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Children's Books902Literature and Fiction722Narrative Non-fiction336Self Help179Crafts and Hobbies146Mystery and Crime143Cook Books107UpLit82

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2025 and newer2020–20242015–20192014 and older

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Picture books318Easy read235Read-aloud184Children's novels238Young adult121Children's non-fiction181Comics33

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The Red Zone
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2018 · 336 pp

The Red Zone

Gert Nygårdshaug

A Norwegian representative of the Rainforest Foundation is found headless in Tanjung, New Guinea. And before long, the body of the Norwegian investigator sent to solve the murder also turns up—headless as well. Skarphedin Olsen is next in line. He persuades his nephew, Fredric Drum, to join him in Tanjung, a nightmare of humid heat, lawlessness, and poverty.

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SKAPPEL
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 232 pp

SKAPPEL

Dorthe Skappel

Dorthe Skappel is finally back with a wealth of new knitting patterns for gorgeous garments! There are many favourites to choose from. The garments are knitted in beautiful colours and using various yarns. The patterns and descriptions are still very simple and provided in the sizes S, M and L, with inspiring pictures and user-friendly illustrations.

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2018 · 104 pp · Age 10 - 20

Saboteur

John S. Jamtli

The Nazis occupied Norway in 1940. The occupation came with persecution, imprisonment and executions. Nevertheless, there were many people who resisted the new regime and fought for a free Norway. Saboteur is about the Osvald group and their cat-and-mouse game with the Gestapo's worst agents. Written and illustrated by John Jamtlie. Accessible book that will reach a wide audience. John Sigvart Jamtli (1982–) is from Mo i Rana and studied at Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole in Kabelvåg. He is a Norwegian illustrator, cartoon creator and conceptual designer. He has published the serial albums Annunaki and DASS.

Truth for sale
Children's Books2018 · 176 pp · Age 9+

Truth for sale

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

When Katja, a friend of a friend, attempts to commit suicide, Pelle and Prof can't help but wonder why. Why was Katja in the newly renovated apartment building in central Oslo? What is going on with the religious cult «Life's Light»? The cult is very active amongst teenagers in the city centre, and Pelle and Prof suspect that they are using shady methods to recruit new members. In order to find them out, Pelle is sent as a spy to infiltrate the cult, while Prof and his journalist brother wait outside. They need to use every bit of detective skills they have to get to the bottom of this case...

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Don´t Look Back
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2018 · 272 pp

Don´t Look Back

Karin Fossum

At the foot of the Kollen Mountain lies a small village where the children play unafraid in the streets. But tranquillity is irrecoverably shattered when a young woman´s naked body is found by the lake during the search for another missing girl. Inspector Sejer - smart, tough and enigmatic - is called to investigate. Only he can uncover the dark secrets of this quiet community, hidden by deep family ties. This is the second book in the series about Inspector Sejer.Don´t Look Back shows how well Fossum deserves her continental fameSUNDAY TIMESEnds with such a blow to the stomach that most readers will wish they had failed to understand the appalling outcome to this apparently routine investigation. SCOTSMANAn engaging, atmospheric thriller.DAILY MAIL

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SEEN BY THE DEAD
Mystery and Crime2018 · 368 pp

SEEN BY THE DEAD

Eirik Husby Sæther

A woman kneels on the tracks in Oslo Central Station, When the train hits her, she is decapitated. Detective Mikael Wulf finally finds the head under the carriages. Her eyes reveal it was not suicide. The woman also bears the mark of a prostitute, a lump on her foot from walking too far in narrow heels. To find the killer he has to find out who she was. But he doesn't even know her name. She becomes the case he can't forget.

The Chess Masters
Narrative Non-fiction2018 · 432 pp

The Chess Masters

Atle Grønn / Hans Olav Lahlum

This is the World history of Chess told through the portraits of 16 of the world champions of Chess from 1886 to our time – a book that can be read by those who know nothing about chess, as well as the coming world champions. Central in this narrative, written by Norway´s foremost commenters of chess, is also the question about the spirit of chess: what kind of personalities and characters are hidden behind the most masterful chess moves? The book contains portraits of the following Chess Champions: Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Aleksandr Alekhin, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasilij Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spasskij, Bobby Fisher, Anatolij Karpov, Garri Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Aleksandr Kahlifman, Visnawathan Anand, Ruslan Ponomarjov, Rustam Kasimdzjanov, Vaselin Topalov and Magnus Carlsen.

SHAWLS, SCARVES AND COWLS
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 152 pp

SHAWLS, SCARVES AND COWLS

Marion Louise Rindsem

Here you will find patterns for 40 different small garments including cute cowls for children and beautiful shawls and scarves. Many of the projects are so small you could easily carry your knitting in your bag – you'll soon be finished with them and they are perfect for giving as gifts. Some are perfect for knitting in front of the TV, whereas others require more concentration. The patterns are suitable for both beginners and more experienced knitters.

SHAPE YOUR BODY WITH STRENGTH-TRAINING AND DIET
Self Help2018 · 128 pp

SHAPE YOUR BODY WITH STRENGTH-TRAINING AND DIET

Silje Bjørnstad / Susanne Sommerseth

Is it possible to shape your body with exercise? Yes. It's just a question of exercising properly with strength exercises, and eating nutritious food. This book contains simple and effective strength exercises with instructive photos, complete training programs, dietary advice and recipes. You'll learn how to train effectively for your health and appearance. Try the booty builder, leg curl and protein rolls, and watch your body make progress!

Smashed
2018 · 112 pp · Age 12+

Smashed

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Oda's dad puts her bike in the garage. She will not be using it anymore. She has such a poor balance and this was the defiitely the last time that she should fall and hurt herself. That is the story Oda tells anyone who asks. But both she and her mother know that the truth is something completely different. That the truth is a story that Oda is unable to tell anyone. Not dad. Not the teacher. Not even her best friend Milad, even if he has experienced things much worse before he came to the small village where Oda lives. Smashed is a book that hurts, for young readers wanting to do well.

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SCATTERED DAUGHTERS
Literature and Fiction2018 · 112 pp

SCATTERED DAUGHTERS

Helene Imislund

Helene Imislund's poetry collection Spredte døtre explores what happens when we have to face up to our own death or the death of others. The collection takes us into three stories about crossroads where death is near and gives life new meaning. Three voices are depicted sensitively and precisely through what they experience and observe. This is a crystal clear, beautiful and sad poetry collection from an exciting new writer.

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In Praise of Paths
Narrative Non-fiction2018 · 192 pp

In Praise of Paths

Torbjørn Ekelund

Torbjørn Ekelund takes the reader on a personal and fascinating journey through the history of the path; from when the first humans migrated north after the last ice age, to the organized hiking trails of our time. History of the Path is a tale of movement and sense of orientation, migration and shortcuts, about the migraiton routes of birds and animals, about the landscape's significance to our lives, about our inherited need to move around, and about what we have lost in an age where everyone is in an office, drives a car and navigates using GPS. The first thing humans did when they climbed down from the trees of the African savannah, 200,000 years ago, was move about. We were nomadic, we had no concept of residence. We walked, and from that the first footpaths emerged. Footpaths came before everything else, before tools, fire, religions and the formation of society. Footpaths appeared and vanished, and new ones came along; myriads of stories, spun around the earth like the thread in a ball of yarn. I dream about footpaths. How many have I walked? Hundreds, maybe thousands. I remember them all, clearer than almost everything else I’ve seen or experienced, better than people I’ve ever met.

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