with clear instructions.

210x250 mm / 320 pages

PHOTO: CHRISTINA BØRDING

The book is richly illustrated with pictures of Kristine's own cakes, and Kristine shares her own tips for successful baking.

Kristine Ilstad is passionate about baking and writes the blog Det søte liv, which is Norway's biggest cake-blog. She is qualified in commerce and in law, and works as a tax lawyer for the finance house DNB.

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GRANNY’S CAKES This recipe book will remind you of the very cake you baked or ate on a special occasion, festival or celebration. There are sections on: * classic tin-baked cakes * cakes with fruit and berries * traditional cakes

AUTHOR:

KARI FINNGAARD TITLE ENGLISH:

* boxed cakes

GRANNY’S CAKES TITLE NORWEGIAN:

The author also gives general advice on baking and suggestions about ingredients and utensils. The book has clear instructions combined with good illustrations and will put you in the mood to get out the mixing bowl.

MORMORS KAKER FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 144 pages

Kari Finngaard (1948–) is a writer, photographer and image artist. She lives

in Oslo, apart from the summer half of the year, when she stays in a croft in Finnskogen. Kari enjoys the pleasures of the table; she feels that enticing flavours and smells, and sensuous foods, are among the most important things in daily life. Kari works as a freelance food writer and photographer for the specialist press and has written several books.

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MY ITALIAN GRANNY’S COOKING Mariangela di Fiore spent all her summers with her grandparents in Naples, where her granny taught her real Italian cooking. In this book you will find a wealth of good recipes from Granny's kitchen, combined with stories from Mariangela's childhood in Naples. We hear about fresh fish kept swimming in the bath-tub right until they were prepared, saints day celebrations in the town and the story of the Mafia boss who revealed his hiding place because he bought expensive fish at the market.

AUTHOR:

MARIANGELA DI FIORE TITLE ENGLISH:

MY ITALIAN GRANNY’S COOKING TITLE NORWEGIAN:

MIN ITALIENSKE BESTEMORS KJØKKEN

The book is divided by different themes with corresponding recipes: Seafood (Granny's spaghetti with cockles, devilish king prawns, stuffed squid); The poor man's kitchen (pasta with garlic, stuffed tomatoes, oven-baked artichokes); A taste of summer (bruschetta, pennine with fresh tomato sauce, rice salad); Sweets (sfogliatelle, torta caprese); A day at the beach (bread roll with aubergine and tomato, squash with mint and vinegar dressing); And recipes for snacks, pizza. Antipasti, supper and fish.

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195x250 mm / 240 pages

Enjoy the tastes and smells and cook real Italian food, seasoned with good stories from a known and well-liked author.

Mariangela Di Fiore (1981–) has a Neapolitan father and a Norwegian

mother, and has lived in Naples for many years. Her previous publications include a number of books for young people and a documentary for adults on the Camorra.

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PARTY FOOD TAPAS AND BUFFETS Tapas and buffets are perfect when you are expecting a lot of guests, whether for a confirmation, 50th birthday, christening or Christmas dinner. But how much meat do you need to buy, what goes with what, and when should you start cooking? Wenche Andersen has a lot of experience with both planning and orchestrating large parties. Some dishes can be prepared several days in advance, and some things can be kept in the freezer. Set the table with old and new decorations, and on the day itself you will be in complete control and able to mingle with your guests!

AUTHOR:

WENCHE ANDERSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

PARTY FOOD

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

MAT TIL FEST

This book contains dishes for a good old-fashioned but ever popular buffet, tempting dishes for Spanish-inspired tapas spreads, fresh and simple food for summer parties, traditional Christmas food and a selection of cakes.

FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 144 pages

Welcome to the party!

for many years was a consultant in the Meat Information Council. In 1994 she was made responsible for the food items in the popular TV2 breakfast show God morgen Norge. She has had several books published.

PHOTO: ULLA WESTBØ

Wenche Andersen (1954–) is a trained cook and nutritional economist, who

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MINDFUL EATING LOVE WHAT YOU EAT In this delightful concept and cookbook Tid med maten M.D. Fedon A. Lindberg presents a simple, delicious, Mediterraneaninspired and well-balanced approach to food which will revolutionize the way you think about your meals. It is all about mindfulness.

