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

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Lars Mytting Robert Ferguson

Norwegian Wood

The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian way

Lars Mytting, Robert Ferguson, Robert Ferguson

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English

Headline
24 November 2015

Art & Architecture; Self-sufficiency; Rural crafts; Home & house maintenance

THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

Whether you're 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.

By: Lars Mytting
Translated by: Robert Ferguson, Robert Ferguson
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9780857052551
ISBN 10: 0857052551
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 24 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.robertferguson.org

Lars Mytting was born in Favang, Norway in 1968. He is author and journalist. He has written two novels, both met with critical acclaim, and the first was sold to Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Finland. However, it was for Norwegian Wood, a work of non- fiction, that he became a household name.

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

You could say the book has spread like wildfire. For the world's first comprehensive book about firewood is high in bestseller lists in Britain and generating heated discussions online and in pubs, offices, cafes and bars - about logs, log-piles and the best fire. Daily Mail. A how-to book with poetry at its heart. -- Brian Morton Times Literary Supplement You don't need to have a wood burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat. -- Jan Gardner Boston Globe As much as Mytting captures the romance of the great outdoors, the nobility of the honest graft of wood chopping, and our close relationship with trees, it is also a step-by-step guide to preparing your wood store. -- Sophie Morris Independent Lars Mytting has given us the definitive wood-cutting bible Tronder-Avisa Beautiful, important, real Dagbladet You don't need to have a wood burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat. -- Jan Gardner Boston Globe As much as Mytting captures the romance of the great outdoors, the nobility of the honest graft of wood chopping, and our close relationship with trees, it is also a step-by-step guide to preparing your wood store. -- Sophie Morris Independent