Cappelen Damm Agency Fall 2020 Non-Fiction by Cappelen Damm AS

Cappelen Damm Agency NON-FICTION

Fall 2020 Here you will find some of Norway’s leading contemporary authors.

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Hilde Østby

THE KEY TO CREATIVITY Why daydreaming can save the world

What is creativity, really? What drives creativity, and how can we all learn how to be more creative? The Key to Creativity is a book that combines brand new brain research on creativity, the cultural history of c reativity and an analysis on society, as well as the experience of a number of creative people. It is a narrative exploration of c reativity, as well as a criticism of society. It is a counterpart to a society that wants to measure everything, where everyone feels the pressure to perform and become a celebrity.

Kreativitet Hjernevitenskapen bak ideene og hvorfor dagdrømmerne skal redde verden 130x205 mm

With this book the author tries to make messing about, boredom and trying and failure the new gold standard: Because when AI and the climate crisis arrives, we will have to be very creative! And creativity lives in a very strange place, what the researchers call DMN, also known as daydreaming.

Through the six chapters the author explores where ideas come from and how they feel, what a good idea really is and if you can die from them? For one chapter she battles her inner critic through meditation, impro theatre, electricity through the brain as well as very tight deadlines as she tries to find out what it takes to finish a creative project through talking to some of the very best and most creative people.

Hilde Østby (b. 1975) is a historian of ideas, author, journalist and former publishing editor. She made her debut as an author in 2013 with the critically acclaimed novel Encyclopedia of Longing, and is one of the authors behind the international success Adventures in Memory. Rights sold to: Azerbaijan (Alatunan), Poland (Marginesy), Canada/UK/US (Greystone Books), Turkey (Kaplumbaa Kitap)

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Hilde Østby and Ylva Østby

ADVENTURES IN MEMORY

The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting

Take a plunge into the science of memory, together with sisters Hilde and Ylva Østby, in Diving for Seahorses. The writers explore the many facets of memory and how it influences our lives, both from a neuroscience perspective and through conversations with some of the most influential memory researchers of our time. They meet people with a special kind of memory – at both ends of the memory spectrum from mnemonists, actors and taxi drivers, to amnesiacs – and discover that most memories are transformed and some are best forgotten. In the middle of winter, they send divers deep into the Oslo fjord in search of where our memories are stored. They wonder if what lies at the heart of memory is what will change our future.

Å dykke etter sjøhester En bok om hukommelse 130x205 mm / 288 pages

Diving for Seahorses explains memory through personal and vivid tale t elling, combining the best of two craftsmanships: Hilde is a novelist, and Ylva is a n europsychologist. FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE. ‘… readable and interesting. … Reading this book will leave you baffled about how complex memory is.’ FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ‘… a unique book about memory science and research presented with wit and energy.’ BOKSTAVER.NO Hilde Østby (b. 1975) is a historian of ideas, author, journalist and former publishing editor. She made her debut as an author in 2013 with the critically acclaimed novel Encyclopedia of Longing. Yiva Østby (b. 1979) has a doctorate in neuropsychology from The University in Oslo and is one of N orway's leading experts on how memory functions. Rights sold to: Australia (NewSoth), Azerbaijan (Qanun Publishing House), Canada (Greystone Books), China (SSTE), Denmark (Gyldendal DK), Estonia (Tänapäev), France (Marabout), Germany (Berlin Verlag), Hungary (Kolibri), Italy (Ponte alle Grazie), Netherlands (Balans Uitgeverij), Poland, Republic Of Korea (Minumsa), Russia (Alpina), Spain (Editorial Ariel), Sweden (Norstedts), Turkey (Kaplumbaga Yayinlari), Ukraine (Pabulum), United States (Brilliance)

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Dag O. Hessen

THE WORLD AT THE TIPPING POINT How bad can it get?

70 000 years ago, there existed a species, comprised of scattered populations of a few hundred individuals each, who generally lived peaceful lives in a corner of Africa. Today, that species consists of 9 billion individuals, and it has begun to fundamentally alter the planet. The species in question is us.

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What we are doing to the earth, can be registered on a geological timeline showing hundreds of thousands of years. So extensive are the emissions of climate gases and the reduction in biodiversity that we caused, during only a brief moment in the long history of the earth.

Verden på vippepunktet 272 pages

Dag O. Hessen, professor of biology at the University of Oslo, is not one for mincing his words. science, not fearmongering, he explains the contemporary state of nature and climate – and how badly things may turn out. The great risk factor is the different feedback loop mechanisms that will intensify the changes. Simultaneously, human culture is constantly changing. Perhaps are we, too, standing at the tipping point? Will we be able to turn this development in time, to avert the worst possible scenarios? This book is a powerful appeal for the need to do more – and to do it quicker. ‘The World at the Tipping Point is important, wise and engaging. This is a book that everyone needs to read!’ MAJA LUNDE, author of The History og Bees

Dag O. Hessen (b. 1956) is a Professor of Biology at the University of Oslo. He has written many scientific works on themes like ecology and evolution. He has also published ten popular science books about evolution, biology and the environment. His work is found at the crossroads of biology and philosophy. He has received several awards for his promotion of popular science, among them the Riksmålsprisen in 2008.

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Dag O. Hessen

THE COMPASSIONATE HUMAN The Compassionate Human is a book that will simply turn you into a better person. It is a biologist's optimistic defence for the good in all of us, in these modern times many find dark and disturbing. When talking about human nature, most of us think of the ability to commit heinous and violent acts, to kill or be killed. In The Compassionate Human author and biologist Dag O. Hessen argues that these mechanisms might more often than not inspire and lead us to do good instead of evil.

Vi Samarbeid – fra celle til samfunn 151x226 mm / 264 pages

Dag O. Hessen

C – CARBON

An Unauthorized Biography

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.

C – Karbon En uautorisert biografi 148x180 mm / 264 pages

This book gives us the basis we need for that understanding. It is an informal, wellinformed book written with strong personal commitment by one of Norway's best presenters of research and science. ‘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 Rights sold to: Argentina (Ediciones Godot), Switzerland (Kommode Verlag GmbH), United Kingdom (Reaktion Books)

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Tore Linné Eriksen

AFRICA No continent has been populated by humans as long as Africa has, and in this book we are taken on an exciting journey, stretching from the first huntergatherers to the present day. The author presents up-to-date knowledge and new perspectives, highlighting Africa's contribution to our shared global history. The book is richly complemented with pictures and maps, and is aimed at both students and wider audiences.

Afrika 130x205 mm

BESTSELLER!

