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Books on Iceland
Please find below some recommendable books on Iceland as well as books from Iceland. Some of these books are available to buy at Abebooks UK.
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Travel guides
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Lonely Planet - Iceland
Features comprehensive coverage of the island's attractions, from the nightclubs and bars of Reykjavik to the rugged wilderness of the interior.
Includes extensive information on the many activities on offer, from snowboarding across glaciers to whale watching in the Atlantic.
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Insight Compact Guide Iceland
APA Publications (2007). Paperback. Acting as a reference guide to Iceland, this book features information arranged in routes and is illustrated with
photographs. Giving insights into local life, it cross-references the text, photographs and maps, and highlights star attractions.
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Iceland Touring Map (Feršakort)
1:600,000 Map of Iceland, Mal Og Menning.
Languages: Icelandic, English, German and French.
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Geology
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Geology
Understanding Earth & Study Guide
by Grotzinger, John; Kresan, Peter L.; Jordan, Thomas; Frank Press; Siever, Raymond. Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 5th edition. Paperback: 672 pages.
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Volcanoes in Iceland - 10,000 Years of Volcanic History
by Ari Trausti Gušmundsson, 136 pages, Vaka-Helgafell edition
A Beautifully Illustrated Review of the History of Icelandic Volcanism - for Laymen and Professionals
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Norse Mythology
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Edda by Snorri Sturluson
Translation by Anthony Faulkes. Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) was the son of an upstart Icelandic chieftain. He rose to become Iceland’s
richest and, for a time, most powerful leader. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age. The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse
mythology.
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Icelandic Novels
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Iceland's Bell by Halldór Kiljan Laxness
Sometimes grim, sometimes uproarious, and always captivating, Iceland's Bell by Nobel Laureate Halldor Laxness is at once an updating of the
traditional Icelandic saga and a caustic social satire.
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Tainted Blood by Arnaldur Indridason
Vintage, United Kingdom (2005), paperback. A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues. Detective Erlendur is forced to
use all the forensic resources available to find any leads at all. Delving into the dead man's life he discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime. Did
his past come back to haunt him?
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© 2010 Michael Feldmann
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