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I «Skolopenderen danser» reiser vi med Wolf til Roma, Paris og Asmara. Øysteins assosiative og vilt kreative språk løper i alle retninger - samtidig. Her er humor, kåtskap og alvor - sinne, galskap og latter. Boken består av to korte og eventyrlige romaner: «Skolopenderen danser» og «Hestetimen». Alle hovedpersonene er unge kvinner. Vi følger disse gjennom hverdag og drøm; på reiser du aldri vil glemme.

Øystein Wingaard Wolf (f. 1958) er i en kategori for seg selv på litteratur- og kulturfeltet. Vi har å gjøre med en av de store språkkunstnerne i landet. Ikke bare som lyriker og romanforfatter har han gjort seg bemerket, han er også en begavet låtmaker og sanger. Dessuten har han oppfunnet elefantdansen.

Fra 13. mai til 1. oktober 2015 vandret Øivind Østang fra Oslo som pilegrim gjennom Europa, fra Frederikshavn i Nord-Jylland til sentrum i den kristne kulturkrets: Roma. Her er beretningen dag for dag, slik han rapporterte på Facebook underveis. I tekst og bilder formidler han det han så og tenkte der og da, gjennom de samme landskap som nordiske pilegrimer vandret i århundrer inntil den lutherske reformasjonen stanset dem på 1500-tallet. På Jylland og gjennom Schleswig-Holstein fulgte han den gamle hovedveien som nå igjen er blitt vandringsvei: Hærvejen og Ochsenweg. Fra Stade ved Hamburg fulgte han den nymerkede versjonen av en gammel hovedvei gjennom Tyskland, Østerrike og Italia: Via Romea Germanica. To uker bak ham fulgte stafettvandringen Pilgrims Crossing Borders, fra Trondheim til Roma. Østang er den første som har gått Via Romea Germanica sammenhengende fra Stade til Roma. Men også i nyere tid har det gått folk før ham fra Norge og sørover. I 2011 gikk Ole Gjerdrum Oslo - Roma via Köln og Rheims. I 1929 gikk Olav Gullvåg, han som senere skulle skrive Spelet om Heilag Olav, med sin familie fra Skagen i Nord-Jylland til Mori i Nord-Italia. Dagsrapportene rammes inn av begrunnelse for vandringen, fakta om veiene og tanker om tidens økende interesse for å vandre langsomt mot hellige steder igjen.

ISBN: 9788230014394

Publisert måned: Apr
Publisert år: 2016
Utgave: 1.utg
Sider nr: 269

Ilija trojanow's journey from mumbai to mecca is told in the tradition of the rihla, one of the oldest genres of classical arabic literature and describes the hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy sites of islam. 'from the very first moment they realise that the hajj - the pilgrimage to mecca - is among the duties of each and every muslim, the faithful long to go.' trojanov, with the help of his friends, donned the ihram, the traditional garb of the pilgrim. He joined hundreds of thousands of muslims who each year go on the hajj, the greatest demonstration of the muslim faith.

in three short weeks he experienced a tradition dating back over one thousand years this is his account, personal yet enlightening, for the interested non-muslims who remain barred from the holy sites of islam.

forfattere: I. Trojanow
Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2017
Utgave: 1.utg
Sider nr: 150

Forfattere: Paul kenyon
Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2010
Utgave: 2utg
Sider nr:250

In The Rebels’ Hour , world renowned journalist Lieve Joris illuminates the dark heart of contemporary Congo through the prism of one lonely and complicated rebel leader who becomes a high ranking general in the Congolese army.

When Assani, a young cowherd, leaves his remote village to pursue his studies in the city, he learns that he is ethnically Tutsi; though uninterested in politics or military life, he is forced to take sides in the bloody conflict rocking the Congo in the wake of the Rwandan genocide. Strong, clever, and trusting of no one, he becomes a fearsome rebel leader. With his cadre of child soldiers he traverses the war-ravaged country, dodging death at the hands of competing rebel factions in the bush, angry mobs in the capital city of Kinshasa, and even the rebel-turned-dictator Laurent Kabila himself.

The Rebels’ Hour thrusts us into Assani’s world, forcing us to navigate the chaos of a lawless country alongside him, compelled by an instinct to survive in a place where human life has been stripped of value. Though pathologically evasive, Assani--in Joris’s horrifying and brilliant zoom-lens portrait--stands out in relief as a man who is both monstrous and sympathetic, perpetrator and victim.

• Forfatter: Lieve Joris
• Publisert: 2008
• Antall sider: 299
• ISBN: 9781843547532

Almost everyone on safari hopes for a glimpse of the charismatic and elusive leopard. Chui was the first of a new generation of leopards Jonathan Scott watched and photographed in Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve in the 1970s and 1980s. He spent every available moment watching and photographing Chui and her cubs, Light and Dark, aware that he was only privileged to do so for as long as they chose to remain visible.

His classic account tells the story of the mother leopard as a solitary hunter providing for herself and her offspring. He records encounters with baboon, hyaena and man, hazards facing the cubs as they learn to fend for themselves and periods of play and relaxation. Some years after Chui disappeared, a young female appeared, Half-Tail.

