Bjørk, Samuel
Summary: International bestseller Samuel Bjørk makes his US debut with a chilling and fast-paced thriller in which two detectives must hunt down a revenge-driven and ruthlessly intelligent killer, and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crime as I'm Traveling Alone races to an explosive -- and shocking -- conclusion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BJOHollway, Don
Summary: "The Last Viking tells the dramatic story of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest warriors to have ever lived. Drawing on original source material, Don Hollway recreates the violence and drama of the late Viking era in a gripping chronicle that transports the reader from the frozen wastelands of Scandinavia to the glittering opulence of the Byzantine empire and then finally to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Osprey Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARALD III HOLSummary: After winning a huge sum of money in a betting pool, four coworkers begin to double-cross each other over the prize money. Based on a story by top crime writer Jo Nesbo, a Coen Brothers-inspired riff on greed and betrayal with a Nordic twist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JACSummary: "A Swedish efficiency expert under strict orders not to interact with his subject is sent to improve a Norwegian farmer's culinary efforts. But the sly old farmer much prefers to amuse himself by impeding the timid researcher's work! Soon, in the struggle between neutral observation and the need for human interaction, the kitchen becomes a battleground!"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KITMyhr, Mim
Contents: Sort sol -- O horizon -- Swales fell -- Peel me -- Milk run sky
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hubro Music 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MYHStrøksnes, Morten Andreas
Summary: In the great depths surrounding the remote Lofoten islands in Norway lives the Greenland shark. Twenty-six feet in length and weighing more than a tonne, it can live for 200 years. Its fluorescent green, parasite-covered eyes are said to hypnotise its prey, and its meat is so riddled with poison that, when consumed, it sends people into a hallucinatory trance. Armed with little more than their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Vintage Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STROKSNES, MORTEN STRBarnett, Mac
Summary: Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARSundstøl, Geir
Contents: Langen ro -- Gratarslaget -- Tony's theme -- Los -- Florianer -- Rok -- Baris -- Bek
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Grappa Musikkforlag AS 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SUNBascomb, Neal
Summary: April 9, 1940. The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping up a silent fjord. Soon planes full of paratroopers roar over the mountains, and in two months, the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They cripple food supplies to the Norwegian people. And at the Vemork power plant, they gain access to an essential ingredient in the weapon that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 940.54 BASBjørnson, Ivar
Contents: Hugsjá (4:35) -- Wulthur (4:16) -- Ni Døtre Av Hav (6:02) -- Ni Mødre Av Sol (5:55) -- Fornjot (4:41) -- Nattseglar (7:07) -- Nytt Land (7:48) -- Nordvegen (3:41) -- Utsyn (5:24) -- Oska (7:30) -- Um Heilage Fjell (5:27)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT BJOHedvig Mollestad Trio
Contents: Laughing John -- Arigato, bitch -- Liquid bridges -- Rastapopoulos -- La boule noire -- Pity the children.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rune Grammofon 2014
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MOLSummary: Follows a homicide detective tracking an American serial killer hiding in his community, with the help of an FBI agent. When an old case comes back to haunt Wisting, how will he save others when he finds himself suspended and fighting for his reputation, career, and life?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WISSummary: Depicts the harrowing true story from World War II of the Nazis' efforts to develop an atom bomb and the Allies' desperate struggle to prevent it from happening. The series starts in Stockholm in 1933 as the German scientist Werner Heisenberg is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, and although considered unreliable by the Nazis, he is allowed into the secret Nazi nuclear energy project,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MHZ Networks Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HEAThor, Brad
Summary: Scot Harvath is having his best summer ever. With a cottage on the fjord, a boat, and his beautiful girlfriend Sølvi, he's got everything he could possibly want. But out of vacation days and long overdue back home, America's top spy has a decision to make--return, or submit his resignation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Mara, Wil
Summary: "This book details the history, culture, geography, and government of Norway"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Press Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 948.1 MARSummary: A Norwegian businessman who has worked his way to the top during his 20 years in Asia, having left his native town after being acquitted of the murder of his high school sweetheart. When his home town's cornerstone business is threatened by bankruptcy, Aksel returns to save the place that once turned its back on him. The past has not been forgotten. His arrival tears old wounds apart and new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ACQHolt, Anne
Summary: "Chief Public Prosecutor Sigurd Halvorsrud's wife is found dead in front of the fireplace in the family living room. The cause of death: she has been brutally decapitated. Her husband, who witnessed the grisly murder and is himself covered in blood, immediately falls under suspicion, though he claims his wife's killer was Ståle Salvesen, a man he'd prosecuted years before. Detective Inspector...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOLSummary: Stellan Skarsgard plays an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Seventeen-year-old Erling is a rumored murderer and therefore sent to the Bastoy Boys Home correctional facility. Once there he clashes with the island facility's governor who believes manual labor, rigid discipline, and harsh punishment is the only way to turn these boys around. Refusing to accept the constant abuse, Erling leads the boys in a violent uprising that will bring them head to head...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KINLee, Phil
Summary: Insight Guide to Norway is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Norway, choosing what to see, from exploring Tromso to discovering Roros or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Preikestolen, Hardangervidda National Park. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: APA Publications 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.81 NORWardruna (Musical group)
Contents: Tyr -- UruR -- Isa -- MannaR -- Drivande -- MannaR -- Liv -- Raido -- Pertho -- Odal -- Wunjo -- Runaljod.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN WARHam, Anthony
Summary: Lonely Planet's Scandinavia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Be awed by the aurora borealis, explore waterfalls in Iceland and be inspired by innovative Scandinavian design; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.8 SCASummary: As the dust settles from the explosive finale of the first series, Aksel has the answer he so desperately sought. Finally, his search for justice appears to be over and his reconciliation within the local community can begin. But Aksel's hopes are short-lived. As Eva and William close ranks and deny the truth, a new struggle begins for Aksel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ACQIversen, Line
Summary: "Three hundred years ago, Norwegian fishermen went to sea no matter the wind or weather--and they needed warm, comfortable, durable sweaters to protect them from the cold while they worked. Now, photographs and documentation of surviving examples have been brought together to form the foundation for this collection: timeless traditional patterning applied to modern styling and shaping, for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square Books 2023