'It shouldn’t be possible to tell the history of Africa from the first humans to the present day in one book. But that is exactly what Tore Linné Eriksen has done. I believe that everyone who is, in their own way, interested in this enormous continent will find great joy delving into Africa. In addition to everything else the book has to offer, we also find an updated and extensive bibliography where the author refers to a great number of books, not least written by African authors.' JON MAGNE LUND, VÅRT LAND (NORWAY) 'Tore Linné Eriksen’s history of Africa is a triumph of a book … When compressing a million years of history between two covers, in a book of scarcely 400 (large) pages, there is a danger of resorting to listing things. But Eriksen also has time for explanations and detours, to reports of individual people, cultural movements and reflections on the subject of history. Eriksen truly does paint a rich and complex picture of Africa … deserves to remain a go-to piece of writing for many years.' MORGENBLADET (NORWAY)

Tore Linné Eriksen is a non-fiction writer, historian and professor emeritus in development studies at Oslo Metropolitan University. He has published several history textbooks and books concerning topics from African history.

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Bjørn Vassnes

BRAIN TRAPS Never before have we had access to so much information – but are we any the wiser? Quite the contrary, many would say, because we have never been exposed to so many lies. But this isn’t just down to fake news and social media. According to science journalist, Bjørn Vassnes, the most important reason why we are taken in lies in us. Thanks to a brain that often takes instinctive short cuts, and therefore often leads us astray, and various ”thought helpers” – thinking technology that we master too poorly (language, numbers, logic) – we lead ourselves time and time again into the pitfalls of thought. And the new media reality has further increased the pitfalls, making them more difficult to identify. Vassnes’ book is a 'travel guide' through this landscape. It makes the traps easier to discover and explains the background to their existence. The book is the first to present all types of thought traps in a single overview, but does so in an easily comprehensible way – like a kind of atlas of thought. The topics are illustrated with readily recognisable episodes from everyday life and more spectacular thought traps that the media and well-known figures have fallen into. It shows how thought traps affect all of today’s most important debates.

Tankens fallgruver – En guide for deg som ikke liker å bli lurt 151x226 mm

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Bjørn Vassnes is one of Norway's leading investigative journalists and has won several national and international awards. He took part in starting "Schrodinger's Cat' on NRK TV, has a syndicated science column in Klassekampen and has written several books. Currently, he is on a leave of absence from the University of Bergen, where he works as a media producer.

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Bjørn Vassnes

KINGDOM OF FROST The Cryosphere and Life

The Cryosphere is the name of those parts of the earth that contain frozen water; like snow, ice, permafrost, glaciers – and something that very few has heard of: invisible glaciers. This is a part of the world that most of us only know from afar – with the exception of Norwegians and other Northerners. But we see less and less of it, as the area is shrinking. Bjørn Vassnes, Norway´s leading science journalist and native to the arctic plateau of Finnmarksvidda, take us on a fascinating journey through climate research, biology, cultural history and archaeology. Weather you live in it or not, The Kingdom of Frost effects all life on earth. Frostens rike Kryosfæren og livet 130x205 mm / 192 pages

‘Vassnes never get high pitched, there is no alarmism, and no rhetoric about how we are standing at the edge of the abyss. In a hushed manner and with a steady pen, he still makes us aware of the seriousness. Underway to this seriousness we have joined him on an educational journey in the Kingdom of frost.’ DAG O. HESSEN, KLASSEKAMPEN

Rights sold to: Azerbaijan (Alatoran), Canada (Greystone Books), Finland (Sitruuna), Germany (DTV), Poland (Wydawnictwo Kobiece), Republic Of Korea (UI Books, an imprint of ILJINSA publishing Co)

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Torbjørn Ekelund

HISTORY OF THE PATH A Journey on Foot

The first thing humans did when they climbed down from the trees of the African savannah, 200,000 years ago, was move about. We were nomadic, we had no concept of residence. We walked, and from that the first footpaths emerged. Footpaths came before everything else, before tools, fire, religions and the formation of society. Footpaths appeared and vanished, and new ones came along; myriads of stories, spun around the earth like the thread in a ball of yarn. I dream about footpaths. How many have I walked? Hundreds, maybe thousands. I remember them all, clearer than almost everything else I’ve seen or experienced, better than people I’ve ever met.

Stiens historie En reise til fots 130x205 mm / 192 pages

Torbjørn Ekelund takes the reader on a personal and fascinating journey through the history of the path, from when the first humans migrated north after the last ice age to the organised hiking trails of our time.

History of the Path is a tale of movement and sense of orientation, migration and shortcuts, about the migration routes of birds and animals, about the landscape's significance to our lives, about our inherited need to move around, and about what we have lost in an age where everyone sits in an office, drives a car and navigates using GPS.

Torbjørn Ekelund (b. 1971) is a writer, author and part owner of the online magazine Harvest. He has earlier published the book The Year in the Forrest – A Micro expedition and The Boy and the Mountain.

Rights sold to: Canada (Greystone Books), Germany (Piper Verlag), Italy (Ponte alle Grazie), Netherlands (De Geus)

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Torbjørn Ekelund

A YEAR IN THE WOODS A Microexpedition

This is Torbjørn Ekelund's account of spending one night per month alone in the woods throughout 2013. As a boy he used to dream of hazardous expeditions to unmapped regions. At the age of 41 he realised that twelve nights in the nearest wood was the best he could hope for. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing. ‘A refreshingly modest style with liberating little observations in an appealing low tempo about occasional escape from the daily grind.’ DAGBLADET

Året i skogen – En mikroekspedisjon 130x205 mm / 208 pages

Rights sold to: Canada (Greystone Books), Germany (Piper Verlag), Republic Of Korea (Simple Life Publishing)

Torbjørn Ekelund

THE BOY AND THE MOUNTAIN A Journey of Discovery in Norwegian Nature

The Boy and the Mountain is an expedition through Norwegian nature, a conversation between father and son about nature, about traveling outdoors with a backpack and a tent, and abouthow small humanity is faced with nature. In the summer of 1894 a six-year-old boy is lost under the mountain Styggemann in the area of Skrim. Hundreds of people search for him, but the boy is gone without a trace. 122 years later a father and his six-year old son go hiking in the same area. Equipped with a tent and a backpack they walk through thick forest and windy mountain planes. The goal: The top of Styggemann.

Gutten og fjellet En oppdagelsesreise i norsk natur 130x205 mm / 144 pages

Rights sold to: Canada (Greystone Books), Germany (Piper Verlag), Italy (Ponte alle Grazie)

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Ina Strøm

A JAPANESE SPRING Journalist and author Ina Strøm writes intimately, engagingly and with liberating honesty about her attempt to understand the Japanese and fit into a country that is so far removed from Norway in so many ways. Japan’s captivating history is elegantly interwoven into the text, whose action moves in parallel from south to north, and from ancient times to the present day.

