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"Sven and Ole in the roaring twenties. United States of America 1920's. A lawmaker of Scandinavian descent has provided the United States with the 18th amendment prohibiting the sale and use of recreational alcohol in America. Little known to those outside the Scandinavian community this law contained an additional clause known as the 18th and ¾ amendment, which banned the production and sale of lutefisk and lefse. Sven and Ole being of good Scandinavian stock are not about to put up with such nonsense, legal or not. A Scandinavian without grog, fish and flat potatoes is like an American without booze. Join us now for a tale of Minnesota mayhem. Sven Kabone in the Roaring Twenties"
“The industry has abused an otherwise good beer type for many years. Now consumers want the good old pilsner back.” Kevin Davey, Master Brewer, Gold Dot Beer, Oregon, USA THE NAKED BEER is a book about pilsner – the most popular type of beer in the world. While other beer types have come and gone, pilsner has remained a steadfast choice for nearly two centuries. After decades of over-commercialisation, this may be pilsner’s moment, as it undergoes a resurgence among craft beer brewers eager to embrace the challenge of crafting a beer that tests their technique to the full without relying on gimmicks. This book aims to illustrate that pilsner, in all its diversity and quality, deserve...
"Marine photosynthesis provides for at least half of the primary production worldwide..." Photosynthesis in the Marine Environment constitutes a comprehensive explanation of photosynthetic processes as related to the special environment in which marine plants live. The first part of the book introduces the different photosynthesising organisms of the various marine habitats: the phytoplankton (both cyanobacteria and eukaryotes) in open waters, and macroalgae, marine angiosperms and photosymbiont-containing invertebrates in those benthic environments where there is enough light for photosynthesis to support growth, and describes how these organisms evolved. The special properties of seawater ...
World War Two, the European theater. A most unlikely group joins together to save the world from Hitler's onslaught: a Minnesota history teacher and his dog, a German submarine captain, a Valkryie and her two dogs, a troll, a Norwegian freedom fighter and a scoundrel become the nucleus that ends the reign of Germany's power hungry leader. In this epic saga comes a story of suspense, violence and love, humans and the deities' of old join forces to save the world from self destruction. Revisionist history, true to life adventure or fictional fact? For the first time in the history of mankind you will learn about the most famous of all the Norwegian Valkryies and her ice breathing companions the Drogons. A definite must read for all ages.
Sven the Super Shih-Tzu dog is proud to introduce his third book. Four new adventures from the official SvenSagaS.
Adolf Nagel interrupts the rape of his sixteen year-old fiancé by killing the son of the most influential man in Hocking County, Ohio. Escaping certain death, Adolf and Oskar McGill, his childhood friend, flee westward. Only seventeen, they embark on a perilous journey - including not only nature, but scalp-minded Indians and blood-thirsty desperados. They are drawn to the Rocky Mountains and the wild herds of mustangs in the Wyoming Territory, joined by a giant of a man from Minnesota, and a scrap of a horse wrangler from Texas, to create a horse ranch in this untamed land. As pioneers settling this new frontier, they would lead generations of the Nagel family to achieve their dreams.
Set in a pre-Viking Norway and Denmark, this action filled novel follows the training and challenges faced by Diccon, a village smith’s apprentice. There’s a murdered stranger, romance, magic, traditional folklore, a sidekick whose magic only works when he’s drunk, battles, a power hungry warlord, and a tuxedo kitten who saves the day.
Relive the days when wisconsin was young and wild, when the tavern was the social hub of small towns across the state.
Visiting Elizabeth harnesses the power of two languages and charges them with new energy and rhythms. The story is an adrenaline rush that pulls the reader through the front and back streets of Montr, and the recesses of Arianes mind.
Chambers, Nuangjamnong, and their contributors look at how the development of the beer industry in East Asia presents a unique opportunity for understanding the region’s political economy. Asia is both the world’s largest beer-consuming and beer-producing region, and the fastest growing beer market. Per-capita consumption is lower than Europe, but catching up fast. Beer consumption is also widely understood to correlate closely with economic growth and urbanization, much more so than other alcoholic beverages like spirits. With ten country case studies from both Northeast and Southeast Asia, the contributors to this volume look at the history of beer production and consumption across Eas...