Jonathan and Angela have followed her and her daughter Zawadi, stars of the BBC's Big Cat Diary, for the past twenty years, bringing the story up to date. Nobody has studied leopards more closely or known them more intimatelyJonathan says: 'The update is based on our work with Half-Tail and Zawadi from both the pictures and text perspective - Angie worked with us on Big Cat Diary as the stills photographer from 1996 and before that we both worked with Half-Tail from the time she first appeared around Leopard Gorge and Fig Tree Ridge - our kids grew up on safari with Half-Tail and Zawadi as stars of their own Mara adventures.'

Forfattere: J.Angela scott
Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2013
Utgave: 2utg
Sider nr:228

Canada is a vast country in area; inconceivably enormous in European terms. It is best mapped as a series of regional maps and this is the first of two maps that we hope will portray the Atlantic coastline of all of North America. Side 1 concentrates on Newfoundland and Labrador, with a tiny bit of Nunuvut at the top end of the Ungava Peninsula. An inset map of St. John’s, capital of Nfld/Lab is included, as is the French Overseas Territory of St. Pierre et Miquelon. The new paved highway across Labrador is the highlight of this side of the map!

The second side of the map focusses on Nova Scotia/Cape Breton and parts of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, with a detailed inset of central Halifax. The former French fortress of Louisbourg is a must-see for anyone visiting Cape Breton, as are the many Loyalist towns created along the coast of Nova Scotia to house refugees fleeing turmoil in the American colonies during the Revolutionary War. A separate map concentrating on the Atlantic coastline of the USA is being prepared.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:535 000, 1:1 150 000

ITMB is pleased to introduce an exciting new map of the wonderful city of Vienna, combined with a newly-prepared map of eastern Austria. Until WW2, Vienna was one of the most diverse and cultural cities in Europe. The NAZI takeover changed all of that and its brutal capture by the Russians five years later sent the city into a devastating downturn. Fortunately, the Soviet Union was forced to withdraw and Austria declared to be a demilitarized neutral country for the rest of the Cold War. Vienna is now a lovely historic city on the Danube River, the capital of Austria, and the European United Nations centre. The Innerstadt (Inner or old city centre) is the location of many of the hotels gracing Vienna, as well as St, Stephen’s Cathedral with its wonderful roof. One of the great attractions of the city is the Schonbrunn, the 18th Century palace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The map extends from the western ring road to the UN complex east of the Danube, and from the northern edge of the urban area to south of the Hauptbahnhof (or main railway station). All Metro and tram lines are clearly shown, along with parks, churches, shopping areas, hotels, and the city’s three rail stations. The second side of the sheet is a very detailed map of the eastern half of Austria from the /Czech border on the north, the Hungarian border to the east, to the Slovenian border to the south, and west to Linz and Klagenfurt. Rail lines are prominently noted, as are motorways and all highways. Once one leaves Vienna, a vista of rural mountainous countryside unfolds, with dozens of ancient castles to explore, and interesting small towns to explore. Burg Hochosterwitz is one of Europe’s most ancient castles, dating from 860AD.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: VanntettPapir
• Målestokk: 1:10,500 / 1:380 000

The many islands off the coast of Greece can only be mapped properly a few at a time. Side 1 of this map shows the large island of Crete in good detail, with the relatively nearby island of Mykonos and its adjacent island of Rinia and the island of Santorini, with its adjacent islands of Thirasia and Nea Kameni being shown in great detail. A locality map showing the islands in relation to the rest of Greece is included as an inset. It is our intention to map more islands as time passes, but this depends upon future research trips (we lead a hard life!).

Side 2 of the map is a general map of Greece in relation to its neighbours to the north and east. The Mediterranean is divided into smaller seas, such as the Adriatic along the coast of Croatia, the Ionian to the west of Greece, the Myrtoan to its south and the Aegean to its east. All this area is replete with islands and geopolitical conflicts. As such, this map is useful for showing the region as an entity that links the Balkan states to the eastern Mediterranean.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: VanntettPapir
• Målestokk: 1:265,000 / 1:70,000

ITM har kart over hele verden og de spesialiserer seg på land litt utenfor allfarvei. Beliggenheten til landets nasjonalparker, historiske monumenter, de viktigste veiene og lignende finner du inkludert i kartene. Samtlige landkart har ofte et bykart over hovedstaden.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:600.000

• Publisert: 2017
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:50 000

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs and visitor information as well as rights of way, permissive paths and bridleways.

• Publisert: 2017
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:25 000

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastlaminert
• Målestokk: 1:25 000

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastlaminert
• Målestokk: 1:50 000

• Publisert: -> 2027
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:200 000

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer - Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer Active range now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps.

• Publisert: 2015
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:25 000

Publisert år: 2016
Innbinding: falset
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:50,000

Michelin er en av verdens beste, og best kjente, kartserier. Kartene har glimrende kartografi. Rød serie, kalt “national”. Dekker et enkelt land eller en gruppe land primært med hovedferdselsårer.

Publisert år: 2021
Innbinding: falset
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:700000

Kathmandu Valley at 1:60,000 on an indexed, contoured touring and trekking map from Nepa Maps (Himalayan MapHouse), highlighting places of interest including the Shivapuri National Park, and showing bus connections, etc.