En japansk vår 148 x 210 mm/256 pages

'From the starting point on the tropical island Ishigaki - with her fingers in the dirt on a plantation owned by a widow with five boyfriends - until she lands in the north, looking for the native tribe Ainue, Strøm give us a rich portrayal of Japan, with an abundance of smell and taste. She is a writer that takes it all in, that dare to be moved. The result is a fresh and original piece of travel literature.' DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV

Ina Strøm

ALL THIS IS TOKYO ‘To me, Tokyo is still mysterious and new. And there’s still no other place I’d rather be,’ writes journalist Ina Strøm in this fully-illustrated book. Since her first visit to Tokyo ten years ago, Strøm has spent over ten thousand hours exploring this metropolis. Her book is divided into 12 chapters based on each district. And as a reader, you’ll be surprised at how different these districts are – in architecture, tempo, demographics, history and green spaces. Alt dette er Tokyo 148 x 210 mm/192 pages

Ina Strøm is an educated journalist with extensive media experience, including various editorial roles with the Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK. She has been a trainee at the Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and has regularly travelled to Japan.

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Joanna Rzadkowska

A FLEETING FREEDOM – The road to Santiago de Compostela

In 2017, Joanna Rzadkowska walks the close to eight hundred kilometre route from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela. It is autumn and the trip passes through shimmering blue mountain chains and tiny villages where the local delicacy is octopus via magnificent cathedrals and small inns with guitar-playing nuns. Through her conversations with her fellow travellers, she approaches the questions: Who is the modern pilgrim? Why set out on a pilgrimage in our days? Along the way, she tries to come to terms with her own inadequacy and the fact that all lives involve doubt. The books she reads direct her thoughts towards themes linked to faith and metaphysics. She did the same pilgrimage before, ten years earlier, and knows that it will be different this time. Even so, surprises await her.

En flyktig frihet – Veien til Santiago de Compostela 130x205mm/224 pages

'Exemplary literary pilgrimage. Joanna Rzadkowska intertwines the inner and outer landscapes in this existential travelogue from the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela.' VÅRT LAND 'Rzadkowska delivers a beautiful, truthful and complicated chronicle to her readers – without vanity, bragging or theatrics. The poet is making her way towards ancient and solid truths. The poet, translator and wanderer Joanna Rzadkowska is without a doubt heading in the right direction, and we are sincerely looking forward more.' MORGENBLADET

Joanna Rzadkowska (f. 1986) is a psychologist, writer and translator. She haswritten two collections of poetry, a Flamme Chap Book and walked the route to Santiago de Compostela twise.

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Bernhard L. Mohr

WHAT DO THE RUSSIANS WANT FROM NORWAY? When relations between Russia and the West cooled after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, it looked for a while as if Norwegian-Russian co-operation would be fine. Yet over the past three years, Russia has engaged in a series of actions targeting Norway and Norwegian interests: the spying charge against Frode Berg and the raid on the Norwegian University Centre in St Petersburg; frequent fighter jet and bomber missions along the coast of Norway and major military exercises close to the border; the refusal of visas to Norwegian business leaders and politicians; and the public exposure of diplomats. Hva vil russerne med Norge?

What is it about Norway’s behaviour that has provoked the Russian bear? What relationship do Russia’s political leadership really want to have with us? And what do ordinary Russians think about Norway, the only neighbouring country with which Russia has never engaged in armed conflict? In this book, Russia expert Bernhard L. Mohr tries to find out how Norway appears to have ended up high on the Kremlin’s agenda. His Russian sources are many, from leading politicians and diplomats, through journalists and experts to young Russians urbanites. The book also takes the temperature of Russia in 2020 – a country where there appears to be an increasingly wide gap between the leaders and the population, and between the generations. WELL WRITTEN, NUANCED AND FULL OF INSIGHT 'Mohr takes us behind the facades, into the homes and into the Russian way of thinking – far beyond the clichés about the vodka drinking, spontaneous and emotional Russian most into showing off strength. Russia is not synonymous with the regime of Putin. That Mohr also have a vivid drive in is his writing, as well as him being a grand storyteller, makes for a joyful reading.' VÅRT LAND

Bernhard L. Mohr (b. 1978) has worked as a journalist and editor, as well as with business development and management in the media industry. Why Do Russians Vote for Putin? is his first book.

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Bernhard L. Mohr

WHY DO RUSSIANS VOTE FOR PUTIN? In 2006, Bernhard L. Mohr moved to Moscow – a lone Norwegian in a Russian workplace, in a time when many still considered a democratic development in Russia to be both possible and likely. Ten years later he returns to meet his old colleagues to get the answer to that major question: Why do the Russians vote for Putin?

Hvorfor stemmer russerne på Putin?

'Interesting and vivid introduction to Russian Society of today.' MINERVA 'Mohrs friends helps both him and the reader in the understanding of what has been going on in Russia in later years. The author fills out the blanks with background information and facts. The book is easy to read, and most will have the feeling of a wider understanding after reading it.' AFTENPOSTEN

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Hans Olav Lahlum

TRUMP, BIDEN AND THE BATTLE FOR THE US On 3rd November 2020, the election in the USA’s 50 states will decide who will be the country’s president and the world’s most powerful politician for the next four-year administration. The contentious 74-year-old president Donald Trump is challenged this year by the 77-year-old Democrat presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Trump and Biden are both white men who were born in the 1940s. However, they are poles apart politically and are extremely different personalities who started out from dramatically different points and have travelled by totally different paths to this year’s presidential election. Trump, Biden og slaget om USA

This book is a readable narrative double biography of Donald Trump and Joe Biden; at the same time, it is a thoroughly expert analysis of their chances of winning this autumn’s presidential election.

In addition, the book offers readers a useful introduction to the political system in the USA – and a thought-provoking insight into how this superpower has gradually become a profoundly polarised and divided society.

Hans Olav Lahlum (b. 1973) is a historian. He made his literary debut with the critically acclaimed biography Oscar Torp in 2007. He has since published several crime novels and non-fiction books. His crime novels have become bestsellers in Norway, and are available in English, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Danish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Russian, Slovakian and Korean.

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Hans Wilhelm Steinfeld

PUTIN Putin is Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld’s analysis of the Russian president’s development from the time when he was a KGB agent in East Germany in autumn 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell. In 1991, Vladimir Putin was on the side of the democrats during the KGB-led coup d’etat in the Soviet Union. Now he has ruled Russia for 20 years. One crucial, central question Steinfeldt seeks to answer is: when did Putin lose the West and the West lose Russia?

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Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld (b. 1951) is the Moscow correspondent for NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation). He has built up a network of contacts which allows him unique insights into Russian, (previously Soviet) politics and has written several books. The latest work by Steinfeld is Hate in Europe (2009).

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Marta Breen

OF MUSES AND MEN How eccentric can a woman be before she is considered crazy? Not very, is the conclusion of Marta Breen. The fight for Women´s Rights has largely been about breaking the way into the closed rooms of men - in professional life, politics, sports, art or just simply in your typical bar. The women who have made way and kicked in those doors have many times done so at great personal cost. Using herself as an example, in her life as a writer and debater, Marta Breen tell the story about women in the public, and about the everlasting fight for a Room of Ones Own. She tells us about eccentric 'Culture Men' – of both sexes. About Ingmar Bergman, Amalie Skram and Björn Afzelius. About groupies, muses and stalkers. About the male gaze, nipples and the importance of having enough wine in the house.

