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The Book about the Book
Crafts and Hobbies2015 · 168 pp

The Book about the Book

Arne Nerjordet / Carlos Zachrison

You can now learn how to make Arne & Carlos’ wonderful books that overflow with inspiration, ideas, important things to remember, colours and collages. You have seen them pictured in all of the books that they have released, usually in chapter introductions. The book is split into two parts. The first part is a basic introduction to everything from cutting paper and adjusting it to the size you want to using a sewing machine to sew the pages together, gluing, making covers, binding the book and pressing. It is generously illustrated with step-by-step images of the entire process. The equipment that you need is easy to obtain across the country. No speciality shops involved. Part two of the book contains suggestions for book themes such as planning books for your wedding and memory books for a confirmation to guest and visitor books. Creative books for your own knitting, crochet or embroidery projects to gardening books, cookbooks, activity books and family tree books. You will be given ideas for making your own wholly unique notebooks or memory books to give as gifts. This book is bulging with ideas in very best Arne & Carlos style.

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The Billy Goats Gruff Go Swimming – A Lift-the-flap Book
Children's Books2015 · 18 pp · Age 0 - 9

The Billy Goats Gruff Go Swimming – A Lift-the-flap Book

Bjørn F. Rørvik

On their way to the summer pastures the three Billy Goats Gruff notice a new sign. Water park! That sounds a lot more fun than the summer pastures! And they'll avoid that stupid troll under the bridge. Or what do you think? Modern classics in a new edition for the enjoyment of the youngest readers, and with flaps to lift up!

Rights soldSold to 13 territories
Campfire
2015 · 160 pp

Campfire

Øivind Berg

Around the fire is a natural gathering place, both outdoors and indoors. This is a practical guide to the art of kindling and tending fire. The use of fire is the most important discovery in human history, changing the life and development of our species in many ways. Øivind Berg follows the use of fire as a heat source, a cooking place and a social gathering point right up to the present day. Fire is important in outdoor life mainly because it serves both practical and social functions. This book will tell you about different types and uses of fire, how to kindle a fire, the characteristics of different woods as fuel, and how to cook food over a fire. You can learn how to build and light a fire in almost any circumstances by reading this book.

Rights soldSold to United Kingdom
C - Carbon
Narrative Non-fiction2015 · 264 pp

C - Carbon

Dag O. Hessen

There are good reasons for writing this book with the simple title of C, which is the first and unauthorised biography of carbon, life's central element.Most of the life processes within and around us involve carbon in one form or another. Carbon in pure form can be both graphite in a pencil, and diamond. It is also the starting point for most of the synthetic materials which pervade modern life. However, the essence of Dag O. Hessen's story is the lifecycle of carbon, the important balance between photosynthesis and cellular respiration, between building and burning. This book gives us the basis we need for that understanding. It is an informal, well-informed book written with strong personal commitment by one of Norway's best presenters of research and science.‘This is a brilliant and deep journey into the science, history, and indeed the morality of the Periodic Table's sixth element, carbon. An accomplished scientist and a masterful storyteller, Dag Hessen takes us from the elegance of the Kohi-Noor diamond to the putrescence of cow flatulence, explaining the science behind carbon's connection to our bodies and to our future given it's ongoing impact on global climate. Readers will enjoy the journey while also gaining some philosophical and ethical perspective on the tradeoffs and complexities that are involved as humanity struggles to decarbonize. Carbon – you thought you knew it? Think again and read this book.’ JIM ELSER, BIERMAN PROFESSOR OF ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA‘The literary technique is distinctly original. Dag O. Hessen succeeds in creating a piece of accessible literature on the border between science and politics.’ KLASSEKAMPEN

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Those not missed
Mystery and Crime2015 · 464 pp

Those not missed

Eystein Hanssen

Those not missed (De ingen savner) is the first book in the series about Elisabeth Sunee Rathke - Elli for short. Half Thai, half Norwegian Police investigator with a black belt in karate. A young girl is found dead in Oslos Old Town burial ground. She is naked and smells of an unknown chemical fluid. In her arm a syringe. Her death is the start of a cruel case that just keeps growing, turning out to be Ellis most challenging case ever. Eystein Hanssen was nominated to the Norwegian Booksellers Award for this book, his debut as a writer.

