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How to Save Democracy from Artificial Intelligence
Narrative Non-fiction2025 · 186 pp

How to Save Democracy from Artificial Intelligence

Henrik Skaug Sætra

What happens to democracy with the inreased use artificial intelligence? How does it change our perception about the world around us? When we use technology to organise and understand our fellow citizens and what they are saying? When we use AI to support, replace or change democratic processes? In this book author Sætra presents a thorough analysis of what a democracy is, and how AI is about to transform it into something else entirely. The book shows clearly how the fast-increasing use of AI in all parts of society inevitably affects democratic and political processes. This book is an important addition to the current and future discussions about how AI should be developed and applied. Everyone with a certain interest in politics and their role as a citizen will get an increased insight into how AI affects democracy. Developers and tech firms get insights that may persuade them from the biggest pitfalls. Politicians get useful background information about using the development of technology in a way that may benefit society.

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Why Is There No Snow in the Sahara?
Children's Books2025 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why Is There No Snow in the Sahara?

Einar Tørnquist

In Why Is There No Snow in the Sahara? children learn the answers to both big and small questions about geography. Where in the world are there the most volcanoes? Can you swim in the Thames? And who built the pyramids? Why Is There No Snow in the Sahara? is informative and easy to grasp with fun illustrations. It is the perfect book to start a conversation about the world and geography with children aged six to nine years.

Why Can't the Referee Score Goals?
Children's Books2025 · 72 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why Can't the Referee Score Goals?

Susanne Kaluza / Birgit Skarstein

In Why Can't the Referee Score Goals? children learn the answers to both big and small questions about sports. Why do sumo wrestlers wear diapers? Why are tennis balls yellow? How do you shoot a bow and arrow without any arms? And what is the most dangerous sport in the world? Why Can't the Referee Score Goals? is informative and easy to grasp with fun illustrations. It is the perfect book to start a conversation about the world of sports, with children aged six to nine years.

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In The Belly of the Whale
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2025 · 272 pp

In The Belly of the Whale

Hilde Rød-Larsen

In mid-July, newly divorced Jonas Sverdrup travels from Bergen to his hometown of Oslo, after his ex-wife has gone on holiday with their son. For three weeks, Jonas is borrowing a friend's flat, and he wants to spend the time following the impulse method. But the impulses fail to materialise, in a city abandoned by family and friends. Maud Elvebakken has no need to travel from her hometown of Oslo. She likes change of atmosphere that July offers, the opportunities it provides. She wants to gather friends and acquaintances who are left in the city around a long table in her backyard, and see what happens. Also Jonas, whom she hasn't seen since they were children in the teeming garden of her father. These summer weeks will open up to new human connections, but also to a past that Jonas and Maud in their adult lives have tried to shield against. In the Belly of the Whale is a standalone sequel to In the House of Pantaloon. «Like the previous novel pointed to the meaning of solidarity between individuals, the message from Rød-Larsen seems to be that it’s only when we, with our small lives, join forces, that the larger history can be challenged. The new generation represented by the passive Jonas and the obstinate Maud, has a golden opportunity to cry out on behalf of the victims of their forefathers’ cruelty.»VÅRT LAND «As always, Rød-Larsen has a firm grip on the text, with dialogues that flow effortlessly. She writes entertainingly, and most of the tension is in the exploration of the characters.»ADRESSEAVISEN

A feelgood story with literary elements
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Never Become a Magician
Children's Books2025 · 240 pp · Age 9 - 12

Never Become a Magician

Mats Eldøen

Becoming a magician doesn’t always make life magical Einar (12) plays Mage Tower, loves role-playing games, reads fantasy books and watches every film about magic he can lay his hands on. So he can hardly believe his luck when three weird elves turn up on his doorstep one day and tell Einar just what he’s always dreamed of hearing: he is a magician. And he’s the one who’s been chosen to stand up to the dreaded, secret organisation called the Order System that controls the whole world. But he only has 30 days to do it in. Einar is convinced that all his dreams have come true – until he finds out that learning magic is INCREDIBLY boring. And it doesn’t help that the three odd elves aren’t just useless at teaching magic, but also at hiding from Einar’s dad. On top of all that, Einar still has to go to school, do his homework and decide whether to run for student council president. But how is Einar affected by the sudden arrival of his magic powers? And what will he do when strange Captain Slash turns up at school? Never Become a Magician is the first book in a fun fantasy series about how awkward things can get if you’re a 12-year-old whose dreams come true (just not exactly the way you thought they would). Despite having magical powers, you still have to navigate some of childhood’s toughest challenges: crushes, envy and privileged jerks.

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Illegal Practice
Literature and Fiction2025 · 216 pp

Illegal Practice

Lars Dehli

How difficult is it really to be a psychologist? Isn’t it just a matter of presenting your most empathetic side, being an uncommonly good listener, and rattling off the first and best solutions you can think of? Lars Dehli’s debut novel tells the story of a young man who happens to start an illegal psychology practice. He does a lot of things wrong, including falling for one of his patients. But along the way, he also acquires all sorts of knowledge, such as how to curb compulsive behaviour and how metacognitive therapy is superior to psychoanalysis.

