Norwegian Wood

THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Whether you're a seasoned woodcutter, or your passion is yet to be kindled, NORWEGIAN WOOD is the perfect fireside read, and an ideal seasonal gift. Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, it seems that in learning about wood, you can also learn about life. And who better to impart this wisdom than an expert from Scandinavia, where the extreme climate has obliged generations to hone and share their skills with tools, wood and heat production. Lars Mytting has distilled the wisdom of enthusiasts, from experienced lifelong growers, stackers and burners to researchers and professionals of combustion and tree culture. Part guide to the best practice in every aspect of working with this renewable energy source, part meditation on the human instinct for survival, this definitive handbook on the art of chopping, stacking and drying wood in the Scandinavian way has resonated across the world, with more than half a million copies sold worldwide. NORWEGIAN WOOD and THE NORWEGIAN WOOD ACTIVITY BOOK make the ultimate companion set.

About the author

Lars Mytting, a novelist and journalist, was born in Fåvang, Norway, in 1968. His novel The Sixteen Trees of the Somme) was awarded the Norwegian National Booksellers' Award and has been bought for film. Norwegian Wood has become an international bestseller, and was the Bookseller Industry Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2016. His novel The Bell in the Lake was a number one bestseller in Norway and nominated for the Norwegian National Bookseller's Award 2018.

Product details

• Authors: Lars Mytting, Mytting Lars
• Assisted by: Robert Ferguson (Translation)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9780857052551
• ISBN: 978-0-85705-255-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 233 mm x 21 mm
• Series: MacLehose Press
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Home improvement, DIY; Holzwerken, Camping, SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, NATURE / Plants / Trees, HOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / Carpentry, Gift books, Camping & woodcraft, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, DIY: general