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Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
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English
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Situated in the South Pacific north of New Zealand, the Republic of Fiji was settled as far back as 3500 BC. With the help of foreign settlers, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership and established a united Fijian kingdom in 1871. The British subjugated the island in 1874 and brought over Indian contract laborers. This film examines how, after gaining independence from British rule in 1971, Fiji has struggled...
2) Elska
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Horse diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Around the year 1000, the Icelandic horse named Elska is born and learns about life and her role in the herd, as well as love and friendship, when she rescues the girl to whom she originally belonged. Includes facts about Icelandic horses and Iceland.
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A corpse is found on a hill outside the city, and Detective Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson and his team think the body may have been buried for some years. While Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, slowly but surely he finds out the truth about another unhappy family. Few people are still alive who can tell the tale, but even secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever.
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[2013]
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English
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An Island, way out in the North-Atlantic, not far off Iceland, not millions of years old but only 50. A group of researchers have observed this island these fifty years to see how new life developed on it. Surtsey is an island that more or less appeared overnight after an underwater volcano eruption. How did this bare rock turn into a diverse landscape? Which animals and which plants were able to establish themselves? This extraordinary documentary...
6) Iceland
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Iceland"--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
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English
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Focussing primarily on Iceland's most recent eruption, this program first asks why people choose to live in volcanic regions? The opportunities for geo-thermal power, tourism and agriculture are considered. It then explores the impacts of the recent eruptions and responses to them, including the role of emergency planning, early warning systems and better volcanic ash forecasting.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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When a series of volcanic eruptions threaten most of Iceland's population, volcanologist Anna Arnardóttir, caught between the safety of a nation and her feelings for her children, her lover, and her past, embarks on a dangerous journey to saves the lives of the people she loves.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"[A] joyously peculiar book." -- The New York Times The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries. The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern. Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and...
16) The wild one
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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War veteran Peter Ash tracks a murderer and his criminal family through the most forbidding and stark landscape he has ever encountered, in the latest thriller from the bestselling author of The Drifter.
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Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 25
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
One of the Thea Sisters' favorite authors, a famous mystery writer, has disappeared! To find him, the five mice travel to his native Iceland. Together they traverse the stunning landscape and reconstruct the plot of the author's latest novel. But it's more dangerous than they expected! Can the mouselets locate their beloved author, or will their search just end up as an icy mess?
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English
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Concerned the horsemeat scandal has tarnished the company's image and cost millions in sales, CEO Malcolm Walker needs a game-changing TV advert. Elderly ad veteran Tom-the mastermind behind Iceland's successful Kerry Katona ads-pitches against a trendy London advertising agency. Meanwhile, Iceland's head of security Duncan is working on an instructional video to stop shoplifters. Tooting store manager Sandra is on the hunt to find the thief who's...
19) Outside
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2022.
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English
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Stranded by a snowstorm in the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge where they discover they are not alone, and must come to terms with their past to survive to see their future.
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Pub. Date
2007.
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English
Description
The women of one village in Iceland decide to plant trees to stop the powerful winds that make it difficult even to go for a walk, but first they must find a ways to prevent sheep from eating all of their saplings, while encouraging chickens to fertilize them.
The women of one village in Iceland decide to plant trees to stop the powerful winds that make it difficult even to go for a walk, but first they must find a way to prevent sheep from eating...
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