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In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1,200 years of drama, economic rise and fall, crises, kings and queens, war, peace, language and culture.
Scandinavian history has been one of dramatic discontinuities of collapse and restarts, from the Viking Age to the Age of Perpetual War to the modern age today. For a thousand years, the Scandinavian countries were kingdoms of repression where monarchs played at the game of being European powers, at the expense of their own populations.
The brand we now know as "Scandinavia" is a recent invention. During most of its history, Denmark and Sweden, and to some degree Norway, were bloody enemies. These sentiments of enmity have not been fully settled. Under the surface of collaboration remain undercurrents of hatred, envy, contempt and pity.
What does it mean today to be Scandinavian? For the author, whose identity is Scandinavian but his life European, this masterly history is a personal exploration as well as a narrative of compelling scope.
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When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland but Denmark, a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long, dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries. What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born or made?
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Interesting content. Unfortunate delivery.
- De Jennifer Soudagar en 11-13-15
De: Helen Russell
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Ranger Confidential
- Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
- De: Andrea Lankford
- Narrado por: Julia Motyka
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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The real stories behind the scenery of America’s national parks. For 12 years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it.
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Depressing from Cover to Cover
- De Drew (@drewsant) en 04-13-15
De: Andrea Lankford
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Neither Here nor There
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia.
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- De M. Craft en 08-12-14
De: Bill Bryson
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Vagabonding
- An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
- De: Rolf Potts
- Narrado por: Rolf Potts
- Duración: 4 h y 9 m
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Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.
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I wanted to love this book...
- De Scott Shepherd en 10-10-16
De: Rolf Potts
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Call the Nurse
- True Stories of a Country Nurse in Scotland's Western Isles
- De: Mary J. MacLeod
- Narrado por: Gwen Hughes
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband, George, encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud and startled owners of a near-derelict croft house - a farmer’s stone cottage - on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse.
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A 1970's Visiting Nurse on Rural Scottish Island
- De Sara en 09-10-14
De: Mary J. MacLeod
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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- De: Paul Rosolie
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.
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This whole book is B.S.
- De bob fields en 09-30-18
De: Paul Rosolie
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Haunted in America
- True Ghost Stories from the Best of Leslie Rule Collection
- De: Leslie Rule
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, you’ll find a story that sticks with you in this compendium of the best of Leslie Rule’s ghost explorations and interviews. With the most-spine tingling stories from the author’s previous four books, Coast to Coast Ghosts, When the Ghost Screams, Ghosts Among Us, and Ghost in the Mirror, along with new and updated accounts and theories, Rule brings her original voice to this omnibus of chilling, fascinating tales.
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Lots of variety
- De Peg K en 07-01-24
De: Leslie Rule
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The Longest Silence
- A Life in FIshing
- De: Thomas McGuane
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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From the highly acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime spent fishing.
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Narrator had to catch a train
- De Brandon Taff en 01-11-23
De: Thomas McGuane
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A Haunted Road Atlas
- Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales
- De: Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz
- Narrado por: Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
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Jam-packed fun facts, travel tips, and beverage recs, this guide includes some of the country’s most notorious crime scenes, hauntings, and supernatural sightings. You’ll also find Christine and Em’s personal recommendations to the best local bars and ice cream parlors, oddity museums, curiosity shoppes, and more. Explore some of the most bizarre cases you’ve heard on the show, as well as exclusive new content from bayous, basements, and bars!
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The authors' tongue and cheek delivery of the stories is fantastic
- De Amber en 05-27-24
De: Christine Schiefer, y otros
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The Great Tours: England, Scotland, and Wales
- De: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Patrick N. Allitt
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
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Taught by acclaimed Professor Patrick Allitt, a British-born scholar who teaches at Emory University, these 36 splendid lectures give you an insider’s take on traveling through Great Britain. Whether you are planning a week-long vacation, a month-long grand tour, or just want to experience England, Scotland, and Wales from afar, this immersive course takes you on a voyage through not only the most popular tourist sites but also a trove of “hidden gems” overlooked by the traditional guidebooks.
