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82) The lost woman
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A housewife is the target of a shocking, methodical killing. Shot with a hunting rifle through her kitchen window, the woman is dead before she hits the ground. Though murdered in England, it turns out that the woman, Sofie Parker, is actually a Danish citizen who's been on the Missing Persons list for almost two decades-so Louise Rick is called on to the case. Then, in an unexpected twist, the police discover that Sofie had been reported missing...
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A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina, where almost half of the U.S. slave population stepped onto our shores, where the first shot at Fort Sumter began the Civil War, and where Dylann Roof shot nine people...
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Crowds in Copenhagen hail King Christian. 2. Citizens of Berlin begin to rebuild the city. 3. French citizens vote in a peacetime election; Vincent Auriol and Leon Blum are shown. 4. The testing of a 36-inch mortar weapon. 5. The motherless child of a U.S. soldier is flown to Minnesota. 6. Clement Attlee and Mackenzie King visit President Truman and Secretary of State Byrnes.
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The Danish dairy industry is widely recognized as one of the most efficient in Europe; it produces more blue cheese than any country in the world. In this episode Will Studd travels to the pretty island of Bornholm to witness the process involved in making Danablu. Then he's off to Copenhagen to find out how the Nordic food revolution is now encouraging large producers to look at more interesting cheese varieties. In the end he discovers nothing has...
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Chronicles the life of Peter Freuchen, a wildly eccentric Dane whose insatiable curiosity and unquenchable thirst for adventure, guided by ideals remarkably ahead of his time, took him from the twilight years of Arctic exploration to the Danish underground during World War II.
91) Denmark
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"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Denmark. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a map, quick facts, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index"--
92) Borgen: Season 1
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Explores the insular world of high-stakes Danish politics and the press corps that covers it in instantaneous, relentless news cycles. Birgitte Nyborg becomes Prime Minister of Denmark through a political fluke and has to learn the ways of power, quickly. She's an altruistic public servant in an old boys club and must master the art of the deal overnight, manage her image and perform the impossible juggling act of maintaining a family life.
93) Borgen: Season 2
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In this second season of Denmark's blockbuster political drama, viewers continue to follow the country's first female Prime Minister, Birgitte Nyborg, her cynical spin doctor, Kasper Juul, the ambitious journalist, Katrine F̨nsmark and her more seasoned colleague, Hanne Holm. Birgitte has been Denmark's Prime Minister for two years, years that have taken their toll on her private life. She must now balance her role as PM with that of divorced single...
99) Babette's feast
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At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast is a layered tale of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century Denmark.
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Generations of readers have been enchanted by the whimsical fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. His stories come to life in this unabridged collection of twelve stories, including The little mermaid, The ugly duckling, The princess and the pea, and Thumbelina. All-new and originall illustrations and exclusive interactive elements from design studio MinaLima create an enchanted literary adventure for all ages.