{"product_id":"9781932043150","title":"Scandinavian Wit and Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages","description":"As they say in Iceland, \"You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.\" And in Sweden: \"When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon.\"\u003cp\u003eThose are just two of the timeless proverbs collected in Scandinavian Wit \u0026amp; Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages, a new title from Penfield Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers an overview of the wit and wisdom from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the quotations is this one from Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie: \"Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles.\" And an observation from Danish physicist Niels Bohr: \"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proverbs and quotations were gathered by David W. Wright, a Decorah writer, editor, historian, and consultant, and Julie Jensen McDonald, a former teacher and the author of sixteen novels, including a trilogy about Danish Americans. Excerpts from those novels can be found in McDonald's Forever Danish (Penfield Books, 140 pages).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScandinavian Wit \u0026amp; Wisdom also contains striking black-and-white pictures of Norwegianinspired stoneware created by Gene and Lucy Tokheim. The two artists have won numerous awards for their pottery, and they welcome thousands each year to their Scandinavian-inspired studio in Dawson, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's cover features Norwegian Rogaland rosemaling by Norma Wangsness of Decorah.\u003cbr\u003eFor more information, contact Penfield Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039605932272,"sku":"9781932043150","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932043150_p0.jpg?v=1763639282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932043150","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}