Marta Breen (b. 1976) is a writer, journalist and one of Norway's most profiled feminists. She made her debut in 2006 with the book Girls, Wine and Song, about Norwegian women through times in Music. She has since established her self as a notable non-fiction author. Her book Women in Battle (2018), illustrated by Jenny Jordahl, has been sold to over 20 territories

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Marta Breen

HOW TO BE A SCANDINAVIAN FEMINIST The award-winning Norwegian author Marta Breen has written a number of books on feminism, music and women’s history. Among them is the comic book Women in battle (2018), which has been sold to 26 countries so far. For the past couple of years she has given lectures on equality and gender roles in countries such as Serbia, Germany, England, Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Brazil. On these travels, Marta Breen has noticed that there is a lot of uncertainty associated with the term feminism, and that many women simply do not dare to take this word in their mouths.

Hvordan bli en skandinavisk feminist

In this manual she explains many myths and misunderstandings about feminism. At the same time, she gives the reader good tips on how to achieve more equality in life - and love.

Rights sold to: Germany (Elizabeth Sandmann Verlag), Turkey (Dedalus Kitap)

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Anita Krohn Traaset

ELECTIONS, POWER AND OPINION

– Will It Ever Be Good Enough for the Bastards?

In this follow-up to the top-selling Good Enough for the Bastards: Confessions of a Female Leader, Traaseth writes in a personal, lively way about leadership. Six years have passed – in which she has held a job as a top executive in Innovasjon Norge, pursued a master’s programme in power and written a novel – and she has learned more over these last six years than in all the preceding years of her working life. This is the second book in a planned trilogy about life and leadership. Valg, makt og mening – Blir det aldri godt nok for de svina? 130 x 205 mm

Anita Krohn Traaseth is the administrative director of Hewlett Packard Norway. She started popular blog tinteguir.com in 2012, where she writes about management and life as a manager and mother.

Vidar Hansen/Siri Lill Mannes

THE ART OF READING BODY LANGUAGE Vidar Hansen is a former policeman and investigator, known as Norway’s answer to Sherlock Holmes. He has an astonishing capacity to interpret people’s body language and unconscious signals. Few people are aware of their own body language and even fewer are able to control it. Our posture, movements, voice and facial expressions give us away. This book will enable you to understand other people better, and improve your own communication. Kunsten å lese kroppsspråk 151 x 226 mm / 256 pages

Retired Police officer Vidar Hansen has specialized in body language and non-verbal communication. His ablities to read and understand body language has given him the nick name The Norwegian Sherlock Holmes.

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Bår Stenvik

THE GREAT GAME Sci fi writers and philosophers used to be the ones worrying about artificial intelligence. Nowadays, the warnings are coming from technologists like Elon Musk and are expounded in serious newspapers. Computers have already pretty much taken over the world. Not as autocratic despots, but in the form of thousands of little helpers that control your car, tell you where to eat, what to buy and what music you’ll like. From morning to night, smart systems manage everything from what you see on your Facebook feed to plans for future TV series extrapolated from your viewing habits. All this we are already used to, and we barely think of it as ‘artificial intelligence’. But how are our lives actually shaped by the algorithms? And what lies just around the corner?

Det store spillet 130 x 205 mm / 288 pages

Bår Stenvik (b. 1976) is a journalist living in Oslo. He is the author of a number of non-fiction books, amongst them Dirt (2011) and Bluff – How cheating and deceit makes us human (2014). He has also written the novel The Information (2018). He writes articles about topics like Literature, Film and Technology for newspapers and magazines like Dagens Næringsliv, Dagbladet and Vagant. His latest book is The Great Game (2020).

Gaute Brochman

DIGITAL GUINEA PIGS Norwegian society is in the midst of a comprehensive digitalisation process whose front line is primary education. Developments have taken place without research into or examination of the consequences for either education or public health. The compulsory introduction of iPads for children as young as six is happening entirely without parental involvement, debate or any kind of qualified knowledge, claims architect, editor and father of three, Gaute Brochman. Digital Guinea Pigs attempts to trace the history and reasoning behind the choices that are made, to give a status report on the current situation – and to foresee the future consequences of an increasingly digitalised school life.

De digitale prøvekaninen 130 x 205 mm / 208 pages

Gaute Brochmann (b. 1980) is an architect, a weekly contributor in the newspaper Morgenbladet, editor of the architectural magazine Arkitektur N and the father of three.

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Ingunn Kyrkjebø

THE WORLD’S MOST DIFFICULT THOUGHT – The Power of Empty Thought

Think before you act: it’s familiar advice. But that isn’t the advice you’ll get from The World’s Most Difficult Thought. Instead, you’ll learn how good not thinking can be for your life – mentally, physically and creatively. The World’s Most Difficult Thought takes you on a journey via Japanese culture and modern science into the realm of empty thought. A universe where far more is possible than you may have imagined: if you’re going to get more done, you must do less. And what happens if you work to suppress your ego?

Verdens vanskeligste tanke – Den tomme tankens makt 130x205 mm / 192 pages

Ingunn Kyrkjebø (b. 1965) has worked as an investigative journalist, reporter, TV host and film director for more than 25 år, for Norwegian TV networks NRK og TV2. Her interest for Japan started already at age 19, when she was studying the arts and learning about raku, a form of ceramics which is closely linked to the Japanese art of the tea ceremony. Ingunn has also trained in martial arts for several years, and holds a black belt in Karate.

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Jens Oscar Jenssen

STOIC CALM

– Wisdom of life for our time

Stoically calm explains in an easy way that we have much to learn from stoicism, a philosophy with roots in Greece in the year 300 BC. In ancient Greece stoic philosophy was conveyed in a verbal dialogue between master and apprentice. In the same spirit, the writer invites us to reflect on questions that take us to the core of being human. What is good or bad for a person? What are feelings? What is wisdom? Is there a God, or is there just Nature? Philosopher Jens Oscar Jenssen take us into stoicism with sayings of wisdom, practical exercises and reasoning developed by stoics, and show us how their philosophy of life can be adapted into modern every day life. At the same time he enlighten us in how much we can learn from the stoic way of thinking about topics like Ethics, Science, Religion and Psychology.

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Jens Oscar Jenssen is a writer and a philosofic practitioner. He offers philosofic practice in the form of lectures, philosophical group conversations, contemplative retreats/seminars and one on one coversations.