AUTHOR:

FEDON ALEXANDER LINDBERG

Mindful eating is about being aware of the present, concentrating on what you eat and enjoying food's rich flavors. Dr. Lindberg explains simple stress-managing techniques in relation to food and eating, and why this holistic view of eating will aid your digestion and health. Also, eating mindfully will contribute to ending the vicious cycle of fad diets. Dr. Lindberg masterfully combines health and enjoyment through 80 completely new recipes for family meals and entertaining friends.

TITLE ENGLISH:

MINDFUL EATING TITLE NORWEGIAN:

TID MED MATEN FORMAT:

205x225 mm / 256 pages

These great dishes are based on simple, natural ingredients and designed to keep you healthy, biologically young and naturally slim. The lovely images in this book were taken by award winning Studio Dreyer Hensley and Giorgos Drakopoulos, one of the very best Greek photographers with a passion for Mediterranean food. Many of the delicious recipes are vegetarian and/or gluten and milk free.

PHOTO: STUDIO DREYER HENSLEY

• Enjoy every moment and savor every bite! • Eat yourself to better health and increased vitality • Rediscover a healthy and joyful relationship with food • Free yourself from overeating, one meal at a time • Control your appetite, lose weight, avoid heartburn & indigestion

Fedon A. Lindberg is a specialist in internal medicine, with expertise in

metabolic and hormonal disorders, nutrition and health, obesity and diabetes. He qualified as a doctor in 1985 and has authored 11 books since 2001. A number of them have been published in 14 languages and in 21 countries. Over 500,000 copies have been sold worldwide.

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JAM ALL YEAR ROUND Jam can be made at any time. You do not need to go out berrypicking or have berries in your garden. Pop along to your local fruit and veg shop, buy what you need and make what you want. This book will change your perception of jam. What about cherry or mango jam? Or green apple, rhubarb or mint? A combination of pomegranate and apricot is also great! Knowing exactly what you are eating is also a plus. There are no suspicious additives here.

AUTHOR:

MATILDE SKÅR

This book contains 62 recipes, and you can make new varieties with the basic recipes by combining different types of berries, fruit and vegetables. You will never look at strawberry jam the same way after trying it with chilli and pepper. And if you want to leave out the sugar, there are other options.

TITLE ENGLISH:

JAM ALL YEAR ROUND TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SYLTETØY ÅRET RUNDT FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 192 pages

Jam is a popular gift – make an extra portion when you start!

Matilde Skår (1987–) is from Klepp in Jæren. She studied geography and works for the Norwegian Mapping Authority in Stavanger. Skår has proved her creativity in many areas, first and foremost in cookery, photography and knitting.

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YOUR CHILD’S OWN COOKBOOK It's fun to cook! This book contains simple recipes for dishes which are fun to make and delicious to eat. Learn how to make smoothies and fluffy bread rolls with scrumptious toppings for breakfast. This book contains tempting recipes for tapas, roasted vegetables and salmon burgers for lunch or dinner, and for dessert, why not serve up apple porridge, ice cream and brownies.

AUTHOR:

MARGIT VEA TITLE ENGLISH:

YOUR CHILD’S OWN COOKBOOK

It's also jam-packed with useful tips about ingredients, equipment and preparation.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

BARNAS EGEN KOKEBOK FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 64 pages

PHOTO: GRETHE NYGAARD

Whip up delicious dishes for everyday meals, weekends and birthdays!

Margit Vea (1966–) is a professional teacher of nutrition, health and

environmental studies. She teaches people who work with children and young people, and runs a course in cooking for adults and children. Vea is a permanent contributor who writes about food on www.dinmat.no.

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EDIBILITY IN SMALL SPACES You don't need a big garden to grow great-tasting berries and fruit, crunchy vegetables or fragrant herbs, all you need is a couple of pots and to be inventive with the space you have. Use window sills, balconies, a hook on the terrace, a raised bed or hanging basket, or hang self-watering boxes on the wall.

AUTHOR:

TOMMY TØNSBERG AND KENNETH INGEBRETSEN

This book tells you what you can grow and how to do it, from soil preparation to sowing, fertilisation and caring for your plants. Make use of the season with mini greenhouses, juggle with early and late crops, and use the space you have by combining what is useful with what is beautiful in exciting mixed pots.

