How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
By: Egill Bjarnason
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for cent…
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1. Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
By: Sarah Moss
3.69
Format: 357 pages, Paperback
Novelist Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Iceland, sustained by a wild summer there wh… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Window weather. It’s not charming, or wimpish, but a state of mind in which a fairly serious hope, that winter is over, that life is returning, is lost. It’s the antithesis of Easter."-Sarah Moss, Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
"we’re all enjoying thinking about how much where you come from shapes what you see when you leave. Home, I tell them, is the paper on which travel writes. Travel writers are always writing home."-Sarah Moss, Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
"Foreigner, útlendingur. Ausländer. I have joined the Faculty of Foreign Languages. British people of my generation don't use that world, certainly not as casually as Icelanders. 'Foreigner' is a word…"-Sarah Moss, Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
2. Island on Fire
By: Alexandra Witze , Jeff Kanipe
3.85
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Laki is Iceland’s largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history's great, untold natural d… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- geography
- audiobook
3. Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History
By: Simon Winder
3.61
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A unique exploration of German culture, from sausage advertisements to Wagner Sitting on a bench at… read more
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- cultural
- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- european history
4. The Little Book of the Icelanders
By: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
3.54
Format: 337 pages, ebook
Hi, and thank you for your interest in The Little Book of the Icelanders - a collection of 50 minia… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
5. In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream
By: Eric Dregni
3.92
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
"Eric Dregni's great-grandfather Ellef fled Norway in 1893 when it was the poorest country in Europ… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
6. The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days
By: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
4.17
Format: None pages,
Iceland in centuries past was a formidable place to live. Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, on … read more
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- history
7. From Finland With Love / Suomesta, rakkaudella
By: Roman Schatz , None
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Hardcover
The book contains Finnish and English translation of the same book. "I wouldn't go so far as to cal… read more
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8. Iceland: Land of the Sagas
By: Jon Krakauer , David Roberts
4.38
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Co-produced by the author of the best-seller, Into Thin Air, a full-color, pictorial survey of the … read more
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9. Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws and Things Unseen
By: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterize… read more
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10. The Little Book of the Hidden People: Stories of elves from Icelandic folklore
By: Alda Sigmundsdóttir , None
3.62
Format: 171 pages,
Icelandic folklore is rife with tales of elves and hidden people that inhabited hills and rocks in … read more
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11. Independent People
By: Halldór Laxness , James Anderson Thompson
3.75
Format: 289 pages, Paperback
This magnificent novel--which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature--is at last… read more
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12. The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
By: Bill Holm
4.67
Format: 107 pages, Hardcover
In his most ambitious book to date, poet, musician, wit, and polemicist Bill Holm repairs to his Ic… read more
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13. The Fish Can Sing
By: Halldór Laxness , Magnus Magnusson
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The Fish Can Sing is one of Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness's most beloved novels, a poignant co… read more
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14. Szepty kamieni. Historie z opuszczonej Islandii
By: Berenika Lenard , Piotr Mikołajczak
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
Islandia - wyspa aktywnych wulkanow i olbrzymich lodowcow, goracych zrodel i tysiecy wodospadow. Mi… read more
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15. The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
By: Nancy Marie Brown
4.25
Format: 179 pages, Hardcover
Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known wo… read more
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16. How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
By: Egill Bjarnason
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for cent… read more
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- cultural
- history
- world history
- travel
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- european history
- geography
- audiobook
17. The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland: Tips, tricks, and what the Icelanders really think of you
By: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
4.08
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
Iceland is in the midst of an unprecedented tourist boom that has brought wealth to the country, bu… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Miss Iceland
By: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Iceland in the 1960s. Hekla is a budding female novelist who was born in the remote district of Dal… read more
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- historical
"Dalla mia coscienza alle tue labbra c'è un oceano insormontabile."-Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Miss Iceland
"It’s better than anything either Laxness or Thórberger Thordarson write. We might be talking about a new Nobel Prize winner, Hekla."-Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Miss Iceland
"Calculo mentalmente. Si cada día trabajo nueve horas y duermo siete, me quedan ocho para escribir y leer. Si quiero escribir de noche, nadie me lo impedirá. Igual que nadie me animará a hacerlo. Nadi…"-Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Miss Iceland
19. The Sagas and Shit: Icelandic Literature Crudely Abridged
By: Grayson Del Faro
3.77
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The sagas may seem old and boring af but the real talk is that they also have assloads of the same … read more
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- history
20. Rick Steves Iceland
By: Rick Steves
4.40
Format: 472 pages, Paperback
Hike vast glaciers, marvel at steaming volcanic lakes, and explore the land of the midnight with R… read more
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- nonfiction
21. The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: And Other Excursions to Iceland's Most Unusual Museums
By: A. Kendra Greene
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“Filled with charming illustrations, this delightful book about Iceland’s 265 museums is as quirky … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
22. Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World
By: Eliza Reid
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Canadian first lady of Iceland pens a book about why this tiny nation is leading the charge in … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. How To Live Icelandic
By: Nína Björk Jónsdóttir
4.41
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This ultimate guide to one of the world's most beautiful and fascinating island nations is packed w… read more
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- cultural
- nonfiction
24. Woman at 1,000 Degrees
By: Hallgrímur Helgason
3.84
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
“I live here alone in a garage, together with a laptop computer and an old hand grenade. It’s prett… read more
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"Nenorocirile vin cu gramada, in timp ce norocul calatoreste intotdeauna signur, spuneau oamenii in vechime."-Hallgrímur Helgason, Woman at 1,000 Degrees
"Concluzia trista la care ajunsesem in viata era ca fericirea nu vine de la ceilalti oameni, ci din a sta cat mai departe de ei."-Hallgrímur Helgason, Woman at 1,000 Degrees
"A trebuit sa ma multumesc cu a mi se spune Erra, caci atunci cand zeul limbii le-a dat francezilor alfabetul, litera h a ramas incuiata in biblioteca, iar francezii sufera de pe urma acestei pierderi…"-Hallgrímur Helgason, Woman at 1,000 Degrees
"Se stie insa ca sursa tuturor greutatilor moderne este ceea ce numesc eu inertia masculina. Problemele in casnicie au aparut numai dupa ce barbatii nu au mai plecat pe mare si au inceput in schimb sa…"-Hallgrímur Helgason, Woman at 1,000 Degrees
25. The Book of Reykjavik
By: Becca Parkinson
3.78
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Featuring Friðgeir Einarsson, Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Þórarinn Eldjárn, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Björn … read more
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26. Saga Land
By: Richard Fidler
4.03
Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition
'I adored this book - a wondrous compendium of Iceland's best sagas' - Hannah Kent A new friends… read more
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27. Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age
By: Norman Ohler
3.90
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Blitzed returns with a provocative new history of drugs… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. History of Iceland: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of Fire and Ice, from the Viking Age to the Present (Scandinavian History)
By: Captivating History
3.77
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
Did you know that Iceland was likely initially settled by Irish monks?Iceland, the land of fire and… read more
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29. 79 af stöðinni
By: Indriði G. Þorsteinsson
3.60
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Um miðja nótt tekur Ragnar leigubílstjóri unga konu í vanda upp í bíl sinn á Keflavíkurveginum. Það… read more
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30. Iceland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
By: Thorgeir Freyr Sveinsson
4.42
Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition
Don’t just see the sights—get to know the people. The volcanic island of Iceland has erupted onto t… read more
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31. Lonely Planet Experience Iceland (Travel Guide)
By: Zoe Robert
4.25
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
Lonely Planet’s Experience Iceland travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic de… read more
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