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Ragnhild Holmås

BUT YOU DON’T LOOK SICK But You Don’t Look Sick is an unusual contribution to the debate around a group that is much discussed but rarely heard from: people living with invisible illnesses. When Ragnhild Holmås fell ill with myalgic encephalitis (ME) as a 23-year-old, she had no idea that her struggle against the disease would be overshadowed by her struggle to be believed. To live with an invisible illness is to live with scepticism – from doctors, from social services, from employers; even from friends and family. Over the period of her illness, Ragnhild moves from denial to acceptance and tries to speak openly about being invisibly ill. Using her own story as a starting point, she investigates topics such as Men du ser ikke syk ut stigma, lack of knowledge, language and identity. Her descriptions may strike a chord with sick people and their relatives, who may also draw strength from the book when they encounter prejudices themselves. People who have dealings with the sick person or have an opinion about them may gain a fresh understanding of what they are going through – as well as tips about how to be their best possible ally. The author writes with a self-deprecating sense of humour, interspersed with pain and seriousness, making free use of creative elements, such as an internal dialogue in the format of an SMS exchange, lists and 'prejudice bingo'. The book consists of numerous short vignettes that mirror the limited endurance that results from many chronic diseases.

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Ragnhild Holmås (b. 1988) has a degree in Political Science and also work as a text consultant. At the age of 23 she was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME). She experienced that making people believe in her illness and symptoms was just as big a challenge as the actual illness. In her instagram account @ serikkesykut she with great enthusiasm, facts and humour put the spotlight on breaking the prejudices regarding invincible illnesses.

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Torkil Færø

CAMERA THERAPY

As you deal with the moment, you handle everything

‘You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.’ – Marcus Aurelius. Improved coping skills are fundamental for improved health. Camera Therapy is a combination of a theoretical account and a workbook, both focused on basic techniques for being in control and using photography to clarify what is meant. All in all, it is a self-help book that emphasises practical exercises in order to reach maximal learning effects – with photographic illustrations. Kamerakuren – slik du takler øyeblikket, takler du alt 190x260 mm /312 pages<

Torkil Færø trained as a doctor at the University of Olso. He has worked for almost 20 years as a GP/emergency physician. He has arranged over 40 photography workshops in nine countries since 2009.

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Kristian Hall

HANDLEKRAFT Is your goal to become a better project manager? Or clear up your e-mail system? Or do you want to become a football trainer, write a book or paint a picture? Whatever it is you want to achieve, at work or in your private life, big or small, the basic tools are the same. In 15 concrete steps, you’ll learn to be more dynamic. And this is what you’ll achieve once you have taken all the steps:

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You’ll work smarter than before You’ll postpone things less and prioritise better You’ll become more productive and efficient You’ll become a better problem-solver You’ll know where to find help when you’re facing adversity Plus many other benefits and tools besides. Make use of them, feel the joy of achievement and know that you’re a long way towards doing what you want to get done.

Kristian Hall (b. 1977) is a graduate civil engineer and has held various directorships in the business sector. He is passionate about reaching out to anyone who is struggling with depression, with a message that it is possible to become much better or completely healthy. Since recovering from after more than ten years of deep depression, Kristian is working actively with helping others who are struggeling.

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Kristian Hall

HAPPY AGAIN!

How to beat depression, step by step

Happy Again! is an inspiring and life-enhancing programme intended to help people who are downhearted or depressed to recover or feel a bit better. The idea is to follow a step-by step sequence that is there for you to start yourself at times when everything looks black. You will learn how different activities can lighten your mood and how to change your way of thinking, so that you experience a sense of vitality and meaningfulness, and of being in control.

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Kristian Hall

HAPPY AGAIN! WORKBOOK 14 steps to greater happiness

Happy Again! Workbook is a 14-step program that helps those feeling low or suffering from longterm depression, to lift their spirits or overcome it completely. To make it even easier to get started and complete the program Kristian Hall has written this workbook, to use alongside the main book, where you will find short instructions and forms for you to fill out every day, every week. This will allow you to keep close track of your progress and become even more motivated. The book features a number of people who talk about how they have used the program and what they achieved.

Glad igjen! Arbeidsbok 170x240 mm / 168 pages 16–80 years

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Andreas Engvig

DEMENSBREMS Why is it that some of us have good memories throughout our life whereas others have much poorer memories? What if we could influence our biological age and pursue a lifestyle that kept our brain healthy for longer? Age-related dementia implies loss of memory, judgement and the capacity to take care of ourselves. There is no shortcut or magic pill for avoiding dementia, but diseases and lifestylerelated issues such as obesity, diabetes, social isolation, high blood pressure and hearing loss contribute to the development of dementia.

Demensbrems 151x226 mm / 256 pages

But there is a dementia deterrent! This book contains a three-step method with concrete advice to give you a good memory and keep your brain healthy for longer. Take control of your aging process, prepare your brain and prevent dementia within the boundaries set by your own genes.

The book sums up all the research about what can affect the development of dementia and how we can maintain a good memory throughout our lives. This is a research-based, practical handbook that will help readers make lifestyle and health choices that will keep their brain healthy for longer.

Andreas Engvig is a doctor at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål. He is also a scientist and researcher, and holds a Ph.D. on memory and aging. The author has decided to donate a substantial amount of his royalty income to the Norwegian National Assosiation of Public Health and their research on memory loss and dementia. Rights sold to: Russia (Alpina)

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Aili Kristina Hannisdal

– ENDORPHINS AS MEDICINE High on Yourself

High on Yourself – Endorphins as medicine provides you with a wellequipped toolkit for making use of the wonderful substances whose production is stimulated by your amazing brain. Get your brain into proper shape and experience a daily shower of endorphins. Your head feels like cotton wool and your legs like jelly. You have zero motivation. But don’t underestimate your brain; it is a fantastic machine. And the key to re-discovering your balance, motivation and sense of joy lies in how you use this machine. What you need to know is how your brain functions and what triggers it. That way, you can manipulate your own hormone system with the most wonderful endorphins to sharpen your concentration, calm your nerves and increase your joie de vivre.

Høy på deg sjæl – Endorfin som medisin

To understand how you can find your way to these marvellous feelings, you need to train your brain. Train it so that you can “reprogram” bad habits and make sense of the vast jigsaw puzzle of mood, affect, emotions and feelings. Once you know how your brain works you will get to know yourself better. Then you can choose to truly feel both the difficult and the good emotions that are part of you. They can’t harm you once you know how to trigger the good substances. Learn how you can go from being demotivated to productive, upset to balanced, lacking in concentration to focused. Get high on endorphins and feel better whenever you need to!

Aili Kristina Hannisdal is a doctor, musician, songwriter, endorphin enthusiast and dog-owner.

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Erik Hexeberg and Sofie Hexeberg

A NEW LOOK AT AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES Many who have one or more autoimmune diseases, will hear their doctors say that their diet won’t affect the disease. However, it does! Those are the words by doctors Sofie and Erik Hexeberg, who specialize in treating autoimmune diseases with the help of dietary changes.

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You can get rid of chronic inflammation and improve your everyday life with less medication – and maybe even get completely well – by eating antiinflammatory foods. The authors present a new and groundbreaking look at autoimmune diseases and their possible causes. They share the stories of patients who have improved their lives by changing their diets.

