Norwegian Wood: The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian

Description: Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting, Robert Ferguson The phenomenal bestseller - 175,000 copies sold - Everything you wanted to know about chopping, stacking and drying wood. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016Whether youre 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. Notes A practical yet lyrical, beautifully illustrated to our most ancient of energy, wood, combining cultural history and folklore with modern science, and a wealth of technical know-how. Author Biography Lars Mytting, a novelist and journalist, was born in Favang, Norway, in 1968. His novel Svom med dem som drukner (to be published in English as 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. Review Lars Mytting has given us the definitive wood-cutting bible - Tronder-AvisaBeautiful, important, real - Dagbladet Prizes Winner of British Book Industry Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2016 Long Description THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Whether youre 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. Review Quote Lars Mytting has given us the definitive wood-cutting bible - Tronder-AvisaBeautiful, important, real - Dagbladet Promotional "Headline" The phenomenal bestseller - 175,000 copies sold - Everything you wanted to know about chopping, stacking and drying wood. Description for Sales People THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK THE OF YEAR 2016 Details ISBN0857052551 Author Robert Ferguson Year 2015 ISBN-10 0857052551 ISBN-13 9780857052551 Media Book Pages 192 Publisher Quercus Publishing Translator Robert Ferguson Imprint MacLehose Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Norwegian DEWEY 640.4 Publication Date 2015-10-01 Format Hardcover Short Title Norwegian Wood Language English Illustrations Full-colour throughout UK Release Date 2015-10-01 Subtitle The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian way Audience General AU Release Date 2015-11-23 NZ Release Date 2015-11-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94011667;

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