{"id":6969,"date":"2018-10-01T10:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T09:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6969"},"modified":"2018-09-26T16:12:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:12:51","slug":"books-the-xenophobes-guide-to-the-norwegians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/books-the-xenophobes-guide-to-the-norwegians\/","title":{"rendered":"Books: The Xenophobe&#8217;s Guide to the Norwegians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a book that you might find entertaining<!--more--><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h5 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span id=\"ebooksProductTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\">The Xenophobe&#8217;s Guide to the Norwegians<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>by Dan Elloway<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p>A frank and funny look at what makes the Norwegians NORWEGIAN.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=norweggeneala-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B017MYHEQO&amp;asins=B017MYHEQO&amp;linkId=31908e9e09328313f1e168729c9ef993&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>You may not want or need this book right now, but if you shop at Amazon for any item, you support this blog by entering through my ads. 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