The authors propose a model where any food protein could elicit an immune response in a susceptible individual and thereby trigger an autoimmune disease. For instance, coeliac disease is often regarded as a 'model disease' for autoimmune diseases. But as removal of gluten protein from the diet cures the patient, the disease is not truly 'auto'-immune in any sense. The identification of these specific food proteins forms the tailored diet advice to the patient - advice to eliminate specific food proteins from the diet. Additionally, the diet advice in this book is also based on other general anti-inflammatory diet advice. The following illnesses have their own chapters in the book: Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Celiac disease, Type 1 diabetes, Graves’ disease (hyperthyroidism), Hashimoto’s disease (hypothyroidism), Rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple sclerosis (MS), Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and Psoriasis. Irritable bowel syndrome is also covered.

Erik Hexeberg and Sofie Hexeberg (b. 1957/1960) Sofie and Erik Hexeberg are physicians, diet experts and writers. I addition to their MD degree they both hold PhD degrees from the University of Bergen in Norway. Erik is a specialist in internal medicine. Together they run Dr. Hexeberg's clinic in Tønsberg and Bærum and are particularly concerned with how patients can improve health through dietary changes.

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Niels Christian Geelmuyden

SPERMAGEDDON – Fertility in free fall

Sperm quality in the Western world has decreased by almost 60 percent in less than 40 years. More and more couples are involuntarily childless or struggle to have children. Fertility is declining worldwide. Fine, you might think. There's already too many of us. But the problem is that men with poor sperm also have shorter lives, and suffer more illness and health problems than other men. An equally serious problem is that it doesn't just affect people. The same tendency is being seen among fish, amphibians, insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.

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What's to blame for this decline in reproductivity, is there anything we can do to reverse the trend? Will it simply lead to the extinction of humanity and other forms of life?

In this exciting and horribly well-timed fact-book, Niels Christian Geelmuyden shines the spotlight on the current research being done in this field. It's a book that concerns you, and your children and grandchildren, in a way few other books can claim to.

Niels Chr. Geelmuyden (b.1960) is a writer and journalist, who has become well known, in particular for his interview portraits for the magazines Kapital and Henne. He writes think-pieces for the radio and columns for publications ranging from the in-flight SAS magazine to newspapers. With his critical books about the food industry he has reached a wide audience and really put the topic to debate. Rights sold to: Poland (Eczarna Owca), Portugal (oficina do livro), Russia (Eksmo), Spain (Roca Editorial)

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Jørgen Jelstad and Anita Kåss

THE IMMUNE MYSTERY Mum is a Puzzle

This is the story of a young researcher who thought outside the box, and about the immune system's unsolved conundrum autoimmunity. On the day of her mother's funeral, 13-year-old Anita Kåss took an ency clopedia down from the bookshelf and for the first time read about arthritis. She wanted an answer to the question Did Mom get sick because I was born? and decided to find out everything about arthritis, and to find a treatment. It was the beginning of her life as a researcher. When she was 20 years old, she began to study medicine. 15 years later, her research lead to a possible hormonal breakthrough, and pharmaceutical companies fought over the rights to this new treatment. It resulted in the biggest licensing agreement in the Norwegian medical history.

Mamma er en gåte Når kroppen angriper seg selv 130x205 mm / 304 pages

Her quest towards more knowledge of autoimmune diseases forms the framework for a popular-science journey, hunting for the solution to a mystery no one has managed to solve yet: the mystery of autoimmunity. FULL ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE.

Anita Kåss is a doctor and researcher and has researched a potential new treatment for arthritis and other autoimmune disorders for several years. She was born in the United Kingdom and now lives in Skien. Jørgen Jelstad (b. 1979) is a freelance journalist. He lives in Oslo. Rights sold to: Canada (Greystone Books), Japan (SEIDO-SHA), Poland (Muza), Republic Of Korea (Banni), Sweden (Norstedts)

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Johanne Rogndal

EVERYTHING WILL GET BETTER FOR YOU To bring up a child is to relive your own childhood. Through the child’s eyes, you see and understand your own life anew. This is a book about how our past is with us when we become parents, interweaving itself into our relationship with our children in ways we are rarely aware of. The era, society and culture we live in instil us with ideas about how a child is meant to be, and the family we come from will always be the backdrop to the way we, ourselves, parent our children. For deg skal alt bli bedre

Johanne Rogndal is a psychologist educated at the University of Oslo. She worked as a therapist for adults, couples and families. She is currently working as an organization and leadership therapist in the company Moment. She also writes articles for the web page psykologisk.no, a site that she was part of founding in 2013.

Marianne Mjaaland

JUST A BIT SPECIAL? A Psychiatrist’s Journal

In Just a Bit Special, psychiatrist and chief medical officer Marianne Mjaaland shines an analytical spotlight on herself and her own patterns.

Bare litt spesiell? – En psykiaters dagbok

Ever since childhood, she has struggled to maintain her balance. One moment, she is flying high, the next she has crash-landed. Is it simply that she is more likely than others to overlook stumbling blocks, to think that she can cut corners where other people carefully follow the curve, to take short-cuts, riding roughshod over both herself and others? Does she believe, want and hope too much; is she too stubborn and vulnerable – is it simply that she can’t bear life?

Marianne Mjaaland (b. 1955) is a psychiatrist with a PhD in surgery and a masters degree in public health. She works as a head physician at the Drammen District psychiatric centre (DPS). She has more than 30 years of experience as a physician in the areas of surgery, anaesthesia and psychiatry, working in a number of hospitals in Norway as well as in the war zone in Afghanistan. She also has experience as a journalist in Aftenposten and as a business leader, amongst others as the medical director of the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb. Just a bit special? Is her fifth book.

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Aslak Hartberg

FAREWELL TO FEAR Everyone feels fear occasionally. It may stem from a particular situation, or may take the form of a more generalised anxiety. Farewell to Fear is a book about hope. The hope that a better life is possible for everybody who may be experiencing worry, fear or anxiety. We meet Aslak Hartberg. When he was little, he wanted to be a stuntman and an explorer. But he has a problem: he is scared of everything. He meets psychologist Aksel Inge Sinding, who works with exposure therapy. They set out on a journey in which Hartberg must face his worst nightmares. When he comes out on the other side, however, he feels like a new person. Gone is the fear of fear. Farvel frykt

Aslak Hartberg is a composer, a rapper in the band 'Klovner i kamp', a jazz musician and a solo act. He has been doing hip hop, graffiti, boxing, snowboarding, skating as well as travelled the world as a musician.

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Andreas Viestad/Charlotte Sveinson

COUNTRY EATING

Norwegian Food the Way We Like It.

