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Cappelen Damm Agency NON-FICTION

Spring 2021 Here you will find some of Norway’s leading contemporary authors.

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NON-FICTION Cappelen Damm Agency 2021

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CAPPELEN DAMM AGENCY Cappelen Damm is Norway's largest publishing house, publishing approximately 1000 titles a year within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, educational books and children's books. Cappelen Damm is owned jointly by Bonnier and Egmont. Cappelen Damm Agency represents the rights of all of the authors in this catalogue. This includes titles from Flamme forlag, an imprint of Cappelen Damm AS. The Agency is responsible for all foreign book rights, as well as rights for TV, film, radio, anthologies, electronic media etc. We are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the authors and the sales of foreign rights.

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Hilde Østby

THE BIG BELLY BOOK – Seven steps to liking your body

Why should the belly of women preferably be totally flat, when other body parts can be big and voluptuous? Why should the source of life itself, the home of the uterus and digestion, be invisible?

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When journalist and historian Hilde Østby turned 45, she understood that she had been hating her belly for exactly 30 years. This is where the hunt for the origin of the self-contempt started - in neurology, psychology, cultural history and in her own life. Can we find the answer to the riddle in our brain? In the clothing industry? In the Male gaze? On the cover of Fashion Magazines or in the social control between Women? Hilde Østby goes looking for solutions and find surprising answers to the riddle. This book is an anti-dieting book. It is a celebration of life and love, and through seven steps it may even help you to love your body more!

‘Extremely honest, knowledgeable – and funny – about a trauma that I m sorry to say is shared by almost half of the worlds population.’ MARTA BREEN – profiled feminist and author of the book Women in Battle

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.

Rights sold to: Denmark (EC Edition)

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Hilde Østby and Ylva Østby

ADVENTURES IN M EMORY

The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting

What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory? With playfulness and intelligence, Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties. The authors interweave history, research, and exceptional personal stories, taking readers on a captivating exploration of the evolving understanding of the science of memory from the Renaissance discovery of the hippocampus—named after the seahorse it resembles—up to the present day. Å dykke etter sjøhester En bok om hukommelse 130x205 mm / 288 pages

Filled with cutting-edge research and nimble story telling, the result is a charming—and memorable —adventure through human memory.

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)

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 creativity, 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

Rights sold to: Azerbaijan (Alatunan), Poland (Marginesy), Canada/UK/US (Greystone Books), Denmark (EC Edition), Turkey (Kaplumbaa Kitap)

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Suzann Pettersen, Arne Jørstad Riise og Bjørge Stensbøl

TUTTA

– No Guts no Glory

Suzann 'Tutta' Pettersen has been leading the field in one of the World´s largest individual sports for 20 years. In Solheim Cup in 2019 she made the deciding put for Europe against USA and ended her career with a great comeback. She had just become a mother, and it had been over 20 months since she last prepared for and played a great tournament. Still, she was again the best when it mattered the most. Best under maximum pressure. In the course of her Golfing Career, Suzann Pettersen achieved 15 individual victories in the LPGA-tour, and two Major titles. She was ranked in the top ten (mostly in the top 5) of the World ranking TUTTA – Uten mot, ingen ære of Golf for 436 weeks and has represented 130x205 mm Europe nine times in Solheim Cup. In 2020 she received The Honorary Award at the Norwegian Athletics Gala, and she is a lifetime ambassador for NIKE. In 2012 she played her very best Golf and was at the hight of her career. She was ranked second in the World ranking and was just about to take the final step up to the top. Instead, she was once again injured, an injury that could have stopped her from playing professional Golf. And still she managed to do a comeback. What is it that makes her so mentally strong that she could return to the top again and again, and preform on a high level in Golf for 20 years? In this book the extreme winner tells the stories about the games on an international top level, and life off the Golf course. ‘Suzann is probably the greatest athlete ever to come out of Norway. I rank her at the top, as we have not seen anyone else who has been even close to her achievements in an individual World Sport.’ KJETIL ANDRÉ AAMODT - retired World Cup Alpine Ski Racer Suzann Pettersen (b. 1981) ended her career as a professional golf player in 2019. At her best she was ranked as #2 in the World. She is a lifetime ambassador for NIKE and a competitors ambassador for the humanitarian organisation Right To Play. In cooperation with Arne Jørstad Riise is a psychologist with a strong interest in sport and Bjørge Stensbøl has worked as a leader of top-class sportspeople for Olympiatoppen.