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It Wasn't Me, Said Robin Hound
Children's Books2015 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

It Wasn't Me, Said Robin Hound

Alice Bjerknes Lima de Faria

Robinhound has a much older brother who takes him to nursery, but Robin Hound doesn't understand why he has to go to nursery every day. Everything goes a bit wrong for Robin Hound. He tries to pour his own milk, but spills it over the table. He kicks his ball into the air, but predictably, Petter is standing in the way when the ball comes down again. Everyone scolds him and no one understands that it wasn't his fault. Alice Bjerknes Lima de Faria (1968–) is a Norwegian-Swedish scenographer and illustrator. She graduated from Gothenburg School of Design and Crafts and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and holds a Master of Fine Art degree in Scenography. She began her work as a freelance illustrator in 2005, producing book covers and work for a range of magazines and journals.

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The Salesperson
Literature and Fiction2015 · 144 pp

The Salesperson

Aksel Selmer

Aksel Selmer follows up Bomvokteren with Ekspeditøren and a post-apocalyptic world, neither wholly identical to our own nor so very different. This is a taut and intense drama about people on the margins of existence. 'Aksel Selmer shows in ’The Salesperson’ that he has the skill to write a thriller novel which at the same time gives us thought-provoking insights into the human mind.' ROMSDALS BUDSTIKKE

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Children of Eternity
Literature and Fiction2015 · 352 pp

Children of Eternity

Beate Grimsrud

In Evighetsbarna we meet Siri, Louise and Tomas, who are trying to understand what it means to be adults as they are thrown into experiencing the contrasts between strong interdependence and stark loneliness one winter and spring on the island of Södermalm in the city of Stockholm. In her new novel, Beate Grimsrud tries to extend the bounds of narrative with her blending of realism with poetry, humour and philosophical gravity. 'I know of few authors who manage in this way to express the big existential and philosophic questions by describing people’s lives in short episodes which each end slightly unresolved. This is one of the autumn’s best and most important books.' ADRESSEAVISEN '... her characteristic strength lies in going so far into existential situations that she normalises the madness. She turns things inside out, and writes about the most painful situations with a comic levity and most amazing images.' DAGBLADET 'Beate Grimsrud’s language is always close to experience and feeling, expressed in plain words without explanations or circumlocutions. We as readers are thereby compelled to see and experience the world in a new way.' P2 'Grimsrud has a fabulous talent for drawing the reader right into loosely coupled trains of thought which will make sense even to the most healthy. Even psychotic situations can seem logical within her linguistic repertoire.' AFTENPOSTEN ''Evighetsbarna' is a new reminder of Beate Grimsrud’s literary gifts and her intelligent, oblique view of the world and existence.' DAGSAVISEN 'Beate Grimsrud and her books have a rare quality, recognisable when you see it. […] outstanding book of the year.'STAVANGER AFTENBLAD Reviews of the Swedish edition of Evighetsbarna: 'Altogether, this novel approaches the human condition with such sympathy and respect that my eyes watered as I read it. Grimsrud expresses in words the fundamentals of being human, and reminds us of obvious truths which we stupidly seem to have forgotten.' GÖTEBORGS-POSTEN 'Beate Grimsrud's greatness and strength – for she is one of our great Scandinavian authors – are in the voices, the spaces between the words, the rhythm, the flows of thought, the contrasts, the language. Despite her dyslexia she writes relaxed, strong, independent, soaring prose. It is often mournful and not infrequently funny – often both at the same time.' VÄSTERBOTTENS-KURIREN

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Flettemia’s Favourites
2015 · 264 pp

Flettemia’s Favourites

Maria Sindre

Have the best hairstyle! Do you want a fashionable plait? Would you like to learn to make fine plaits and hairstyles for yourself and others? Now you can teach yourself with @Flettemia. Be inspired to create your own style, using a little patience and Flettemia's expert tips, step-by-step guidance, and masses of ideas for hair decoration and styling. Chapters in the book include: Plait your own hair; Plaits for little girls; and Make your own hair decoration. Plaits and styles for everybody, including those who don't have super-long or super-thick hair. Flettemia shows you what you need to know to style hair like a professional. Learn everything from basic plaits such as Dutch plait and fishbone plait to party plaits and styles such as waterfall plait, crown plait, doughnut plait and elegant hair twists. All plaits and styles are presented with step-by-step guidance. In addition to plaits and styles, Flettemia shows you how to make your own hair decorations, with everything you need for bows, bands and other decorations.