In Country Eating, Charlotte Holberg Sveinsen and Andreas Viestad aim to strike a blow for good Norwegian food traditions and highlight lost gastronomic treasures, but also produce new recipes using ingredients that have travelled a short distance from gate to plate. If you like locally sourced Norwegian food and unpretentious recipes, you’re going to love this book. The book is divided into traditional chapters, such as starters, meat, fish, desserts etc, but has some original approaches: for example, a whole chapter of recipes based on grains. In Gårdsmat. Norsk mat slik vi liker den. the meat chapter, the authors aim to show the full range, from crofters’ fare to the food on the big farms, as well as the significance of using all parts of the animal when preparing sustainable, locally sourced food. They emphasise that inland fish is a neglected treasure and that game can make for the best weekend dinners, among others. Charlotte Sveinsen and Andreas Viestad are inspired by Hanna Winsnes and Henriette Schønberge Erken of Ringsaker. In their day, both these food pioneers were interested in introducing new raw materials and recipes, and their cookery books presented some traditional dishes, some new and some that were worth fighting to preserve. This is just what Charlotte and Andreas do in Country Eating. The result is modern traditional food. And it comes from the Ringsaker region in the heart of Norway. This is a book that will warm and inspire. Marvellous recipes and beautiful photographs of a much-loved landscape. Andreas Viestad (b. 1973) internationally known food and recipe book writer with a number of awardwinning cookbooks. He has a column in Washington Post, and the TV series, New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad, has been shown in more than 50 countries, including the USA, China, Germany and Italy. Charlotte Holberg Sveinsen is the founder and owner of the garden café Skafferiet at Hovindsholm Farm on Helgøya. She has written three cookbooks and writing about food for the magazine Lev Landlig for years. She hosts cooking classes both online and on Hovindsholm, and she is passionate about no frills food and good food experiences. Hovindsholm Farm is one of Norway´s biggest and oldest farms, with long traditions for food production. Her life there has certainly made its mark on Charlotte and her main issue: The product. Where does it come from, what can you make out of it and how can you cook it as simple as possible? Charlotte is also blogging on skafferiet.no and charlottesveinsen.no. On Instagram you find her on @skafferietcharlotte and @skafferiet.

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Grøt i gamle dager var ofte laget på det vi dag ville kalt grovt mel, og konsistensen var nesten som en deig. Ved å skjære korn – såkalt steel cut – får man mel til en god grøt med fin konsistens. I tillegg tipser speltbonde Heidi Hemstad om at du kan riste kornene i en tørr kjele i forkant. Det gir både bedre smak og bedre konsistens.

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3 dl steel-cut spelt 1 dl vann 1 l H-melk en klype salt syltetøy, friske bær, honning, nøtter

Rist kornet i en tørr kjele i 2–3 minutter. Det er viktig at varmen ikke er for høy og at kornet ikke blir brent. Det skal lukte deilig av korn. Hell i vann, deretter melk. Kok opp og skru ned varmen. La dette småkoke under stadig omrøring i cirka 25 minutter. Rør inn saltet til slutt. Hvis du ikke vil være brydd med røringen, kan du koke opp og så sette gryta i ovnen ved 120 grader. Det tar gjerne litt lengre tid, men du kan gjøre andre ting underveis. Server med godt syltetøy, friske bær, honning eller nøtter.

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DUE MED PLO MME SAU Due? Kan vi spise det? Svaret er ja, i hvert fall hvis du er på landet og det er kornduer vi snakker om. (Selv om plenty med folk rundt om i verden spiser byduer også, anbefaler vi det ikke.) Due er lavland ets rype, mildere og feitere – så den er lettere å tilberede, og etter manges mening minst like god. Du kan følge samme oppskrift for en ten kylling, men da bør du ta hensyn liselv en liten kylling til at er mye større, så du må øke steketiden betydelig og øke mengden tilbehør. Ellers kan samme fremgan gsmåte følges for rype eller annet småvilt . NOK TIL 2 PERSON ER

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Vidar Bergum

AUBERGINE AND TAHINI Delicious home cooking from Turkey, the Middle East and other exciting places – that’s what Vidar Bergum is offering you in his new cookbook. You’ll find the familiar, the new and the surprising, along with plenty of luscious flavours and dinner-table experiences.

Aubergine og tahini 210x225 mm / 160 pages

Aubergine and Tahini – Home-Made Food from Turkey, the Middle East and Beyond is an inspiring, unpretentious book about everyday food, and the way it is made and enjoyed in these regions. Food that is quick to make, and food that takes a bit longer but that you can still find time to make in your busy everyday life, with a bit of sensible planning. And, as in Hummus and Pomegranates, Vidar tells you a bit about the food culture, the people and the origin of many of the recipes that have been prepared in countless kitchens around the world for centuries.

In this book, you’ll find a plethora of vegetarian recipes bursting with lovely, exciting flavours. Because, as Vidar says: ‘Meat is more like a side dish where I live; it’s the seasonal vegetables, the lentils and chickpeas that are the basis of everyday food.’ But home cooking is also social food, food you invite friends and family to eat and maybe also help prepare. That way, the table will be filled with tasty, aromatic dishes with and without meat. And, to round it all off, Turkish coffee and a sweet titbit. In this book, you’ll find recipes for all this and more. ‘Not only is Turkish cuisine an inspiring, varied and relatively simple way to approach the rich array of dishes from the Middle East; Vidar is also a communicator who manages to present authentic food in a way that makes you want to try it out at home.’ ANDREAS VIESTAD, DAGBLADET MAGASINET

Vidar Bergum lives in Istanbul where he works with food-related projects. From there he runs the blog A kitchen in Istanbul, which was voted Best Niche-Blog by Mathallen and godt.no in 2016.

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Vidar Bergum

HUMMUS AND POMEGRANATE Hummus and Pomegranate is an inspiring and unpretentious introduction to one of the world’s most traditional and renowned cuisines. Here you will be introduced to the best food from Turkey and the Middle East. Dishes and flavors that have been developed and perfected from generation to generation throughout numerous dynasties and empires. You won’t necessarily find the tastiest Turkish or Middle Eastern food at a restaurant - you’ll find that in people’s homes. Most of the recipes in the book are therefore classic homemade everyday dishes, prepared just as they are in the many kitchens all over Turkey and the Middle East.

Hummus og granateple 210x225 mm / 160 pages

Rights sold to: Germanuy (Frech Verlag)

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Marion Louise Rindsem

SOCKS

– from the Toes upwards

Fun and simple sock patterns using toeup techniques!

Sokker – fra tåa og opp 210x297 mm

Forty different patterns will help you familiarise yourself with the fun technique that turns sock-knitting into child’s play. In the book, you’ll find a wide range of fine and festive socks – from monochrome, summery ankle socks to gorgeous lace knitting and multi-coloured patterned socks. And of course, Marion has found room for the classic warm ‘Grandma’ socks that are so great to wear inside boots on cold winter days. She has also made sock designs based on her most popular hat and shawl patterns.

Marion Louise Rindsem started with knit design in 2012 when she made her own SoMe hat. It quickly took off on Twitter, and since 2013 she has run www.marionr.no, where she sells her own knitting recipes and yarn packages. In addition, she holds courses in knitting socks and masking, and she keeps regular #Luetreff (hat meetings) in Oslo. Hats is Mariom Rindsem’s first knitting book.

