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  Iceland by Rough Guides

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  A great comprehensive companion, easy to use and interesting to read.

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  Scotland (501) by Michelin

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  A reliable road map of the entire country although any walker should pick the appropriate OS map for serious detail.

  Map scale: 1: 400 000

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  Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell

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  A beautiful copy of the classic account of Gavin Maxwell's life in a settlement on the west coast of Scotland and his relationship with a family of otters. Nature writing at its absolute best.

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  The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

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  A real gem of a novel by the creator of the Moomin stories, The Summer Book tells of an elderly artist and her young grand-daughter summering together on an island in the gulf of Finland.

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  Secret London: Unusual Bars and Restaurants by Rachel Howard

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  A companion guide to Howards spectacular Secret London, specialising in the food and drink scene of London, one of the world's most vibrant cities, and of course home of Daunt Books. We have been time and again blown away by the revelations of this remarkable guide, with Howard managing to discover some of our own hidden gems (Wiltons Music Hall, anyone?) and uncovering places we've walked by for years and never noticed (such as the brilliant, if unsubtly named Phat Phuc noodle bar in Chelsea). Wonderful for locals and visitors alike!

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  Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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  A tense and atmospheric classic which tells the story of Mrs de Winter, a young bride who moves with her husband to his gothic house in Cornwall. A sense of foreboding seeps through the pages as Mrs de Winter is haunted by her husband's glamorous, self-assured and beautiful first wife Rebecca.

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  The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

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  Dreading the festivities planned for his one-hundreth birthday, Allan Karlsson creaks out of his window, shuffles over the flower-beds and grumbles his way onto a bus. And so begins a pleasingly nimble and uplifting adventure, involving criminals, incompetent police and affable rogues. And as his escapades unfold, it becomes clear that Allan has - often inadvertently - played a crucial role in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century. A delightful farce and a fable.

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  The Whispering Muse by Sjon

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  An ode to storytelling, The Whispering Muse evokes a time gone by with wit and verve, from the rogues and oddities among sea-faring types, to the long-lost romance and mystique of ancient mythology. Winner of a prize for the best Icelandic novel, this tale interweaves the story of an Icelandic sailor en route to the Black Sea, and his fantastical second mate, the mythical hero Caeneus, who regales his shipmates with his memories of sailing on the Argonaut to retrieve the Golden Fleece. A triumph.

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  Norway by Michelin

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  Good reliable Michelin mapping with index, distance indicators and city plans of Oslo and Bergen.

  Map scale: 1:1250000

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  Norway Eyewitness by Dorling Kindersley

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  Splendidly illustrated and crammed with stunning photographs, the Norway Eyewitness now has an extended hotel and restaurant section to complement its sightseeing support.

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  The Real Heroes of Telemark by Ray Mears

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  Wilderness expert and adventurer Mears recounts the gruelling story of four men parachuted into Norway on a mission to prevent the Nazis from building an atomic bomb. An exhilirating story of heroism and survival.

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  Hunger by Knut Hamsun

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  This is a magical and terrible insight into the human soul, portraying a mind driven by starvation to extremes of euphoria and despair. The undisputed masterpiece of a profoundly important writer, 'Hunger' delivers existential brilliance of which disciples like Paul Auster, who introduces this volume, can only dream.

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  The Fellowship of Ghosts by Paul Watkins

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  Respected American novelist Watkins returned to his childhood home to explore on foot the Nordic landscape and its myths. This captivating account of his travels is striking in its beauty and offers a new perspective on the majesty and mysticism of Norse mythology.

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  Sweden Map by Michelin

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  Typically excellent Michelin mapping.

  Map scale: 1:1200000

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  Fishing in Utopia by Andrew Brown

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  A clear, endearing portrait of Sweden and the Swedish people from the 1960s to the present day.

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  Sweden by Blue Guide

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  Blue Guides are unsurpassed on art, architecture and culture. Hotel and restaurant listings are included to help you on your way.

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  Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

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  The first of Mankell's wildly and deservedly popular crime series following the adventures of Inspector Kurt Wallander, a shambolic but perceptive police officer. Here, amidst a rabid wave of racism, he battles to solve the murder of an elderly farmer.

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  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

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  The late Larsson's Millennium Trilogy has been a colossal worldwide hit, and this first volume lives up to the hype. An absorbing and idiosyncratic thriller with a splendid heroine, this is a brilliantly written and compelling novel.,

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  Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Soderberg

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  An astonishing work of measured brilliance, Soderberg's study of obsession was first published to great controversy in 1905 and has lost none of its potency. Doctor Glas finds himself the unlikely confidante of a minister's beautiful wife and is soon besieged by thoughts of murder.

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  A Short Residence in Sweden / Memoirs of the Author by Mary Wollstonecraft / William Godwin

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  Wollstonecraft, one of the great figures of early Romanticism, travelled in the late 18th century to Scandinavia in search of happiness. This vivid account of her experience radically transformed the art of travel writing, so distant was it from the traditional constraints of the Grand Tour. Included here is her husband William Godwin's sensational account of Wollstonecraft's life, written in the aftermath of her death in childbirth.

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  Stockholm by Wallpaper City Guides

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  Phaidon's pocket guides for citybreakers are heavy on style and pinpoint the coolest hotels, bars and sights.

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  Denmark Map by GeoCenter

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  Standard decent road mapping with Copenhagen city plan.

  Map scale: 1:300000

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  Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg

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  A contemporary classic, this atmospheric literary thriller is as compelling as they come. A fine Scandinavian novel.

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  Denmark by Eyewitness Guides

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  Now with more hotels and restaurants, this is still best as a beautifully-produced sightseeing companion, perfect for pre-trip inspiration.

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  The Visit of the Royal Physician by Per Olov Enquist

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  One of our favourites. In a fiercely direct style imbued with wintry poetry Enquist brilliantly recasts a dramatic era of Danish history in which Christian VII, a halfwit, is King. Highly recommended.