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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. 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. NOMINATED TO THE NORDIC COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE 2020 ‘Give us more books and professors like this! For those looking for a knowledgeable and engaged rendition of the most flammable political and existentially complex problem of our time, The World at the Tipping Point is highly recommended.’ NRK ‘Knowledgeable, nuanced and discursive about the climate crisis.’ DAGBLADET’ 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.

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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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Marie Olaussen

HOW TO BECOME RICH IN ONE YEAR

Hvordan bli rik på et år – Få orden på økonomien din, ro i sjela og råd til livet du drømmer om 170 x 240 mm / 192 sider

How to Get Rich in a Year is a funny, inspiring, surprising and very useful book about personal finances. Marie Olaussen shows us how we can all change their ways, allowing us to allocate money for exactly what we want to prioritise. She shows how we can cut our consumption while still being able to buy a coffee on the fly, drink wine on Tuesday, invest in our own pension and go on holidays the family will never forget if that is what we want above all. This book contains no financial jargon because it’s so tedious the author can’t even bring herself to write it. This is a book about finances with a sad but funny start and a proper happy ending. And from the very first chapter, readers will realise that this book purchase is a real money-saver. The book went straight to #1 on the Norwegian Bestseller list when it was launched in 2021.

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Marie Olaussen works as an editor for the newspaper Tønsbergs Blad, where she is responsible for all sorts journalistic projects like podcasting, themed editions and live events. How to Become Rich in One Year is her first book.

“I was broke, not poor.”

CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK: STEP 1:

Get an overview of the situation and never fall into the money trap again STEP 2:

Set yourself some goals that will make you richer than you ever imagined STEP 3:

Make a budget with enough room for Prosecco STEP 4:

Knock out your debts STEP 5:

Cut unnecesary costs and find money for things that spark joy. STEP 6:

Allow your savings to grow big HOW FAR DID I GET IN ONE YEAR? THE ROAD AHEAD GREAT TOOLS FOR YOUR PERSONAL ECONOMY

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Eystein Hodevik

VIRUSES ON THE LOOSE Through carefully selected stories, the author shows you what a virus is, what it consists of, how it is transmitted and how it produces disease. Viruses and humans have coexisted forever, so this journey covers biological evolution, our own bodies, historical events, diagnostics, global politics, NORLA genetic material, ethics and biological FOCUS-TITLE warfare. SPRING 2020

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The book is also about vaccines, one of our most important weapons in the war against viruses. Producing vaccines is a science in itself and is based on knowledge of how viruses are constructed and produce disease. In this book, you’ll get to know different kinds of viruses: some of the most common, some that are extremely cunning and some that are so dangerous their fatality rate is close to 100%. Viruses cause contagion by travelling,

just as we do, but their journey doesn’t stop there. The way they produce disease inside us can be viewed as a microscopic travelogue. We shall therefore follow some viruses as they travel through our bodies to reach the cells they both hijack and harm. If you are prepared to face up to your fear of viruses, you’ll discover that knowledge of viruses is extremely helpful. In certain situations, it may help you survive and avoid sicknesses like cancer, immunodeficiency, warts, cold sores, shingles and blindness.

Eystein Hellstrøm Hoddevik (b. 1980) is a doctor of internal medicine and pathology, and has a doctorate in molecular biology and neuroscience. He has lived in France, Scotland, Germany and Sweden and has worked as a doctor in the navy, on ships, in the emergency room and at internal medicine departments. He is employed at the Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, and teaches at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.

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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.

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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 wellknown figures have fallen into. It shows how thought traps affect all of today’s most important debates.

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.’ 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.

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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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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.

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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. 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.

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

THE GIFT OF SPEACH

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One cold day in January 1888, the crofter Tollef Arnesen travelled from Røn in Valdres to the city of Hamar with his daughter Raghnild. She could not see, hear or speak but the authorities required the family to ensure that their fourteen-year-old child received an education. It took father and daughter two days to travel by horse-drawn sleigh to Hamar Deaf Institute. Ragnhild was in a pitiful state. She behaved like a wild animal, kicking, biting and scratching anybody who tried to approach her. Elias Hofgård was one of those who did. He became determined to teach the half-wild child to speak. Painstakingly and with considerable inventiveness, he taught her to understand words by reading from his mouth and throat with her fingers. Together they developed an entirely new method. When Ragnhild opened her mouth, it sounded like a miracle.