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Bente Presterud

EVERYDAY KNITTTING Make your days even more happy and colourful in the company of your favourite knitting pattern, some yarn and a pair of knitting needles. Everyday knitting is such a joyous knitting book. Here you will find nice jackets and sweaters for men and women, cosy toe-up slippers and socks. You will find your new favorite pieces in this book! In the book you will find patterned patterns, structure and braided patterns, fashionable and timeless pieces as well as the warm accessories like shawls, scarfs, hats, mittens and socks. All together 30 designs, including five classic jems from the archives of the tradition wool producer Rauma yarn.

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Bente Presterud Røvik is a freelance designer. She is a regular contributor to weekly magazines and has worked for some of Norway's large yarn wholesalers. This is her first book.

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Birger Berge

MODERN TRADITIONAL KNITWEAR Modern Traditional Knitwear offers more than just elegant and varied knitwear for men and women, it is also a journey through the author's great p assion for traditional patterns, craftsmanship, and interplaying colors. You'll find patterns for sweaters, cardigans, scarves, hats and mittens – fashionable and practical garments.

Moderne tradisjonsstrikk 210x277 mm / 152 pages 25–65 years

Also knits for the home are included here; nice pot-holders that can be used at home or at the cabin, or waterbottle cozies that you can keep in your rucksack. You can also give old bottles a new life by knitting them a cover decorated with flowers. Nostalgic and adventurous knitters can try making a bow-tie, and a matching belt for a nice party dress.

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Birger Berge is educated as an historian and works at The Holberg Prize, UiB. He is passionate about traditional craftsmanship and spends much of his time developing knitting patterns that show the rich tradition we have. Rights sold to: Finland (Tammi), United States (Trafalgar Square Books)

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Ida Wirak Trettevik

A KNITTER’S YEAR Ida Wirak Trettevik has been designing knitting patterns under the name of Witre Design since 2018. Her patterns are primarily for women, with some items for children and men. A Knitter’s Year contains a total of 30 patterns, many of them new and exclusively designed for this book.

Witre design 210x297 mm

Knitted clothing has become important for many people in a time of increasing focus on slow fashion and sustainability. Because we take extra good care of clothes we make for ourselves, choosing materials and colours we are fond of and will want to wear for a long time. And because a person who knits knows how much work goes into every single piece of clothing. A Knitter’s Year is a result of this: the desire to knit your own wardrobe, with clothing for every season.

The book covers a whole year, and the photos show Ida and her family in well-known locations in Oslo and eventually at their new home on the island of Engeløya in Nordland, northern Norway.

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Ida Wirak Trettevik (b. 1989) is the woman behind Witre design, a website of knitted clothes and patterns. She is followed by more than 30,000 Instagram users. The first patterns launched in 2018, and from the start, Witre design has been about inding a modern expression for knitted garnments and designs, creating patterns that will inspire to knit one's own wardrobe - piece by piece. A strong motivation behind the concept is also to help knitters create pieces of good quality and longevity, ajusted to the individual knitter's own preferences. Rights sold to: Denmark (Turbine), Finland (Tammi), Germany (Frech Verlag)

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Nina Granlund Sæther

SOCKS FROM NORWAY In Socks From Norway, we travel through Norway's countryside and it's different knitting traditions. In this book you'll find fascinating stories about the origins of the various socks, archive images from museums around the country, and plenty of patterns for knitting socks to the whole family. The book includes 41 sock patterns for men, women and children. Sokker fra hele Norge 210x277 mm / 200 pages

Rights sold to: United States (Trafalgar Square Books)

Nina Granlund Sæther

MITTENS

Knitting patterns from all overNorway

Nordic knitting has already charmed the knitting world. Author Nina Granlund Sæther has now researched traditional mitten patterns from all over Norway and brought them together in one book. In this book you will find old-style mitten patterns from different parts of Norway, patterns adapted to today's yarn and equipment, plus exciting stories of the origin and use of the mittens. Votter Strikkemønstre fra hele Norge 210x277 mm / 192 pages

The book contains more than 40 patterns for mittens for women, men and children, with big, useful diagrams and beautiful illustrations.

Rights sold to: Estonia (Hea Lugu), United States (Trafalgar Square Books)

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Nina Granlund Sæther

KNITTING FROM NORWAY In Knitting from Norway, Nina Granund Sæther has tracked down knitted garments from all across Norway. She has sought inspiration from old, sometimes worn hand-me-downs, amateur photography and exciting museum collections. So you don’t just get patterns but a little story to accompany every pattern, too. The book’s project is large in scope. You can enjoy Nina’s lovely, user-friendly shawls, gorgeous, warm mittens and socks, sweaters and jackets for both men and women and, of course, there are a few hats thrown in. This is user-friendly clothing in beautiful shades. Making something for yourself is a pleasure that never goes out of fashion.

Strikk 210x277 mm / 152 pages 25–65 years

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Nina Granlund Sæther is a journalist and editor. She's a graduate teacher in arts and crafts and has written several books on handicrafts. She also delivers design for the weekly press and lectures on knitting. Nina has written several books on handicrafts. Rights sold to: United States (Trafalgar Square Books)

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Dorthe Skappel

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– For The Love Of Knitting

Dorthe Skappel is finally back with a wealth of new knitting patterns for gorgeous garments! There are many favourites to choose from. The garments are knitted in beautiful colours and using various yarns. The patterns and descriptions are still very simple and provided in the sizes S, M and L, with inspiring pictures and userfriendly illustrations.

BESTSELLING KN IT TING SKAPPEL – med kjærlighet for strikk 210x277 mm / 232 pages

Dorthe Skappel is a popular TV presenter and known for leading the entertainment show God evening Norway and the TV awards ceremony, Gullruten. She is passionate about knitting and knitting design and has great success with her own patterns. She wants to convey that it is not difficult to knit and that everyone can feel the joy of having a self-knit sweater. Skappel has written four books about knitting. Rights sold to: Denmark (Turbine)

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Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison

ARNE & CARLOS' FAVORITES Arne and Carlos have celebrated 15 years as a designer duo, by picking their favorites from the five books they've published, in addition to adding many new designs. In this book you will find Christmas balls, Easter eggs, scarves, hats, socks, knitted dolls, sweaters and jackets – everything you ever wanted from them, collected in one book! Dive into the book and be inspired by combinations of colors and patterns. Arne & Carlos favoritter 210x277 mm / 264 pages

Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison presented their first joint fashion collection in 2002 and, in 2003, they were invited to the Paris fashion week to show their designs. The inspiration for their feminine clothes comes from many sources – from Dolly Parton to Japanese pleating techniques and Norwegian traditional dress. Rights sold to: Denmark (Koppelwrite), France (Editions de Saxe), Germany (FrechVerlag), Netherlands (Kosmos), United Kingdom (Search Press), United States (Trafalgar Square Books)