TITLE ENGLISH:

EDIBILITY IN SMALL SPACES TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SPISELIG PÅ LITEN PLASS FORMAT:

210x225 mm / 168 pages

At the back of the book you'll find great advice on how to grow vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, fruit and berries. The authors advise growing something you love to eat. Food from your own garden tastes extra good. An inspiring and useful text for growing edible plants in a limited space.

Tommy Tønsberg's (1980–) interest in gardening was already evident at an

early age: as a schoolboy he often spent his entire allowance at the nursery. Today he tends a small but lush garden on the outskirts of Oslo, and is the editor of Norsk Hagetidend, the magazine for members of the Gardeners' Association. He is also a popular guest speaker.

Kenneth Ingebretsen (1977–) is a gardener who works at the largest garden

centre in Norway. He also edits the membership newsletter Blomstervenner for the Friends of Flowers Society.

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A GARDEN DESIGNER’S APPROACH GUIDE TO A PERSONAL GARDENING STYLE We decorate our terraces and gardens to create ambience and make our mark on the great outdoors, and we extend the season using outdoor seating areas, sheltered terraces, heat lamps and wood burning stoves. Garden centres and interior design shops are full of enticing odds and ends, but when the weather turns it is extra important to maintain a holistic approach to positioning, size, shape, lines and materials. Decorative items should be the icing on the cake and chosen carefully.

AUTHOR:

YVONNE DENGIN TITLE ENGLISH:

A GARDEN DESIGNER’S APPROACH TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HAGEDESIGNERENS METODE

Some people furnish their gardens with humour and playfulness, others want to create a romantic atmosphere, and others are more concerned with symmetry and order. Dengin describes classic and modern garden design using both formal and more informal approaches, providing tips and advice about which decorative elements are best for you.

FORMAT:

210x277 mm / 160 pages

Look at the bigger picture and how furniture, lighting, water features, pots, plants and decorative elements can come together as a whole. Practical, exuberant and inspiring advice about how to make your garden your own.

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A WHOLE GARDEN IN POTS Hele hagen i krukker is a gardening book with a difference – because you don't even need to have a garden! If you only have a patio, whatever the size, you can still create your own garden by planting in pots. Nearly everything you usually find in a garden can also be grown in pots and tubs. Even fruit trees! And it is easy to create your own style – a varied selection of pots and plants can give you everything from a romantic garden with curved lines, lush, oldfashioned geraniums and roses for a stylish garden with simple shapes and ornamental grass in pots.

AUTHOR:

YVONNE DENGIN TITLE ENGLISH:

A WHOLE GARDEN IN POTS TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HELE HAGEN I KRUKKER FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 184 pages

Yvonne Dengin (1961–) is a garden designer, lecturer and high-profile garden writer who has previously published two books. She had a column on gardening in Elle Interiør for a number of years, and was a designer and active contributor to the NRK gardening television program.

PHOTO: ANNE MANGLERUD

A pot is a sculptural eye-catcher providing opportunities for cultivation, says author Yvonne Dengin, and she's so right!

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ENJOYING BIRDLIFE BIRDHOUSES AND BIRD FEEDING This book will introduce you to the most regular visitors to birdhouses and bird tables, and how you can help them with their homes and eating habits. There's a lot of joy to be had from setting up birdhouses in your area, whether in town, in your garden, at your summer house or maybe at your child's nursery. The excitement grows when spring comes and the birds start to look for places to build nests – will one of them move into the box you hung up?

AUTHOR:

TROND VIDAR VEDUM TITLE ENGLISH:

ENJOYING BIRDLIFE

Listen to the birdsong all summer long and follow their family lives until one day their young jump out of the nest and start flitting around the neighbourhood.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

GLED DEG MED FUGLENE FORMAT:

170x240 mm / 144 pages

Trond Vidar Vedum is a senior lecturer in natural science at Hedmark

University College and a dedicated bird enthusiast. He has written many textbooks and books about nature and birds.

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Tilda and her friends charm everyone! The Tilda books have now taken the world by storm, being published in Brazil, Czech Republic, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK and USA. Today Tilda is a familiar brand in hobby and sewing arenas, primarily in Scandinavia, although some Tilda products are also available in Germany, France and England. Tilda is known for its naive and recognizable characters.

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HOME-MADE AND HAPPY Hjemmelaget og lykkelig is a book about high quality patchwork technique, covering the whole year but with an emphasis on autumn and Christmas. There are figures of a home-made angel, a simple reindeer, sheep and many more.

