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Life Lessons from Kierkegaard - The School of Life by Robert Ferguson
Category: Non-Fiction
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, literary stylist and social critic. Born in 1813 in Copenhagen, his philosophical work addressed living as a single individual and the importance of personal choice. A famously fierce critic of the idealist thinkers of his time, he is regarded as t ...Show more
Norwegian Wood - Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way by Lars Mytting; Robert Ferguson (Translator)
Category: Craft
THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Whether you're a seasoned woodcutter, or your passion is yet to be kindled, NORWEGIAN WOOD is the perfect fireside read, and an ideal seasonal gift. Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because o ...Show more
Scandinavians by Robert Ferguson
Category: History
A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society. The Scandinavians are regarded as Europe's most tolerant and peace-loving people. So how was it that one
Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North by Robert Ferguson
Category: History
Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with Nordic furniture; we envy their humane social welfare system and their healthy outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, commonsensical acceptance of life's ...Show more
Skogluft: Norwegian Secrets for Creating Forest Air in Your Home by Jorn Viumdal; Robert Ferguson (Translator)
Category: Gardening
Why do we spend so much time indoors, which is not our natural habitat? Why have trends such as forest-bathing become so popular? The answer to the last question lies in the proven benefits we obtain from our connection with nature - from increased productivity to feelings of happiness and an enhanced s ...Show more
The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson
Category: Nature
Turf-roofed and wooden-built, offering fresh clean air, peace, isolation and the promise of a day's wood-chopping, hiking or snow-clearing amid amid landscapes of great beauty, the hytte - or wooden cabin home - is a crucial part of the national identity of every Norwegian. In 2016, Robert Ferguson and ...Show more
The Hammer and the Cross: A New History of the Vikings by Robert Ferguson
Category: History
For those living outside Scandinavia, the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne, a characteristically violent harbinger of what was in store for Britain and much of Europe from the Vikings for the next 300 years, until the final destruction of the heathen tem ...Show more
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