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The Little Book of the Icelanders
- 50 Miniature Essays on the Quirks and Foibles of the Icelandic People
- Narrado por: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Duración: 2 h y 55 m
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After more than 20 years away, Alda Sigmundsdottir returned to her native Iceland as a foreigner. With a native person's insight yet an outsider's perspective, Alda quickly set about dissecting the national psyche of the Icelanders. This second edition, from 2018, contains new and updated chapters from the original edition, reflecting the changes in Icelandic society and among the Icelandic people since the book was first published in 2012.
Among the fascinating subjects broached in The Little Book of the Icelanders are the appalling driving habits of the Icelanders, naming conventions and customs, the Icelanders’ profound fear of commitment, the irreverence of the Icelanders, why Icelandic women are really men, how the Icelanders manage to make social interactions really complicated, the importance of the family in Icelandic society, where to go to meet the real Icelanders (and possibly score some free financial advice), rituals associated with weddings, confirmations, graduations, and deaths, and many, many more!
Praise for the book:
"One chapter leads to the next, creating a continuous chain of storytelling. It feels as if you’re sitting in the author’s kitchen, enjoying a cup of coffee and conversing with her about the quirks of her countrymen, every now and then, bursting out laughing. [I’m] going to heartily recommend The Little Book of the Icelanders, both to fans of Sigmundsdóttir’s blog and those unfamiliar with her work." (Iceland Review Online)
"There aren’t many books I’d recommend reading over morning coffee, but The Little Book of the Iceanders is one of them. [I] laughed at the essays in this book, not because I was laughing at Icelanders but because I recognize much of the behaviour in myself and members of my family. It felt good. It’s not just the sanest, most impressive characteristics that we pass on and share but also some of the zaniest. As I read this book, I frequently thought, yup, I’m definitely part Icelandic." (Lögberg-Heimskringla, Canada)
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- The Ultimate Field Trip Guide to Fjords, Volcanos, Waterfalls, Local Culture, and Customs for an Enthralling Adventure (Travel the World)
- De: Marie Northwood
- Narrado por: Josh Marzak
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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What would the perfect Iceland road trip look like for you? If you’re a couple seeking adventure packed with cultural experience, exploring the land of fire and ice by road is perfect for you. Drive along winding roads, surrounded by towering volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, and sparkling glaciers. Taste traditional Icelandic cuisines, explore charming villages, and absorb the rich culture and traditions of the locals along the way. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights….
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Great Book
- De Anonymous User en 11-27-23
De: Marie Northwood
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Iceland's Secret
- The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Con
- De: Jared Bibler
- Narrado por: Jared Bibler
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Born in Massachusetts, Jared Bibler relocated to Iceland in 2004 only to find himself in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis a handful of years later. Personally wiped out and seeking to uncover the truth about a collapse that brought the pastoral country to its knees, he became the lead investigator into some of the largest financial crimes in the world. This work helped Iceland to famously become the only country to jail its bank CEOs in the wake of the 2008 crisis.
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Excellent description of Icelands finacial crash
- De CJF en 08-19-24
De: Jared Bibler
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Independent People
- De: Halldór Laxness
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 20 h y 56 m
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This magnificent novel - which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature - is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early 20th century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic.
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I am so confused about this introduction
- De George M en 09-10-18
De: Halldór Laxness
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How Iceland Changed the World
- The Big History of a Small Island
- De: Egill Bjarnason
- Narrado por: Einar Gunn
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern. Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and soldiers, volcanoes and flowers, quietly altered the globe forever. How Iceland Changed the World takes readers on a tour of history, showing them how Iceland played a pivotal role in events as diverse as the French Revolution, the Moon Landing, and the foundation of Israel.
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Brilliant
- De Ian D. Jones en 06-01-21
De: Egill Bjarnason
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Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws, and Things Unseen
- De: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
- Narrado por: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Duración: 2 h y 36 m
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The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty, and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the world view of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls...
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A Treat
- De J. Jones en 01-06-21
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The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore
- De: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Narrado por: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
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In this book, author Alda Sigmundsdóttir presents 20 translated elf stories from Icelandic folklore, along with fascinating notes on the context from which they sprung. The international media has had a particular infatuation with the Icelanders’ elf belief, generally using it to propagate some kind of “kooky Icelanders” myth. Yet Iceland’s elf folklore, at its core, reflects the plight of a nation living in abject poverty on the edge of the inhabitable world, and its people’s heroic efforts to survive, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Fantastic
- De Nicholas C Cook en 05-28-19
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Travel Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice
- The Ultimate Field Trip Guide to Fjords, Volcanos, Waterfalls, Local Culture, and Customs for an Enthralling Adventure (Travel the World)
- De: Marie Northwood
- Narrado por: Josh Marzak
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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What would the perfect Iceland road trip look like for you? If you’re a couple seeking adventure packed with cultural experience, exploring the land of fire and ice by road is perfect for you. Drive along winding roads, surrounded by towering volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, and sparkling glaciers. Taste traditional Icelandic cuisines, explore charming villages, and absorb the rich culture and traditions of the locals along the way. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights….
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Great Book
- De Anonymous User en 11-27-23
De: Marie Northwood
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Iceland's Secret
- The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Con
- De: Jared Bibler
- Narrado por: Jared Bibler
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Born in Massachusetts, Jared Bibler relocated to Iceland in 2004 only to find himself in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis a handful of years later. Personally wiped out and seeking to uncover the truth about a collapse that brought the pastoral country to its knees, he became the lead investigator into some of the largest financial crimes in the world. This work helped Iceland to famously become the only country to jail its bank CEOs in the wake of the 2008 crisis.
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Excellent description of Icelands finacial crash
- De CJF en 08-19-24
De: Jared Bibler
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Independent People
- De: Halldór Laxness
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 20 h y 56 m
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This magnificent novel - which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature - is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early 20th century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic.
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I am so confused about this introduction
- De George M en 09-10-18
De: Halldór Laxness
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- Laura
- 06-21-24
Succinct and interesting
This little book tells it like it is of the Icelandic people. Pretty unique perspective
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- Wayne T.
- 08-09-23
disappointed
The author seems so bratty, obnoxious and full of herself, insufferable. On a positive note, two stars for a few, pithy and precious phrases of Icelandic.
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