AUTHOR:

TONE FINNANGER

There are good step-by-step illustrations throughout, and all the designs are reproduced at the back of the book.

TITLE ENGLISH:

HOME-MADE AND HAPPY TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HJEMMELAGET OG LYKKELIG FORMAT:

210x277 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

Tone Finnanger (1973–) designs all of the Tilda products herself: the books

and other printed works, plywood figures, stamps and stencils, paint and metal works. She is schooled in drawing, design, graphic design and traditional painting handwork techniques. She worked as an interior decorator and window dresser until she started the Tilda company in 1999.

PHOTO: GRETHE SYVERTSEN ARNSTAD

UK (D&C)

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TILDA'S WINTER JOY TILDAS VINTERGLEDER

This Tilda book is aimed at inspiring you to make things for Winter and Christmas. You will find ideas for charming little Christmas gnomes and a large skating angel as well as other kinds of angels, polar bears, ideas for patchwork and for decorations made of fabric or paper. And you will get a wonderful insight into Tilda's universe! The instructions in the book are well illustrated in step-by-step drawings. All the patterns are in full scale. The degree of difficulty varies from the very basic, to ideas which demand a little more of both technical skill and time.

AUTHOR:

TONE FINNANGER FORMAT:

210x277 mm / 40 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FRANCE (Fleurus | Mango) GERMANY (Droemer Knaur) HUNGARY (Arena 2000 Kiado) ITALY (Il Castello) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (D&C) SPAIN (Drac) UK (D&C)

TILDA’S SUMMERTIME TILDAS SOMMERLIV

As longer, brighter days draw ever closer, it's always a joy to use new and bright colours to create an atmosphere of spring and summer in the home. In this publication, life in the countryside and at sea provide inspiration for the spring and summer season ahead. Whales, jellyfish, sea urchins, and summer-themed girls and embellishments are just a few of the ideas to be found within the book.

AUTHOR:

TONE FINNANGER FORMAT:

210x277 mm / 40 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

BRAZIL (Ambientes & Costumes Editora) FRANCE (Fleurus | Mango) GERMANY (Droemer Knaur) HUNGARY (Arena 2000 Kiado) ITALY (Il Castello) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (D&C) SPAIN (Drac) UK (D&C)

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QUICK STITCHES – SIMPLE EMBROIDERY Nina Granlund Sæther invites you into a world where she uses embroidery in a playful and exciting way. This book contains around 25 projects with different degrees of difficulty and on different backgrounds. Embroider sneakers, watch straps, T-shirts for adults and children, cushions and a lot more.

AUTHOR:

NINA GRANLUND SÆTHER TITLE ENGLISH:

If you have not embroidered before, you are sure to feel the inclination when you see all the possibilities in this book.

QUICK STITCHES – SIMPLE EMBROIDERY TITLE NORWEGIAN:

RASKE STING FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 128 pages

Nina Granlund Sæther is active within Norway’s handicraft community. Previous books include Gamle redskaper, små antikviteter and Hjerte i folkekunsten.

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JUST WOOL 75 IDEAS FOR YOU AND YOUR HOME Bare ull, Tone Rørseth's new book, offers a generous choice of ideas of things to make in wool and wool felt. Take your pick from small or large projects to please yourself, or as gifts or for use in the house. You will find suggestions for cosy wrist-warmers in different colours to match every outfit. You can make folders, mobile phone cases and covers for e-readers and notebooks. Or you may be tempted to make cushions decorated with felt flowers or shaped like houses.

AUTHOR:

TONE RØRSETH TITLE ENGLISH:

JUST WOOL

This is a book full of projects that vary in size, from small to large, and in degrees of difficulty, from very basic to more advanced.

TITLE NORWEGIAN:

BARE ULL FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

SWEDEN (Pagina) UNITED STATES (Sellers Publishing)

Tone Rørseth works for various interior decorating magazines as a designer, stylist and generator of ideas. She used to be a jewellery and accessories designer. Tone Rørseth trained at Beckman's School of Design in Stockholm. Two earlier books of hers have been published: Smykker og smykkeesker (sold to Sweden) and Lag vakre smykker (sold to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and USA).