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Hilde Diesen

At the same time, the education of the deaf-blind girl Helen Keller was garnering considerable attention on the other side of the Atlantic. She was several years younger than Ragnhild and could both read and write. But her greatest wish was to speak. America’s leading pedagogues thought that was impossible, even for a ‘miracle child’ like Helen. She became extremely enthusiastic when she learned about the news from Norway. Soon afterwards, she also received instruction using ‘The Hofgaard Method’. Helen Keller became a world-famous author and public speaker. But she never forgot that poor girl and her ingenious teacher. It was a precious debt that bound her to Norway. Ragnhild had given her the gift of speech.

Hilde Diesen (b. 1949) is an artist, illustrator and author. She has written an number of books illustrated with her carachteristic drawings of houses. She has also written several biographies, and been the editor of short story anthologies.

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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. ‘Shocking and convincing book about the reproductive crisis.’ FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ‘Spermageddon is the most depressing book you will read this year. That is precisely why you have to read it … [Geelmuyden] writes accessibly and educationally about complex and complicated issues, and he ought to be given a medal for the sheer work of his research alone.‘ DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV ‘It’s convincing. And terrifying..’ DAGBLADET ‘Niels Christian Geelmuyden´s book is interesting and thought provoking.‘ TØNSBERGS BLAD

Rights sold to: France (Hugo&Cie), Poland (Eczarna Owca), Portugal (oficina do livro), Russia (Eksmo), Spain (Roca Editorial)

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Niels Christian Geelmuyden

SECRETS OF THE ART OF WRITING How do you go about becoming a good writer? This critically acclaimed, awardwinning author shares his best tips on how to write lively texts, including checklists and common pitfalls. The book is written in a personal style, and bubbles with narrative joy and smart tips, offering plentiful example texts from participants on writing courses, from Geelmuyden’s roughly 40 publications and from other established writers.

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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.

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Carina Carl og Rebekka Egeland

WORK PSYCHOLOGY Management is psychology, claim psychologists Carina Carl and Rebekka Egeland. You will always bring your personality with you into your management role and that is where psychology gets interesting – because we humans aren’t as rational as we’d like to think. Every new situation is unique, just as every human being is unique and everyone’s environment is constantly changing. The realisation that times may change but humans don’t mean that everybody should know something about how our brains work, what primary and secondary emotions are, and how relationships affect all communications and every management style. Early relationships are also significant when it comes to how you talk to yourself and manage yourself. And you must manage yourself before you can manage others. Psychology at Work places less importance on the theories and models of organisational psychology than on the development of personality, relationships, communication, life choices and values. In that respect, the book is just as interesting for anybody with a job and a workplace to go to as for managers. Carina Carl is a psychologist working on many platmorms, amongst them the Noia podcast. Rebekka Egeland was Young Manager of the Year in 2018. The two of them are passionately dedicated to explaining psychology to ordinary people in an easyto-grasp way and both have written several books. This is the second book they have written together. They each run their own practices. Jobbpsykologi 148 x 210 mm / 144 pages

Carina Carl (former Poulsen) trained as a clinical psychologist and is currently doing a 5 year course of further specialist training in clinical aspects of occupational psychology. Rebekka Egeland is a qualified clinical psychologist and works as a manager in Falck Healthcare Norge.

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Lars Halse Kneppe

WHEN BEING GOOD IS BAD FOR YOU Being good at things isn’t something we are. It’s something we want to be or hope to become. For many people, being good at stuff is a life project. Because no matter how much we achieve or experience, we never feel good, or at least never good enough. Not as long as we can get even better and constantly seek out new areas for improvement. When being good at things becomes so important that it affects our wellbeing and the way we live – that means it’s starting to become unhealthy. The price we pay for always being able to become a slightly better version of ourselves is that we never feel good enough. Young people today are probably the generation most affected by this. No other generation has been so capable and

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high-achieving while still feeling so inadequate. There’s nothing wrong with being good as long as it doesn’t reach unhealthy levels. Even so, many young people today seem to be achieving everything and look totally fantastic but still feel worthless on the inside and ugly on the outside. The pressure and stress feel like running to catch a train that has already left the station. In this book Lars Halse Kneppe talks about some of the experiences and ideas he has shared with all the young people who are too good for their own good that he has met in his job as psychologist at sixth-form colleges in Oslo. He offers advice to parents about how they can calm stressed young people – and themselves as well: about how we can help young people to understand that they are good enough, and how they can resist the enormous pressure to constantly become better.

Lars Halse Kneppe is a trained psychologist and journalist. He works as a psychologist at Pedagogiskpsykologisk tjeneste (PPT) and with several high schools in Oslo.

