The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals by PublicAffairs $26.95
At the height of the roaring ’20s, Swedish émigré Ivar Kreuger made a fortune raising money in America and loaning it to Europe in exchange for matchstick monopolies. His enterprise was a rare success story throughout the Great Depression.Yet after Kreuger’s suicide in 1932, the true nature of his empire emerged. Driven by success to adopt ever-more perilous practices, Kreuger had turned to...

Moments of Truth by Harper Paperbacks $13.00
The president and CEO of Scandinavia Airlines (SAS) shows how to adapt to the new customer-driven economy. "The best book on leadership by a CEO."--John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends

In the Studio with Michael Jackson (Book) by Hal Leonard $24.99
The inside secrets of Michael Jackson's greatest records by the Grammy-winning engineer who captured and enhanced their sound. Multiple color photos of Jackson, producer Quincy Jones, and all the talents who collaborated to make pop history with Jackson's albums. Plucked from a job at legendary Universal Audio in Chicago, Bruce Swedien entered into a fruitful and historic 30-year relationship...

The Story of San Michele by Da Capo Press $15.00
A bestseller in a dozen languages and a favorite of readers for decades, The Story of San Michele is one of a remarkable life filled with fabulous experiences and ambitions. Axel Munthe was a fashionable physician in Paris who built one of the best-loved houses in the world, San Michele, on the Isle of Capri, on the site of the villa of the emperor Tiberius. Written with intelligence and verve,...

Poems of Color by Interweave Press $26.95
Full-color reproductions of original pattern swatches, sweaters, and accessories from the Bohus workshop in Sweden_along with the history of the women who designed them are included in this beautiful book. Instructions for 7 different garments are featured, plus step-by-step instructions for 46 design/garment combinations.

On My Swedish Island: Discovering the Secrets of Scandinavian Well-being by Tarcher $25.95
An exploration of the integral relationship between nature and personal development and how this manifests itself in the Scandinavian lifestyle-from outdoor life and relaxation to design, cuisine, gardening, and herbalism. On my Swedish Island is a rich collection of ideas about how we can improve our quality of life with a fresh philosophy that is Nordic-inspired, but can be used in any...

My Life as an Explorer: The Great Adventurers Classic Memoir (Kodansha Globe) by Kodansha Globe $16.00
FROM THE SILK ROAD AND TIBET, THE EPIC MEMOIR OF A BESTSELLING ADVENTUREOver the course of three decades, Sven Hedin traveled the ancient Silk Road, discovered long-lost cities, mapped previously uncharted rivers, and saw more of "the roof of the world" than any European before him. This epic memoir captures the splendor of now-vanished civilizations, the excitement of unearthing ancient...

Modern-Day Vikings: A Practical Guide to Interacting With the Swedes (The Interact Series) by Intercultural Press $25.95
Modern-Day Vikings is a window into contemporary Sweden. True to its title, the book traces many of Sweden's cultural traits back to its Viking heritage: self-sufficiency, fairness, egalitarianism, and democracy. But this just scratches the surface; the authors also examine the famous "cradle-to-grave" social democracy and the social and economic challenges brought on by immigration and other...

Sweden: An Illustrated History (Illustrated Histories (Hippocrene)) by Hippocrene Books $14.95
With its midnight sun and Gulf Stream climate, Sweden is a land of contradictions. It is home to petroglyphs dating from 9000 BC, thriving high-tech industries, and the ubiquitous design chain Ikea. A comparatively peaceful and economically stable twentieth century secured its reputation as a great place to live, with a solid economy and generous welfare system. Emigration reversed itself - now...

I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson by Minnesota Historical Society Press $29.95
Near the end of her life, Mina Anderson penned a lively memoir that helped Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg create "Kristina," the central female character of his beloved emigrant novels, a woman who constantly yearns for her homeland. But Mina's story was quite different. Showcasing her previously untranslated memoir, "I Go To America" traces Mina's trip across the Atlantic to Wisconsin and...