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Disjointed as an Audible book
- De John Kitchen en 02-04-21
De: Patrick N. Allitt, y otros
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Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
- De Kathy in CA en 07-26-15
De: Peter Zuckerman, y otros
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Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul
- De: John R. Hale, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: John R. Hale
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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In The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul, award-winning Professor John R. Hale of the University of Louisville is your guide to the fabulous civilizations of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, and to the natural wonders and idyllic landscapes that surround them. These 24 richly enjoyable lectures give you the chance to experience these important sites and cultures through the eyes of an expert archaeologist and scholar, whose knowledge and depth of insight go far beyond any ordinary travel narrative.
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Annoying Background Music
- De Kevin Ritter en 09-17-19
De: John R. Hale, y otros
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Where's the Next Shelter?
- De: Gary Sizer
- Narrado por: Gary Sizer
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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Where's the Next Shelter? is the true story of three travelers on the Appalachian Trail, a 2,000-mile hike that stretches from Georgia to Maine, told from the perspective of Gary Sizer, a seasoned backpacker and former marine who quickly finds himself humbled by the endeavor. If you long for the horizon or to sleep under the stars, then come along for the hike of a lifetime. All you have to do is take the first step.
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If You Liked AWOL, You'll Like This
- De Rebecca en 06-02-16
De: Gary Sizer
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- Jordan H.
- 10-14-23
I've been looking forward to this.
I've been looking for a comprehensive "Scandinavian" history and while I have been successful in finding a few that I liked, none of them quite captured the scope I was looking for. As someone of Scandinavian descent, I wanted to hear the whole story (obviously that's technically impossible but you know what I mean). Too many other histories spend too much time with the vikings, feeling as though the area went straight from Harald Blutooth into World War II. I thought this book struck an excellent balance between breadth and depth; a good volume, if you will.
As an audiobook, there were bits and pieces that I would have skipped over in a physical edition, such as lists of kings and things like that. Skipping ahead in an audiobook is a bit more involved since you don't know how long the parts may go on. The accompanying PDF was helpful, but hard for me to remember to check as the book progressed and not much help if you listen while driving, etc.
This is not a romantic history. In fact, I found it amazingly frank at times. I really liked that; histories of a people or place that are too glowing are obviously slanted. I was under no such belief here. In fact, personally, I loved the author's take on the viking era and found it so refreshing after so long in a pop culture that assigns them far more than they are due (especially that freaking Netflix show). The modern welfare state was given its proper treatment, as well. It wasn't derogated as waste or hedonism nor was it deified into an unequivocal utopia. The balance in this story was ridiculously well done.
The author's treatment of religion and religious history was a surprise as I was completely expecting a typical secularist "take-down" of the subject. Given the religious disinterest of modern Scandinavia, I thought that very likely. That's not to say it was overtly pro-faith, but again I think the author struck an amazing balance in storytelling. If they had blatantly lambasted Lutheranism, for example, or skipped over it as "peripheral" then they would have glossed over and misrepresented a foundational part of the modern Scandinavian identity, however unpopular it is today. I was glad to see they didn't do that.
I gave the story three stars only because there were so many names and dates peppered throughout this story; it felt a bit too dry at times. Also, the structure of the story was a little hard to follow. The audiobook chapters and the book's chapters didn't necessarily line up completely (I think there was an added level of subdivision for the audiobook) which made it a bit hard to keep up with. Chapters would cover a period of time focusing on one subject, then the next chapter would go back in time and discuss another period on another subject. Jumping between the three countries was also hard to keep up with sometimes.
I'm confident that most of those issues I had are really just due to my relationship with audiobooks. I like them, but they have their limitations for me. Being able to see the words would've helped me track the paths the story took better, I am sure. But even with that I still enjoyed this book quite a bit!!
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