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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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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.

Nytt blikk på autoimmun sykdom 151 x 226 mm / 256 pages

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.

FITTER AND LIGHTER WITH LOW CARBS Many people have improved their health by eating low-carb food. Fitter and Lighter with Low Carbs is full of the most delicious low-carb food you could wish for, covering every meal of the day and every occasion. The recipes are natural, fresh, brightly coloured, nutritious, blood-sugar-friendly and gluten-free. The book is also suitable for people with diabetes.

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Sofie Hexeberg (ed.)

Sofie Hexeberg is a doctor, diet expert and a writer. Together with her husband Erik Hexeberg, 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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Kristine Weber

EAT YOURSELF HEALTY AND STRONG Tekst: Kristine Weber is back with a new book about simple yet tasty high-protein food – food you can eat to get healthier and stronger. The book offers everything from good, filling dishes for breakfast and lunch to simple, protein-rich dinners and healthy, utterly delicious desserts and snacks. Treat yourself to everything from rolls and nutritious smoothies to sweet potato lasagne, a pork wok, blueberry muffins and ice cream. This is low-fat food you can eat if you’re keen to lose some weight or simply keep in shape. In addition to the 60 recipes, Eat Yourself Healthy and Strong also contains motivational texts about how to make healthier choices in your everyday life, what to bear in mind when you need to drop a few pounds and how to exercise smart.

Spis deg sunn og sterk 195 x 250 mm / 168 sider

Kristine pokes holes in myths about exercise and diet, offering a wealth of personal knowhow from her life as a former national bodybuilding champion and her professional experience as a popular training and lifestyle coach.

Kristine Weber has written several best-selling books, Eat Yourself Healthy and Strong brings together the very best of her recipes.

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Jan Henrik Syvertsen

COOKING WITH THE HAPPY CHEF Tekst: One thing’s for sure, good food makes you happy – really happy. In this book, Jan Henrik Siversen, aka the Happy Chef, shares his best recipes for regular days and parties. Not just recipes for delicious hot and cold dishes but tasty barbecue recipes and sauces too – and let’s not forget the sweet temptations. He also includes wellknown cocktails and drinks, but mixed the way he likes them best, with a little added touch that’s liable to get you dancing if you’re not careful. Gladkokkens beste til hverdag og fest 195 x 250 mm / 168 sider

The Happy Cook offers a delicious beef sandwich, Wiener schnitzel with gorgeous garnishing never goes out of style, you’ll always enjoy fried sweet potatoes with masses of sauce and

cheese, and fish and chips with home-made tartar sauce is truly terrific. When you get out the barbecue, why not try juicy spareribs with your own barbecue rub and BBQ sauce. But grilled pork neck is also one of the best things you can stick on the grill, preferably served up with home-made coleslaw – that’s happy food right there. And so are barbecued clams with a delicious tang of lemon and fresh herbs, or grilled squash with a delicious yoghurt dressing. The book offers tips and tricks for making your own spice mixes and barbecue-rubs, as well as pastas, home-made ice cream and delicious, slightly sinful cocktails. This is a cookbook that will make you really happy, especially when the sun peeps out and the mood is high. Make yourself good happy food the Happy Chef way.

Jan Henrik Syversen runs the Happy Chef blog and is a sought-after course tutor. He has taken part in MasterChef Norway, has cooked up a storm on Norwegian breakfast TV, has been a tasting judge on several TV2 programmes and is great at creating a buzz around his projects.

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Arnt Steffensen

FRIDAY COCKTAILS In this book you’ll find 52 cocktails, one for every Friday of the year – some classics, others less well known, some more recent and some without alcohol. All of them have a story attached, whether a myth, a cheery anecdote or straight-up fun facts. All the cocktails contain ingredients that are easy to get hold of. Start off your weekend with a Friday cocktail!

Fredagscocktail – Fra Old Fashioned til Pornstar Martini - gode historier - enkle oppskrifter 170 x 260 mm / 176 sider

Arnt Steffensen has long experience in teaching his knowledge about spirits and wine to aspiring cooks and waitors. He has written a number of book son spirits and food culture, amongst them The Cognac Book, The Aquavit Book and A Taste of Norwegian Culture.

