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1) Danish
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Although you can get by in Denmark without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk Danish is the concise language guide that is guaranteed to get you talking with confidence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by 6 million people worldwide, primarily in Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and northern parts of Germany. Ideal for those new to Danish, learning at home or in the classroom, this includes: an introductory section on geography, economy, arts, culture and history entitled "Denmark and the Danes" that will be useful to visitors; 13 carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday...
8) Fairy tales
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2005
Language
English
Description
New translation of thirty Hans Christian Andersen tales including early stories through poignant masterpieces to later tales for adults.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
"For the last decade, Gretel Ehrlich has been obsessed by an island, a terrain, a culture, and the men and women who long for and love the complex frailties and treacherous beauty of a world defined by ice." "Greenland, the world's largest island, 840,000 square miles in extent, is covered by the largest continental ice sheet in the world." "Her guide, her inspiration, her companion in spirit was the great Danish-Inuit explorer and ethnographer Knud...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Presents nine of Andersen's well-known tales: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, The Little Match Girl, The Nightingale, and The Little Mermaid.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"While Amundsen, Franklin, and Peary were first to explore the furthest geographical reaches of the Polar North, Knud Rasmussen was the first to explore its culture and its soul. Part Danish, part Inuit, the famed explorer anthropologist made an epic three year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska recording not only the landscapes but also the songs and stories of the Eskimo people. In the ranks of the great explorer/writers who opened hitherto...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Tove Ditlevsen's autobiographical trilogy about her troubled life in Copenhagen"--
Childhood tells the story of a misfit child's single-minded determination to become a poet. Youth describes her early experiences of sex, work, and independence. Dependency picks up the story as the narrator embarks on the first of her four marriages and goes on to describe her horrible descent into drug addiction, enabled by her sinister, gaslighting doctor-husband....
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tales of foolish emperors, lonely mermaids, icy queens and clever princesses have delighted children and adults alike for nearly two centuries. The stories' unique magic and wonder make them essential reading for any childhood. This beautifully illustrated collection of Andersen's best-loved fairy tales includes The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea and The Emperor's New Clothes....
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