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The Mystery of School Refusal
Narrative Non-fiction2022 · 288 pp

The Mystery of School Refusal

Gaute Brochmann / Ole Jacob Madsen

In The Mystery of School Refusal writers Gaute Brochmann and Ole Jacob Madsen tries to get to the bottom of school refusal as a phenomenon. What is going on in our families, at school or in society that makes something that was so easy and obvious just one generation ago is now becoming increasingly impossible for so very many. Before, everyone went to school. Both the good pupils and the not so good pupils. The practical students and the ponderers. Those who had a good life at home, and those who didn´t. Those who played football in the breaks and those smoking behind the shed. There was probably very few who thought of school as great fun, and everybody had something they did not like about school, from moody teachers to rowdy fellow students. From hard subjects to the fact that you must sit still all day long. Still, we went there. All of us. Day after day, year after year. Today this is not the case. A growing number of children are not going to school. They want to. But they just can´t. The phenomenon has spread down the ages, from High School through Junior High and down to Elementary School and it is known as School Refusal. Professional communities now agree that School Refusal is turning into a considerable challenge when it comes to the public health. What has caused this development? And why is it happening now? In this book the authors try to look at what is causing this development. They try to look at it in a wider social perspective, with the stories of the children as a natural point of focus.

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Sonja and Harald – The king, the queen and the fight for love
Narrative Non-fiction / Children's Books2022 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

Sonja and Harald – The king, the queen and the fight for love

Lise Osvoll

In 2022, our royal couple turn 85. This book pays tribute to Sonja and Harald, taking us on a journey through their lives, from their childhoods to their first meeting and long fight to be together. This is a magnificent book written and illustrated in an exciting and accessible way by Lise Osvoll. Through the book, children will learn about our wonderful royal couple and about important parts of Norwegian history and cultural heritage. As far as we know, there are no other children’s books about the king and queen, and we hope that this book will have many readers and garner lots of attention. A perfect family book for children and adults alike.

Little Adult
Narrative Non-fiction / Self Help2022 · 240 pp

Little Adult

Guro Hoftun

Little Adult is a book for parents who want to be able to let go when their twenty-year-olds leave home to make their own lives. Through many conversations, Guro Hoftun gets close to people and draws a map of the situation of young adults in Norway, what kind of jobs and careers they start, what they struggle with and what they want. And how parents, who nowadays may be closer to their children than ever, handle letting their little adults be independent. In this book, Guro Hoftun sets the stage for an important and timely discussion of young adults who need to find their own way, and dedicated parents who want a good relationship with their adult children.

A Norwegian in Washington
Narrative Non-fiction2022 · 368 pp

A Norwegian in Washington

Hans D. Høeg

A Norwegian in the House is the story of the Norwegian who became Chief of Staff for an American Congressman in 2012 and ended up leading a plot to topple the USA’s third most powerful man. When Hans Høeg met a hillbilly by the name of Thomas Massie at the prestigious MiT in Cambridge in 1991, he realised it would be the start of a long and rewarding friendship. What’s more, he decided then and there that he would get on board if his energetic, weather-beaten friend ever decided to embark on an exciting project sometime in the future. But when Thomas’s offer came, more than 20 years later, it was not the entrepreneurial dream Hans had imagined. His outspoken, freedom-loving fellow student from Vanceburg, Kentucky, had thrown himself into politics and had, against all the odds, been elected to represent his district in Congress on behalf of the Republicans. Massie wanted to create one hell of a commotion in Washington and needed a wingman he could count on. His choice fell on a somewhat reluctant Hans from Drammen. Now Høeg tells the incredible story of his years at the heart of the innermost circles of power in the USA. It’s the tale of two engineer nerds’ efforts to understand the political game, their spectacular attempt to overthrow the Republican speaker, John Boehner, and a rude encounter with a self-sustaining system of corruption and bureaucratic chicanery – an ugly culture that was a logical precursor to the tumult of the 2016 presidential election.

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Putting the Pieces Together
Narrative Non-fiction2022 · 176 pp

Putting the Pieces Together

Martin Revheim

Martin’s story is a harrowing tale of failure and betrayal. About growing up with a violent and unpredictable father. About serious neglect and violence that was never discovered. Reality literature is overflowing with stories of sons’ difficult relationships with domineering fathers. This story is also about a father failing in his duty of care, but most of all about a son’s struggle to get out of his father’s shadow. That said, no parent is a monster, and it is precisely the relationship between good and bad memories that leaves children unsure as to whether they want to repair a relationship—an uncertainty that many fight until it is too late. Eia-Revheim depicts the relationship with ambivalence, with love and longing as well as disappointment and bitterness. If you experience a little love, you want more, he writes. Who wouldn’t relate to that?

