How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
Autor Egill Bjarnasonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 mai 2021
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143135883
ISBN-10: 0143135880
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 172 x 197 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Random House Group
Colecția Penguin Books (usa)
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0143135880
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 172 x 197 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Random House Group
Colecția Penguin Books (usa)
Locul publicării:United States
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Recenzii
‘A fascinating insight into Icelandic culture and a fresh perspective on her global influence. Warning: may well make readers wish they were Icelandic, too.’
'How Iceland Changed the World is not only surprising and informative. It is amusing and evocatively animates a place that I have been fascinated with for most of my life. Well worth the read!'
'Egill Bjarnason has written a delightful reminder that, when it comes to countries, size doesn’t always matter. His writing is a pleasure to read, reminiscent of Bill Bryson or Louis Theroux. He has made sure we will never take Iceland for granted again.'
'Egill Bjarnason places Iceland at the center of everything, and his narrative not only entertains but enlightens, uncovering unexpected connections.'
'Icelander Egill Bjarnason takes us on a high-speed, rough-and-tumble ride through 1,000-plus years of history—from the discovery of America to Tolkien’s muse, from the French Revolution to the NASA moonwalk, from Israel’s birth to the first woman president—all to display his home island’s mind-opening legacy.'
'I always assumed the history of Iceland had, by law or fate, to match the tone of an October morning: dark, gray, and uninviting to most mankind. This book challenges that assumption, and about time. Our past, much like the present, can be a little fun.'
‘What Egill Bjarnason sets out to explain in How Iceland Changed the World his joyously peculiar book, is why it is also so full of farce and drive — why Iceland is a country with the soul of a very small town and yet can sometimes shut down the world. Bjarnason balances pride and realism so casually that you can almost take for granted a nation whose Parliament once voted to abolish the letter “z” (except in a few words such as “pizza”).’
‘an in-depth, informative, and fascinating chronicle of Iceland’s mostly unknown contributions to the world’
‘An entertaining, offbeat (and pleasingly concise) history of the remote North Atlantic nation … perfect for a summer getaway read’
‘Bjarnason’s intriguing book might be about a cold place, but it’s tailor-made to be read on the beach.'
'How Iceland Changed the World is not only surprising and informative. It is amusing and evocatively animates a place that I have been fascinated with for most of my life. Well worth the read!'
'Egill Bjarnason has written a delightful reminder that, when it comes to countries, size doesn’t always matter. His writing is a pleasure to read, reminiscent of Bill Bryson or Louis Theroux. He has made sure we will never take Iceland for granted again.'
'Egill Bjarnason places Iceland at the center of everything, and his narrative not only entertains but enlightens, uncovering unexpected connections.'
'Icelander Egill Bjarnason takes us on a high-speed, rough-and-tumble ride through 1,000-plus years of history—from the discovery of America to Tolkien’s muse, from the French Revolution to the NASA moonwalk, from Israel’s birth to the first woman president—all to display his home island’s mind-opening legacy.'
'I always assumed the history of Iceland had, by law or fate, to match the tone of an October morning: dark, gray, and uninviting to most mankind. This book challenges that assumption, and about time. Our past, much like the present, can be a little fun.'
‘What Egill Bjarnason sets out to explain in How Iceland Changed the World his joyously peculiar book, is why it is also so full of farce and drive — why Iceland is a country with the soul of a very small town and yet can sometimes shut down the world. Bjarnason balances pride and realism so casually that you can almost take for granted a nation whose Parliament once voted to abolish the letter “z” (except in a few words such as “pizza”).’
‘an in-depth, informative, and fascinating chronicle of Iceland’s mostly unknown contributions to the world’
‘An entertaining, offbeat (and pleasingly concise) history of the remote North Atlantic nation … perfect for a summer getaway read’
‘Bjarnason’s intriguing book might be about a cold place, but it’s tailor-made to be read on the beach.'
Notă biografică
EGILL BJARNASON is an Icelandic journalist, based in Reykjavík. His work has appeared in New York Times, National Geographic, Associated Press, Al Jazeera Online and Lonely Planet. As a Fulbright Foreign Student grantee, he earned a Master’s degree in social documentation at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in photography and statistics for two years.