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Martine Sletmoen

SKILLEBEKK SOURDOUGH Skillebekk Sourdough is a delightful and inspiring book about how to successfully make the most delicious sourdough baked goods in a simpler way. It contains recipes for traditional bread, bread for special occasions, rolls, noknead bread, pizza, cakes and snacks – all made from sourdough. You’ll get step-by-step instructions on how to make the most fantastic patterns on your baked goods.

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This beautiful, unique decoration is what Skillebekk sourdough is best known for. The book offers you ideas about how to make individual and personalised bread. Why not take along a loaf instead of flowers or wine next time you’re invited to dinner by friends? This sourdough book demonstrates simple sourdough techniques, offering both wide variety in what you can bake using sourdough and simple steps that will let you to make the most fantastic patterns.

Martine Sletmoen lives in Skillebekk in Oslo, where she shares sourdough baking tips and tricks through her Instagram account @skillebekksurdeig. Through social media, she has garnered massive interest from followers nationwide in Norway and receives daily messages from people who have tried to get started with sourdough but never had any success until they followed her simple guidance. Martine also has her own series on the Food Channel, Surdeigskolen (Sourdough School), whose first episode racked up 125,000 unique viewers in the first week alone.

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Marit Hovland

GINGER BREAD When your house is filled by the scent of freshly baked ginger bread, the Christmas spirit really kicks in! With this book you will find a number of ways that you can use the ginger bread dough. Ginger Bread with caramel filling will be an instant new favourite. Or what about baking the ginger bread in the shape of bowls that can be filled with treats? Ginger bread Christmas ornaments for the tree is also a good idea. If you like to be quick with your baking of ginger bread, you have examples that come out of the oven already decorated. But if you like to really go all in when you decorate your ginger bread - this is where you will find the best inspiration.

Pepperkaker 195 x 250 mm / 152 sider

Merry Christmas!

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Ingredienser runde • pepperkaker, • melisglasur r, oransje • sjokoladelinse erler, sølv • små sukkerp Utstyr eller • tablettdeler skarp kniv frysepose • sprøyte- eller • pinsett

gjerne ved delinser i to, oransje sjokola egner seg Start med å kutte eler. Lag melisglasur, som glasuren hjelp av en tablettd oppskrift på side 11. Ha etter ut en ring til å fylle flater, se. Sprøyt først ned - eller frysepo med glasur. Sett over i en sprøyte som du så fyller til øyne erler kaken pepper sukkerp på og å delinse til nese Det er enklest en halv sjokola fortsatt er bløt. melisen mens og munn til dette. bruke en pinsett

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Å lage eget kake strøssel er en bruke opp melis perfekt måte glasu å pepperkakedeig rrester. Ved å kjevle strøs selet ned i en får du et julet re som ikke dryss er! Ingredienser • melisglasur • konditorfarge , grønn • pepperkakede ig Utstyr • sprøyte- eller fryseposer • utstikker, tre

Lag melisglasur etter fremgangsmåt Glasuren skal en på side egne seg til å tegne med. Farg 11. i ulike grønnt glasuren oner og ha over i hver frysepose. Lag et lite hull i posen sin sprøyte- eller ut på et bakepa pir. La disse tørke og sprøyt lange linjer sammen med fingrene og knuser før du skyver alle kortere biter. dem så de blir til Kjevle ut pepper kakedeig. Strø en gang til over så over strøssel en. slik Stikk så ut pepper at det fester seg i pepperkakedeKjevle kaketrær og legg igen. kledd stekebr dem på et bakepa ett. Stek pepper pirkakene. 17 Deigen som er igjen rundt pepper har stukket ut, kan du kna samme kaketrærne når du i kjøleskapet n, legge en liten og kjevle ut på stund nytt. Disse vil inni selve pepper da få strøssel kakene.

Marit Hovland is a qualified graphic designer and is interested in baking, nature and photography. Bakeland was her first book, and her original pastry book quickly sold to Canada, Germany and Sweden. Follow Marit's blog for baking recipes and other hobby projects: borrowmyeyes.com and on instagram: @borrowmyeyes.

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Nina Granlund Sæther

NINA’S BEST SOCKS AND MITTEN The author’s own favourites! Pick and choose from 44 pairs of socks and mittens in lively colours or subdued tones, in a variety of yarn qualities and with different amounts of patterning – all the author’s own designs. You’re guaranteed to find a pair of mittens you’ll want to knit. Advice and tips about casting on, joining, how to knit colour patterns and much more besides make the road to finished mittens and socks fun and simple to follow. Ninas beste votter og sokker Inspirert av norsk tradisjonsstrikk 210 x 277 mm / 160 sider

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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.

