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Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way was recently translated into english. Norwegian wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but its also a thoughtful attempt to understand mans ageold predilection for stacking wood and passion for open fires. An intriguing window into the exoticism of scandinavian culture, the book also features enough inherently interesting facts and anecdotes and inspired prose to make it universally appealing. I have shamelessly borrowed the title for this video from the book of the same name, which reignited my love for wood, and trees. The latest scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a stieg larsso. Norwegian wood, chopping, stacking and drying wood the. Nov 24, 2015 nor did a book about it, until i heard about norwegian wood. An intriguing window into the exoticism of scandinavian culture, the book also features enough inherently interesting facts and. But more importantly, its about nature, patience, persistenceread more. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 1419717987 and 9781419717987.
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