"A surprise best-seller which, apparently, has the power to turn even the most feeble of us into axe-wielding lumberjacks." -- Independent

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson-like thriller; it's a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden and has been a fixture on the bestseller lists there for more than a year. Norwegian Wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but it's also a thoughtful attempt to understand man's age-old 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. The U.S. edition is a fully updated version of the Norwegian original, and includes an appendix of U.S.-based resources and contacts.

"A how-to guide as well as a celebration of wood -- its scent, its variability, and the way it can connect modern life to simpler times... You don't need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat." -- The Boston Globe

"The book has spread like wildfire." -- Daily Mail

"A how-to book with poetry at its heart." -- The Times Literary Supplement

• We started tracking this book on December 7, 2015.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 112 times in the past 3,211 days.
• The current price of this book is $2.51 last checked 4 hours ago.
• This book is at its lowest price in the past year.
• The lowest price to date was $2.24 last reached on April 28, 2023.
• This book has been $2.24 8 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $16.62 last reached on December 1, 2023.
• This book has been $16.62 one time since we started tracking it.

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 287 Pages
• File Size: 25,732 KB