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Katrine Lindgjerdet

THE JOY OF BEADS In The Joy of Beads, Katrine Lindgjerdet, who runs the popular @hvitelinjer Instagram account, invites you to bead with her. Her book contains more than 50 bead motifs, small and large – from beautiful butterflies and cool cars to lovely Christmas stars. She also offers smart tips on how to bead, iron the motifs and then make use of them. So now all you need to do is get together with family, friends, a board and box of beads.

Perleglede 210 x 250 mm / 144 sider

Katrine Lindgjerdet bor i Trondheim og er interiørdesigner. Hun liker kreative sysler og designer blant annet perlemønstre som passer for alle aldre. Når hun ikke perler eller strikker, bruker hun tid på Instagramkontoene @hvitelinjer, @madeby_Hvitelinjer og @white.interior1 som til sammen har over 770 000 følgere.

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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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Tove Lindtein

KNITS WITH STYLE Knits With Style takes inspiration from current trends, and this book will provide you with many of your new favorite garments. Lovely sweaters and cardigans that reflect the styles of the 70s and 80s; romantic garments perfect for a nice summer evening; cozy socks for a chilly autumn night when you want to relax on the couch and do some knitting; a hat that you can knit in an hour – and of course, the well-known "Lindtein" cardigan and matching sweater. And if you love football, you can now knit a supporters' sweater for the next match. Lindteinstrikk med stil 210 x 277 mm / 176 sider

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Tove Lindtein is a passionate and enthusiastic knitter. She is interested in the variations in fashion and is known for her tasteful knitting designs. Tove works freelance for several yarn suppliers.

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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. Hverdagsstrikk i kortreist ull 210x297 mm

BÆRESTYKK E Sett ermer og bol inn på sam me rundp, med mot hverandre= fellingene 364 (388) 412 (440) 464 (488 merker i overga ) m. Sett ngene mellom ermer og bol= Fortsett med gl 4 merker. attstrikk og na tur eller gråbei 2. omg felles de ge. På t til raglan ved alle merkene sli fram til 3 m fø k: Strikk r merket, strikk 2 m vridd r samm 2 r sammen = en, 2 r, 8 m felt på om g. Fortsett å fe på hver 2. omg lle til raglan totalt 3 (3) 4 (4 ) 5 (5) ganger = (364) 380 (408 340 ) 424 (448) m. Strikk 1 omg, og tidig 25 (34) 35 fell sam(48) 49 (58) m jevnt fordelt = 345 (360) 375 31 5 (330) (390) m. Strikk mønster A. Strik 1 omg, og fell k deretter samtidig 11 (1 4) 17 (20) 23 (2 fordelt = 136 (1 6) m jevnt 40) 144 (148) 15 2 (156) m. Skift til p nr. 2, 5. Fortsett med natur eller gråb Strikk vr-bord eige. 2 r, 2 vr i 5 cm. Fell av. MONTERING Sy sammen un der ermene. 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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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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Tommy Tønsberg og Kenneth Ingebretsen

GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES Growing things is in vogue. We want to see the seed transform into ripe food and experience the satisfaction of harvesting our own crops, of being self-sufficient. Two popular gardeners help get you started, showing you how to create your own verdant vegetable garden. Choose among 39 common vegetables, presented in alphabetical order along with practical information about sowing times and places, varieties, soil, outdoor planting, watering, fertilisation, harvesting and more.

Dyrk dine egne grønnsaker 39 slag for norske forhold 170 x 240 mm / 144 sider

Kenneth Ingebretsen (b. 1977) is a gardener who works at the largest garden centre in Norway. He also edits the membership newsletter Blomstervenner for the Friends of Flowers Society. Tommy Tønsberg's (b. 1980) interest in gardening was already evident at an early age: as a schoolboy he often spent his entire allowance at the nursery. Today, he tends a small but lush garden on the outskirts of Oslo, and is the editor of Norsk Hagetidend, the magazine for members of the Gardeners' Association. He is also a popular guest speaker.

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Katrine Lindgjerdet

BREEDING PLANTS Using seeds, cuttings, divided plants and offshoots you can easily produce new plants, inside and out. In Breeding Plants, you’ll find the inspiration and information you need to grow precisely the plants you want to, whether you’re keen to have more green plants in your living room, summer flowers on the balcony, vegetables in pallets or perennials in the garden. The book is written with Scandinavian conditions in mind by experienced gardeners and authors of gardening books.

Planteformering 170 x 240 mm / 136 pages