i ADORED this book - loads of facts and interest about Scandanavia

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LordPalmerston · 04/03/2014 21:41

www.amazon.co.uk/The-Almost-Nearly-Perfect-People/dp/0224089625
once you start you need someone nearby who will ahum and aha at the facts you have got out of it.

LOVED

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mizu · 21/03/2014 17:14

I have this on my wish list and am looking forward to reading it.

sassytheFIRST · 21/03/2014 17:16

Might have mentioned this once or twice on twatter...

13loki · 21/03/2014 17:18

I live in Sweden. Will it give me facts to annoy my (Swedish) workmates?

EduardoBarcelona · 09/05/2014 07:36

oh yes...
it annoyed ALL of twitter. ;) *

with facts they then amazed their mates with

MooncupGoddess · 09/05/2014 07:38

Oh, I heard about this! Must put it on the list...

I liked Fishing in Utopia, about Sweden in the 1970s. The author lived in a little provincial town where anyone who wanted booze had to order it at the bus station and then go and collect it the next day.

EduardoBarcelona · 10/05/2014 11:55

Ooh I'll try that. I'm a non fic freak atm

skinmysunshine · 10/05/2014 12:08

Added to wish list

alcibiades · 10/05/2014 14:30

Looks interesting. Added to my wish list.

TroyMcClure · 12/06/2014 19:03

anyone finished it?

puzzlepiecebehindthecouch · 26/06/2014 15:58

Just reserved this at the bibliotek here :-) Looking forward to reading more about my new home country and neighbours

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