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KNITTING WITH DORTHE SKAPPEL Charming and elegant knitting patterns for the famous Dorthe Skappel sweater and many other garments including jackets, jerseys, knitted stockings and woollen hats. Every garment in the book has its story, pictures and user-friendly illustrations of the techniques. AUTHOR:

DORTHE SKAPPEL

The story began when Dorthe knitted a jersey between Christmas and New Year 2011. Her daughters Mary and Martha liked it immediately and later described it as their favourite garment on Mary's blog and in several magazines. Since then, many new garments have been designed and knitted and the patterns and wool sold on the internet.

TITLE ENGLISH:

KNITTING WITH DORTHE SKAPPEL TITLE NORWEGIAN:

SKAPPELSTRIKK FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 176 pages

Anybody can knit these garments with their very easy patterns. They are light and comfortable to wear – just as favourite clothes should be. The book is richly and elegantly designed. It expresses warmth and the joy of knitting in a pallet of traditional and elegant colours.

Dorthe Skappel is a popular TV presenter, known particularly as the lead presenter on the entertainment programme God kveld Norge (Good evening Norway) and on the TV awards presentation, Gullruten. She is passionate about knitting and knitting design, and her own creative knitting patterns have had welldeserved commercial success.

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30 SLIPPERS – ONE PATTERN This book is divided according to six themes: Hut Life; Rabbits; Skins; Moccasins; the Terrace and finally It's Christmas Again. There is something for every taste, whether you like the traditional classic design or whether you want bright-coloured slippers decorated with pearls.

AUTHOR:

ARNE NERJORDET AND CARLOS ZACHRISSON

The main technique is knitting, but the decoration involves the use of pearls, cross-stitching, grafting stitches, etc.

TITLE ENGLISH:

30 SLIPPERS – ONE PATTERN TITLE NORWEGIAN:

This is a book for both children and adults.

30 TØFLER FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

DENMARK (Koppelwrite) NETHERLANDS (Tirion)

CHRISTMAS BAUBLES

KNITTED DOLLS

EASTER TIME ALL YEAR ROUND

RIGHTS SOLD TO:

DENMARK (Koppelwrite) ESTONIA (Hea Lugu) FINLAND (Nemo) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) GERMANY (FrechVerlag) ICELAND (Forlagið) ITALY (IL Castello) NETHERLANDS (De Fontein | Tirion) SWEDEN (Norstedts) UK (Search Press) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

DENMARK (Koppelwrite) FINLAND (Nemo) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) GERMANY (FrechVerlag) JAPAN (Nihon Vogue) NETHERLANDS (De Fontein | Tirion) RUSSIA (Astrei) SWEDEN (Norstedts) UK (Search Press) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

DENMARK (Koppelwrite) FINLAND (Nemo) GERMANY (FrechVerlag) NETHERLANDS (De Fontein | Tirion) UK (Search Press) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

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KNITTING FROM SETESDAL TRADITION WITH A NEW TWIST In this book, Arne & Carlos have been inspired by the innumerable knitting and embroidery patterns from Setesdal. You will find patterns for gorgeous sweaters in bright colours, to suit both men and women. Also, it includes many ideas for accessories such as mittens, woolly hats, leg- and wrist-warmers, stockings, small and large cushions, teddy bears and much more. The degree of difficulty varies from the very straightforward to ideas which demand a little more of both technical skill and time.

AUTHOR:

ARNE NERJORDET AND CARLOS ZACHRISSON TITLE ENGLISH:

KNITTING FROM SETESDAL TITLE NORWEGIAN:

STRIKK FRA SETESDAL FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

DENMARK (Koppelwrite) FINLAND (Nemo) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) GERMANY (FrechVerlag) NETHERLANDS (De Fontein | Tirion) UK (Search Press) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

Arne Nerjordet (a Norwegian) and Carlos Zachrison (part Swede, part Spaniard) presented their first joint fashion collection in 2002 and, in 2003, they were invited to the Paris fashion week to show their designs. The inspiration for their feminine clothes comes from many sources – from Dolly Parton to Japanese pleating techniques and Norwegian traditional dress.

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FUN WITH YARN IN ROSENDAL The inspiration for this book came from an old sock pattern and an old hotel in Rosendal in Hardanger. Turid Lindeland has given the traditional patterns a modern twist both in terms of colour and choice of models. Her vision is to be mindful of old handicraft techniques, here in terms of knitting and crocheting, and make durable products suitable for daily wear and tear.

AUTHOR:

TURID LINDELAND

Here you'll find patterns for blankets for young and old, socks for big and small, cushions with and without patterns, covers for chairs, photo albums, mobiles, computers and much more.

