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12 produkter
Scooter Bible
The Ultimate History and Encyclopedia
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2022
574 kr
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The Scooter Bible is an entertaining, colorful, and authoritative history of the little motorbikes that could.Beginning with the first motor scooter in 1902, Eric Dregni is your guide to everything from the postwar American scooter boom to the golden age of Italian and European scooters, the rise …
Minnesota Marvels
Roadside Attractions in the Land of Lakes
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2001
197 kr
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Only in Minnesota can you snap a Polaroid of a fifty-five-foot-tall grinning green man with a size seventy-eight shoe or marvel at the spunk of a Swede who dedicated his life to spinning a gigantic ball of twine. The world’s largest hockey stick, as well as the biggest pelican, prairie chicken, …
In Cod We Trust
Living the Norwegian Dream
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2011
200 kr
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Eric Dregni’s great-grandfather Ellef fled Norway in 1893 when it was the poorest country in Europe. More than one hundred years later, his great-grandson traveled back to find that-mostly due to oil and natural gas discoveries-it is now the richest. The circumstances of his return were …
Vikings in the Attic
In Search of Nordic America
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2014
209 kr
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Growing up with Swedish and Norwegian grandparents with a dash of Danish thrown in for balance, Eric Dregni thought Scandinavians were perfectly normal. Who doesn’t enjoy a good, healthy salad (Jell-O packed with canned fruit, colored marshmallows, and pretzels) or perhaps some cod soaked in drain …
Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2023
186 kr
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The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy-now available in paperback I simply want to live in the place with the best food in the world. This dream led Eric Dregni to Italy, first to Milan and eventually to a small, fog-covered town to the north: Modena, the birthplace of …
You're Sending Me Where?
Dispatches from Summer Camp
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2017
201 kr
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Welcome! Benvenuti! Its summertime in northern Minnesota and a bus full of kids is about to arrive at the Italian Concordia Language Village, better known as camp. Inexplicably the chief lifeguard has chosen this moment to conduct a missing villager drill,prompting staff to strip to their underwear …
For the Love of Cod
A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness
Av Eric Dregni
Inbunden, 2023
275 kr
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A journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy-and does it translate?Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his …
For the Love of Cod
A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2023
185 kr
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A journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy-and does it translate?Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his …
Raising Bilingual Bambini
The Art of Immersing Our Family in the La Dolce Vita
Av Eric Dregni
Inbunden, 2026
302 kr
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A father's memoir of preparing a dual-language household for a stint living abroad—and all of the ensuing challenges and rewardsAfter living in Modena, Italy, for three years, Eric Dregni and his wife, Katy, dreamed of returning one day—future children in tow—to give their kids the experience of …
Midwest Marvels
Roadside Attractions Across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin
Av Eric Dregni
Häftad, 2006
219 kr
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Only in the Midwest is civic pride measured by the size of a town's roadside sculpture. Much-loved monuments and larger-than-life replicas add character to their surroundings, intriguing and amusing visitors as they pass through town. Midwest Marvels is not your typical guidebook. Regional travel …
By the Waters of Minnetonka
Av Eric Dregni
Inbunden, 2014
395 kr
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Lake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early …
Let's Go Fishing!
Fish Tales from the North Woods
Av Eric Dregni
Inbunden, 2016
484 kr
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Anglers are simply superior because of their contemplative pastime, according to Izaak Walton. And few who fish would disagree. In fact, the habit of amplifying the sport is documented at least as long ago as 75 A.D., when Plutarch wrote that Mark Antony faked a catch to impress Cleopatra. From …