Tag Archives: Norway

Book Review: Ivory Vikings

Posted on March 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

Ivory Vikings:  The Mystery Of The Most Famous Chessmen In The World And The Woman Who Made Them, by Nancy Marie Brown The odds are high that many people among my readers will not know the Lewis chessmen by name. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: First We Have Coffee

Posted on December 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

First We Have Coffee, by Margaret Jensen As someone who specializes in reading memoirs of dysfunctional families and unpleasant childhoods [1], I am often struck by elements that make a book distinctive.  This book had a very distinctive set of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Look At Norway

Posted on December 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

Look At Norway, by Arne Damm and Carl Just As someone who likes to look at Norway every once in a while [1], I thought this book would make for a lovely read, and though this book was published shortly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Anglo-Saxon And Norse Poems

Posted on March 8, 2016 by nathanalbright

Anglo-Saxon And Norse Poems, by Nora K. Chadwick While I was looking up some information for a post [1], I came across this book, as it had a copy of some Anglo-Saxon and Norse poems, of which I am fond, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Shetland Bus

Posted on February 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Shetland Bus, by David Howarth This book, which was written by the late English historian who was also profoundly involved in espionage efforts in occupied Norway during World War II, is obviously the work of someone of great skill … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hitler’s Arctic War

Posted on February 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Hitler’s Arctic War: The German Campaigns In Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945, by Chris Mann & Christer Jorgensen Although the arctic area of northern Scandinavia had apparently not previously been known as a high-intensity war zone prior to World … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Of Norwegian Ways

Posted on February 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Of Norwegian Ways, by Bent Vanberg, illustrated by Henning Jansen This book is part of a series that is likely very entertaining, with books about Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish ways, that seeks to inspire pride in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ni Liv / Nine Lives (1957)

Posted on January 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Note: Spoiler Alert, obviously.] When I read the book We Die Alone [1] that this movie is based on, I thought it would make a good movie, and was not surprised that Norwegians consider it among the greatest films of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: We Die Alone

Posted on January 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

We Die Alone: A WWII Epic Of Escape And Endurance, by David Howarth, Introduction by Stephen E. Ambrose Upon reading this book, one of the first thoughts that goes through my mind is that this would make a great WWII … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Passion For Danger

Posted on December 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

A Passion For Danger: Nansen’s Arctic Adventures, by Francine Jacobs This book is the sort of adventuresome biography, of famed Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen, that I would have loved to have read as a kid. Although this book is … Continue reading →

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