Topography of the area is shown by contours are at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and colouring/graphics for different types of vegetation. Names of locations visited by tourists are prominently marked. Road network clearly differentiates between main, secondary and local roads; the map also indicates locations with petrol stations and/or served by bus services. The area's trekking routes are marked, with the main ones, particularly in the Shivapuri National Park, highlighted.

Symbols indicate places with hotels and restaurants, various places of interest including UNESCO World Heritage sites, temples and monasteries, etc. Margin ticks show latitude and longitude at intervals of 2'30''. The index lists towns/villages, hotels and tourist resorts, medical centres, religious sites, plus lakes and mountain passes. Brief descriptions are provided for main attractions. All the information is in English.

• Publisert: Januar 2024
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:60 000

Michelin er en av verdens beste, og best kjente, kartserier. Kartene har glimrende kartografi.

• Publisert: 2022
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:200 000
  

Forlagets omtale:

the incredible story of the search for one of mao's lost children, set against the extraordinary backdrop of modern china. 'a son is very important in chinese society,' he had said. 'to lose one is careless. The ancestors would be angry.' intrigued by stories of a son given away by mao and his then-wife during the long march, and mystified by the ‘official' explanation of the boy's fate (whereabouts unknown - no further information available), richard loseby sets out alone across china in search of answers. Tracing mao's own revolutionary journey, the author encounters the extraordinary realities of a new revolution, one that is transforming an ancient culture into a modern economic powerhouse. At the heart of the journey is the hunt for an elusive truth about a brutal and traumatic time in the nation's still raw history. Who was that abandoned boy? Might he still be alive? Would he even want to be found? The result is an amazing traveller's tale – revealing, poignant, funny, sad and unexpected at every turn. A boy of china takes the reader on an unforgettable journey that is at once intimate and epic

forfattere: R.Loseby
Publisert år: 2016
Sider nr:303

The acclaimed travel writer's youthful journey - as an 18-year-old - across 1930s Europe by foot began in A Time of Gifts, which covered the author's exacting journey from the Lowlands as far as Hungary. Picking up from the very spot on a bridge across the Danube where his readers last saw him, we travel on with him across the great Hungarian Plain on horseback, and over the Romanian border to Transylvania. The trip was an exploration of a continent which was already showing signs of the holocaust which was to come.

Although frequently praised for his lyrical writing, Fermor's account also provides a coherent understanding of the dramatic events then unfolding in Middle Europe. But the delight remains in travelling with him in his picaresque journey past remote castles, mountain villages, monasteries and towering ranges. The concluding part of the trilogy was published in September 2013 as The Broken Road.

Forfattere: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Publisert måned: Des
Publisert år: 2004
Utgave: 2.utg
Sider nr: 248

• Forfattere: Jon Krakauer
• Publisert: September 2011
• Utgave: 2. utgave
• Antall sider: 206

Den polske journalisten Ryszard Kapuscinski er blant verdens mest kjente "reiseforfattere". Han har reist verden rundt og rapportert fra kriger, kupp og revolusjoner i Asia, Europa, samt Sør- og Mellom-Amerika, noe som har resultert I flere spennende og viktige romaner. Det sies at da han endelig vendte hjem til polen hadde han overlevd 27 revolusjoner og kupp, blitt fengslet 4 ganger og overlevd 4 dødsdommer. Litt av en mann, med andre ord, og litt av en forfatter.

 

• Forfattere: R. Kapuscinski
• Publisert: Sep. 2001
• Utgave: 11. utgave
• Antall sider: 149

Paul Theroux er blant verdens best kjente forfattere av reiseskildringer. Han ble født I 1941 i USA, men siden den gang har han arbeidet som lærer, journalist og forfatter i Italia, Malawi, Uganda, Singapore, England og Hawaii. Han har skrevet bøker med handling fra omtrent hele verden - Europa, Asia, Afrika, Sør-Amerika... For boken Mosquito Coast vant han blant annet James Tait Black Award. Den samme boken ble også filmatisert, med Harrison Ford I hovedrollen. En fantastisk mann som har levd et fantastisk liv og som skriver om opplevelsene og erfaringene sine på en fantastisk måte. Anbefales!

Award-winning travel writer Paul Theroux invites you aboard The Old Patagonian Express by Train through the Americas; packed with powerful descriptions and portraits of the many colours of humanity, The Old Patagonian Express is an unforgettable read. A witty sharply observed journey down the length of North and South America Beginning his journey in Boston, where he boarded the subway commuter train, and catching trains of all kinds on the way, Paul Theroux tells of his voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts and Illinois to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip. Sweating and shivering by turns as the temperature and altitude shoot up and down, thrown in with the appalling Mr Thornberry in Limon and reading nightly to the blind writer, Borges, in Buenos Aires, Theroux vividly evokes the contrasts of a journey 'to the end of the line'.

• Forfatter: Paul Theroux 
• Publisert: 2008
• Utgave: 3. utgave
• Antall sider: 448
• ISBN: 9780141189154