TITLE ENGLISH:

FUN WITH YARN IN ROSENDAL TITLE NORWEGIAN:

GARNGLEDE I ROSENDAL FORMAT:

The difficulty level varies from very simple to that which requires a little more time and skill.

198x272 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (Mäkelä) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) GERMANY (Bassermann)

Turid Langeland is 47 years old and trained in economics. She has been keen

on handcrafts of various sorts since childhood. In 2007 she and her husband bought an old hotel in Rosendal on the west coast of Norway, dating from 1887. Here she has been able to develop her interests: interior design, recycling, redesign and handcraft. The reshaping of tradition in a new and modern way is close to her heart.

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HØNSESTRIKK FOR THE PEOPLE Hønsestrikk is a concept which came to light in the 1970s in Denmark, translating literally as Chicken knit. It involved learning to knit by creating your own boards and putting together patterns which told a story, made a statement or showed what the makers liked to do or what made them happy. AUTHOR:

CECILIE KAURIN AND LINN BRYHN

The authors of this book took their inspiration from this time and added their own twist.

JACOBSEN TITLE ENGLISH:

In this book you will find big and small projects for both children and adults with different difficultly levels. It is easy to see how you are progressing, because you complete one pattern knitting board at a time. When engaging in Hønsestrikk, you use the wool like coloured pens. This means you can choose the colours and patterns and combine them as you wish or as per the wool you have. If you make a mistake along the way it's no big deal, you just have to change the project so it works.

HØNSESTRIKK FOR THE PEOPLE TITLE NORWEGIAN:

HØNSESTRIKK TIL FOLKET FORMAT:

195x250 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

DENMARK (Turbine) UNITED STATES (Trafalgar Square Books)

Cecilie Kaurin (1954–) works as a secretary in the Norwegian Architects Association. She acquired her love of making things from her mother and grandmother, who were always busy with handcrafts. Her inspiration comes from nature, hunting and fishing, and she enjoys gardening. Linn Bryhn Jacobsen (1962–) is happiest on trips through the woods with

her retriever dog Ronja. She has always enjoyed craftwork: knitting, crochet and sewing. Photography has been a hobby since her student days.

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CLASSIC CROCHET AND TUNISIAN CROCHET A follow-up to the books Helt enkel hekling og Hekling og hakking til kjøkkenet. This book contains both small and large projects in various degrees of difficulty for both those who have crocheted before and those who want to start. The book is illustrated throughout with great descriptions and step-by-step pictures.

AUTHOR:

TOVE FEVANG TITLE ENGLISH:

Tove Fevang's books have been published in several languages, and she regularly gives talks and contributes to craft journals.

CLASSIC CROCHET AND TUNISIAN CROCHET TITLE NORWEGIAN:

KLASSISK HEKLING OG HAKKING FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 136 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (WSOY) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) UNITED STATES (Trafalgar Square Books)

Tove Fevang (1959–) is known for her work in the areas of quilting, application and embroidery and, in particular, for her colour sense and stylish patterns. She is also highly thought of as a course instructor.

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CROCHET AND TUNISIAN CROCHET FOR THE KITCHEN HEKLING & HAKKING

The author was inspired to write this book, full of ideas and instructions, by finds of old oven cloths in drawers and cupboards in the homes of family and friends. Make small, original objects for yourself and to give to friends. This set of instructions describes things one needs for the kitchen, like table mats, oven cloths, towels, cloths and much more.

AUTHOR:

TOVE FEVANG FORMAT:

The explanations are clear, with step-by-step illustrations.

198x272 mm / 128 pages

The book is bursting with great ideas.

RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (Gummerus) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) UK (Search Press) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

SIMPLE CROCHETING HELT ENKEL HEKLING

This is a beginner's book of crocheting with a detailed introduction and step-by-step pictures. In addition, there are patterns for scarves, hats, blankets, cushions and much more. The exciting thing about crocheting is that so many structures may be combined. Nothing is right or wrong!

AUTHOR:

TOVE FEVANG FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 96 pages

RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FINLAND (WSOY) FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe) GERMANY (Droemer Knaur) SWEDEN (ICA) USA (Trafalgar Square Books)

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MAGIC SEWING FIVE STYLES ADAPTED FOR YOU One basic pattern – so many options. You receive a pattern for that little black dress: A-line, with long or short skirt, and a tunic, waistcoat and jacket. Fitted tight or puff sleeves, to give a few examples. The shapes can be adapted for different occasions – leisure, work, small get-together or grand parties. The book contains its own set of full size patterns – no need to scale up or down.

