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Find Danish-American jokes, lighthearted books, and playful takes on Nordic life. Browse humorous reads that make easy gifts and invite a story or two to be shared aloud.

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"Joyful Nordic Humor"

Joyful Nordic Humor includes an essay, "The Finn Who Would Not Take A Sauna" about Garrison Keillor, noted for his radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." Finland has a million saunas. Joyful includes lefse and lutefish jokes, and lots of laughter! "Church Lady" Jonna Jensen, a parish pastor in Central City, Iowa, affirms in this book: "One of the best things about Scandinavian humor is that we tell jokes on ourselves. We learn not to take ourselves too seriously. When people come to worship on

$10.95

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How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack

There’s a new threat in town—and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you prevent, prepare for, and ward off an imminent home invasion by the common garden gnome. Once thought of as harmless yard decorations, evidence is mounting that these smiling lawn statues are poised and ready to wreck havoc. The danger is real. And it’s here. Class 1 gnome-slayer and gnome defense expert Chuck Sambuchino has developed a p

$15.99

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Scandinavian Wit & Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages

As they say in Iceland, “You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.” And in Sweden: “When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon.” Those are just two of the timeless proverbs collected in Scandinavian Wit & Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages. The book offers an overview of the wit and wisdom from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Among the quotations is this one from Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie: “Jewelry takes people’s minds o

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The Little Winter Book of Gnomes

A cozy book of gnomes (and gnomes), just in time for the holidays Similar to the Norwegian nisser Kirsten grew up hearing about, gnomes have always fascinated her. When she realized that a “gnome” was also another word for a proverb, Kirsten brought the two together. The result is a charming collection of Scandinavian wisdom accented by whimsical illustrations. There are gnome women chopping wood (“chop your own wood and it will warm you twice”), men surreptitiously knitting (“two balls of yarn

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