2070
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 464 pp

2070

Bjørn H. Samset

The route to avoiding climate change runs from now to 2070. In 50 years’ time, the green revolution must have happened. In 50 years’ time, we must be fossil-free. That’s how simple it is. And yet, so incredibly difficult. In this book, Samset shows us how we ended up where we are today, explains the models and climate systems we need to grasp, and gives us hope for the road ahead. If we read the expert literature about climate change we’ll find no shortage of material for fire-and-brimstone sermons. But dystopias won’t inspire us to face the future. So this is a climate book that doesn’t deal with worst-case scenarios (although they are mentioned), but focuses instead on offering hope. We’re taken on a journey to 2070, following one of the routes we can choose to take to avoid the worst consequences of climate change while also building a sustainable world.

Bjørg Vik’s Way
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 400 pp

Bjørg Vik’s Way

Lars Vik

Few Norwegian authors of the 20th century left more of a mark on their society than Bjørg Vik. In eleven short story collections, five novels and numerous plays, she explored women’s lives and the background to their experience like no other writer. In a warm portrayal of his mother, Lars Vik offers us an honest and intimate portrait of the author, public figure, and private person that was Bjørg Vik, based on her journals, letters and countless conversations with those around her. The book offers a wealth of new information about one of Norway’s most important cultural figures. Between her life and her writing, the book portrays a person of uncommon calibre, who had huge ambition and made an enormous impact. But it also shows the price of success.

The Secret Life of the City
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 240 pp

The Secret Life of the City

Hanna Bjørgaas

Hanna Bjørgaas is a biologist who spends her days among the penguins and whales in the Antarctic, one of the world’s most dramatic landscapes. The tourists she guides pay immense sums to travel there and encounter nature as they will never experience it anywhere else in the world. Or will they? Here is the starting-point for her project: to walk out of her door and take a non-judgemental interest in the nature she encounters over the course of a year. Can she experience nature in the city? The majority of Europe’s population live in towns or densely populated areas, and city nature is the nature most people will encounter. In this book, Bjørgaas tracks down the most fascinating specialist knowledge available to us about the species and nature in cities. But the book is also a declaration of love to the biologists and experts who share their knowledge with commitment and enthusiasm.

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That’s Why You Need to Know that I am Sami
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 208 pp

That’s Why You Need to Know that I am Sami

Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen / Randi Helene Svendsen

Ella Marie won Norway’s Stjernekamp talent show, she brought the Sami vocal tradition of joiking into thousands of homes. She has used her new-won star status to draw attention to climate issues and voice her opposition to mining operations in Reppar Fjord. According to her mother, she was born with a fist raised above her head. This book is a young Sami woman’s identity project, in which she tells readers about her relationship with nature, joiking and Sami culture – but also about prejudices and the darker history of the Sami people, which must never be forgotten. The combination of knowledge and experience makes "That´s why you need to know that I am Sami" a wide reaching and valuable book. Ellen Marie Hætta Isaksen´s book works as a good ABC of the Arctic Areas of Norway for outsiders. But it is also necessary as a recognizable story for the young Sami today. MORGENBLADETA powerful answer to a question you might not have thought to ask.As a conveyer of a contemporary look at the Sami, she is a unique storyteller. The book has temper and engagement, facts and interpretations. This is a book like no other I have ever read before. Thank you for the book, Ella Marie!NRKThis book has the power needed for changeElla Marie Hætta Isaksen´s book is Sami, proud and totally necessary. VÅRT LAND

Haakon the Hero King
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 432 pp

Haakon the Hero King

Carl Emil Vogt

This is a book about H7 the symbol, about how King Haakon was able to become the greatest national hero modern Norway has known. When Norway was expected to yield to Nazism, the resistance mustered behind H7. The King’s ‘No!’ has become the stuff of legends since 1940, and King Haakon holds a unique place in Norwegian history. The book draws upon a wealth of sources from both the occupation years and the post-war period. There are countless facets to Haakon 7: the people’s king, the democratically elected king, the communists’ king. At the same time, he is said to have opposed the politicians’ plans to scale back the army before the war, and the Conservatives relied on him when they believed the Labour Party was failing the country. In short, he was everybody’s king.

The History of the Winter Olympics
Narrative Non-fiction2021 · 672 pp

The History of the Winter Olympics

Hans Olav Lahlum / Øyvind Tronstad

Both a presentation of the history of the Winter Olympics and a new standard work on Norwegian and international sporting history. This book contains all the names and numbers an informed reader could wish for while simultaneously telling an exciting story about the events, the competitions and the central athletes. Over 900 pages long, with abundant illustrations, this will make a magnificent Christmas present for anybody with even a passing interest in sport, people and history.

Why Don’t all countries Have a President?
Narrative Non-fiction / Children's Books2021 · 72 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why Don’t all countries Have a President?

Susanne Kaluza

Children ask a lot of strange questions and in this new non-fiction series, they’ll get answers! This lively, fully illustrated book answers children’s questions about politics, big and small. What does a politician actually do? Can children vote in elections? And does the Prime Minister really live in parliament? Why Don’t all countries Have a President? is educational and easy to understand, has humorous illustrations, and is a perfect conversation starter about politics for children aged 6 to 9.