AUTHOR:

TINE SOLHEIM TITLE ENGLISH:

See and learn from Tine Solheim's creative leaps!

MAGIC SEWING TITLE NORWEGIAN:

MAGISK SØM FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 160 pages

Tine Solheim is one of Norway's most prominent clothings and costume

designers. She studied at École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, and worked as an intern with Yves St. Laurent and Per Spook in Paris. For nearly 30 years, she has designed haute couture, costumes, formalwear, wedding gowns and wardrobes for a number of actors, performers, artists and other media personalities. In recent years she has also created knitted designs for Norwegian magazines. Some of her previous books have been sold to Finland and Germany.

DESIGN AND CRAFTS

STITCHES & INTERIORS KNIT AND CROCHET FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR HOME This book will inspire you to create a cosier home, with simple knitting at the core. It's time to put your feet up on the sofa, make yourself comfortable among the cushions and blankets and allow your mind to wander as your knitting takes shape before your eyes, whether intended to be something for the home or to wear. There are ideas for pillows, throws, slippers, shawls, loungewear, coats, waistcoats, etc. AUTHOR:

The book is divided into three style sections:

TINE SOLHEIM

Nature: Clean, meditative and white, including lovely throws and cushions, big jumpers and jackets and beautiful comfort wear for indoor and outdoor use.

STITCHES & INTERIORS

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MASKER & INTERIØR FORMAT:

198x272 mm / 160 pages

Graphic noir: Graphic shapes with focus on prints with textile shades. In this section there are also some patterns to be knitted, featuring clean lines on cardigans, jumpers and ponchos.

RIGHTS SOLD TO:

FRANCE (Les Editions de Saxe)

Abundance: Think along the lines of the Garden of Eden, rich colours, patterns, etc. Angora enters the mix in pops of colour, with some extra focus on knitting here too. Pillows, throws, lovely ponchos, jumpers and jackets are among the treats that make an appearance in this book.

DESIGN AND CRAFTS

KNITTING PERUVIAN PATTERNS Kari Hestnes has taken the inspiration for this book from her travels in Peru. The people, the colours, the history and the nature have all had an influence, but the main inspiration came from the young shepherds who live in the hills in the district of Munani. Kari helped to start a school there, called Mirasol (Sunflower). The chapters include:

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KARI HESTNES

Introduction: The story behind the book and the inspiration of the Mirasol project.

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KNITTING

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STRIKK

In the kingdom of the alpacas

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180 pages

The soft feel of alpaca: The natural colours of alpaca wool in ponchos, scarves and hats. Arequipa – the white city: Soft, delicate shades to knit for little people. Santa Catelina: Round, oval and square cushions in a combination of crochet and knitting, and a lovely big shawl for cooler evenings. Colourful Peru: Colourful sweaters, mittens, hats and scarves. The Inca Flag: Magnificent sweaters, scarves, hats and more. From heart to heart: Inspiration and colours from the rich variety of textiles found in Peru. The Sacred Valley The Amazon

Kari Hestnes (1959–) is a co-owner of the company Du Store Alpakka, one of the largest importers of alpaca yarns in Norway. She regularly provides many knitting patterns for magazines.

DESIGN AND CRAFTS

EMILY’S CROCHET BOOK DELIGHTFUL AMIGURUMI CHARACTERS Amigurumi characters are small, personalised, crocheted mascots. This is a hobby that is becoming increasingly popular, and Emily's cute characters have a fresh, Nordic style. All those who have never crocheted before can learn to do so now. The most important techniques are explained using text and pictures in Crochet School at the front of the book – the simplest first and the most advanced at the end.

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EMILYS HEKLEBOK FORMAT:

197x197 mm / 48 pages

It's easy to become enchanted by Emily's characters, and this book is also suitable for young adults who want to try their hand at a small (and feasible) handicraft project. Emily Thorbjørnsen has written an inspiring crochet book for young girls.

Emily Thorbjørnsen is a young girl who likes to be creative. She has the

courage and skill to follow her small crocheted friends through from idea to finished products – inspiring and fun for children of all ages.

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