No One Thinks Alone
Narrative Non-fiction2025 · 234 pp

No One Thinks Alone

Bjørn Gregory-Stærk

Is it too difficult in modern society to change your mind? Or too easy to simply adopt the mindset of those around you? Bjørn Stærk went from being deeply religious to becoming a Christian-friendly atheist in his youth. He later became a right-wing populist blogger, but moved towards the political center. He was on the verge of becoming a climate skeptic, but is today involved in the Green Party. In this book, he explores the question "What does it mean to change your mind?" What triggers a change of mind in ourselves and others, how does the change occur, and can we become better at it? Based on his own experiences, a diverse research literature and conversations with people such as Sidsel Wold, Paul Chaffey, Emil Erstad and his own father - who is a Christian conservative - Stærk takes the reader on a journey that challenges popular myths, such as that changing your mind is unusual or that people are too easily influenced. We think together with the groups we feel at home in, for better or for worse.

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same
Narrative Non-fiction2025 · 224 pp

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same

Gaute Børstad Skjervø

“For a long time, the adults believed that reason had won. That war was a thing of the past. That the future automatically meant democracy, freedom and peace. They told us the world would improve on its own. That idea is extremely naive. And it has cost our generation dearly,” writes Gaute Børstad Skjervø. He was just 16 years old when he survived the 22 of July terrorist attack by hiding in a crevice on the Utøya island. One of the older youths—just 20—told him that, being the youngest, he had to hide deepest in the crevice. Later, they swam for their lives as gunshots echoed across the island. After 22 July 2011, Skjervø became an involuntary expert on extremism and fascism. Today, he is the leader of the Norwegian Labour Youth Party (AUF) and one of the most promising young politicians in Norway. He still carries in him an anger which he wants to use to fight against the forces that took the lives of his friends, and to fight for the community. This is his personal story. A young man’s political awakening. And his powerful answer to the young people and parents who fear for the future: «I have seen the darkest in people, but also the brightest.» «AUF leader Gaute Børstad Skjervø writes well about a generation shaped by the crises of the 2000s – and their naive parents.»DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV «A razor-sharp political message in book form.»VG

Instukid
Narrative Non-fiction2025 · 205 pp

Instukid

Johanne Rogndal

Instukid is a shocking story from the inside of children’s and youth psychiatry, told through the eyes of a former patient who as an adult became a clinical psychologist. Johanne Rogndal tells us the story about life at an institution for youths, where she as a fifteen-year-old spent one and a half years isolated from the outside world. Through her sharp and raw descriptions, we gain an insight into what it means to be young and voiceless in a system which all too often fails to support the most vulnerable. Rogndal’s unique combination of personal experience and professional depth of knowledge allows her to ask the critical questions regarding the treatment of youths in institutions, while she simultaneously illuminates the psychological processes that lies behind it all. She shows us how difficult it can be to live with memories about forced labour and isolation, and she explains how these experiences have shaped her view of vulnerability and human dignity.

I Do Not Regret the Rage
Literature and Fiction2025 · 88 pp

I Do Not Regret the Rage

Wera Sæther

Wera Sæther is an up and coming poet. Last year, she was nominated for the Critics' Prize for her translation of the Bengali Fakir Lalan Sain's What I say is foreign (Hva sier jeg er fremmed). This year, she is out with her own poetry collection, I do not regret the rage (Jeg angrer ikke raseriet).Here too, her engagement with Bengal shines through, even if the collection is perhaps primarily existential - not that the concrete and the existential can be separated in Wera Sæther's work.

I Don’t Have It in Me To Be a Parent Representative
Literature and Fiction2025 · 176 pp

I Don’t Have It in Me To Be a Parent Representative

Caroline Kaspara Palonen

Maria is afflicted by a mental illness, and her entire family life is thrown out of balance. As Maria withdraws, Audhild, a brand new acquaintance, takes over more and more of Maria’s caregiving tasks and eventually becomes important source of support for Erik. This new addition to their everyday life isn’t without its problems. The novel switches between Maria’s dissociative state and Erik’s situation as caregiver and next of kin. Will Maria ever come back to them? Does her role as a mother have anything to do with her desire to come back? And what happens to the children as their mother withdraws? Will Erik be able to deal with the crisis the family finds itself in? I Don’t Have It in Me To Be a Parent Representative is a dark, funny, topical and claustrophobic novel from a seemingly completely normal Norwegian life with small children.

Soil and Fertiliser
Crafts and Hobbies2025 · 128 pp

Soil and Fertiliser

Kenneth Ingebretsen / Tommy Tønsberg

If you want to succeed with what you sow or plant, a strong knowledge about soil, improving soil and fertiliser is essential. Soil can be anything from mud, sand, silt, humus, and peat, including combinations of these. Soil improvement may include addition of clay balls, perlite, vermiculite, rock flour, grit, and biochar. Soil and Fertiliser explains what these are, and how to create the perfect mix for each of your plants so they can thrive. However, a primed soil needs more than just water to ensure growth and thriving plants. Seeds and plants also require fertiliser. Should you buy a ready-made one? Soil and Fertiliser guides you to choose the right fertiliser to replenish the soil with the right nutrients for your plants. If you prefer to make your own, sustainable fertiliser? The book guides you thorugh the easy steps using garden waste, leaves, dried flowers or food waste. This book has easy guides, accompanied with beautiful photographs, which will help you to achieve happier and healthier plants.