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BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
Children's Books2015 · 152 pp

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

Helene Uri

Fredrik has the world's biggest smile. He is worldly-wise and always knows what to say. Everyone who meets him is soon captivated. And now he's Elin's boyfriend. Imagine that! It's like landing the lead role in a romantic film. Really, it is. Right up until text messages from Bjørn start arriving. And right up until the worst thing imaginable happens.Fordi jeg elsker deg is Elin's story. A story about love and being in love, and about manipulation, abuse and deceit. Helene Uri has written a book that is touching and shocking, but that also depicts the vulnerability and mood swings of youth. Protagonist Elin is in no way a victim. She is clearheaded and strong and knows what she wants. This only makes the age-old question for abusive relationships all the more valid: why does she stay?Fordi jeg elsker deg recognises that violence against women is not age-related, and Helene Uri's novel can be read by young adultsas well as teenagers. 'Fordi jeg elsker deg is a classic young person’s novel, in the best sense. It is about love; close bonds between girl friends; relationships between parents and children; feelings which swing between ecstasy and pure fear; the first sexual experiences. It is also about having a power-mad lover, who gradually turns violent. Uri handles these themes gently and credibly as she describes the swings of Elin’s emotional pendulum, from intense love to despair, till she doesn’t even trust her nearest and dearest. Elin is ashamed of being hit. … Uri’s writing is simple and controlled. … Above all, the tempo, energy and intensity make this a lively novel. You will be reluctant to put this book down before you have reached the last page.’ DAGBLADET ‘It is relevant to my life as a young person, and to young people generally. It includes relevant topics which I recognise in my own life, and which I think most young people can identify with. Through Elin’s story we can read about love, manipulation, friends, family, betrayal, modern technology and falling in love. … Helene Uri manages to build up an atmosphere throughout the whole book which means that you just have to go on reading to find out what happens on the next page.’ Hedda N. Mong, pupil in class 2 at senior high School NRK.No ’Because of its theme and its target market, Fordi jeg elsker deg has an educational element, but first and foremost Uri invites us to think more deeply about what it means to be exposed to violence within a couple. … The realism of this novel’s basic story makes it appropriate for young people, but also invites an older readership to thoughtful reflection. Uri has written a very thought-provoking and deeply moving novel about an ever-present theme.’ UNIVERSITAS ’Unfortunately, I believe that many girls recognise themselves in Elin’s story. It is a sad measure of worldly reality, but a winner for Helene Uri.’ LO MEDIA

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THE JOY OF BIRDS
Crafts and Hobbies / Narrative Non-fiction2015 · 280 pp

THE JOY OF BIRDS

Anne Havåg Holter-Hovind

How to get your gardens and balconies twittering This book teaches you everything you need to know to ensure a happy life for the birds in your garden or on your balcony. You’ll get tips about the right plants, the best bird boxes and much more besides. The book is illustrated throughout with masses of beautiful photographs of birds in Norwegian settings. Anne’s garden is teeming with songbirds that eat, drink, play, bathe, flirt and sleep. Her twittering garden guests are a source of great life and joy, and complete the garden with their colours, movements, sounds and personalities. They also combat pests and contribute to biological diversity. Anne Havåg Holter-Hovind isn’t just a gardening enthusiast and bird lover. She is also an architect and the brains behind Norway’s biggest garden blog, Moseplassen. In this richly illustrated brook, she takes you right up close to the different birds and their idiosyncrasies, telling you in an inspiring way about the best ways to create a bird-friendly outdoor space. Her charming, instructive and beautiful book is this year’s perfect gift for bird lovers.

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Stream of Poison
Mystery and Crime2015 · 432 pp

Stream of Poison

Eystein Hanssen

During a drug raid in Oslo, the police detaine five persons. One of them is a young man from Uganda. At the same time, the Norwegian embassy in Kampala receives a package. The content documents that Otto Kamperud has been taken hostage by the ruthless guerrilla he for some time has been negotiating with. This is the second book in the Elli-series."Ambitious crime with an international twist" Bokelskerinnen.no "Knowledgeable about the fight for resources in Africa" DAGBLADET Eystein Hanssen was nominated to the Norwegian Booksellers Award for the second time for this book.

Rights soldSold to Germany and Sweden