sweden

After finding a Nazi medal among her late mother's belongings, crime writer Erica Falck meets with an old friend of her mother's, who is suddenly and violently murdered two days later, and Erica and her husband Detective Patrik Hedstr?om must turn to family wartime diaries for clues.

"A complete profile of Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Includes information about his childhood, a record of his famous goals, his successes and disappointments with Barcelona, his family and a discussion of his future as a living legend"--Provided by publisher.

Malin Fors, a divorced mother of a teenager and talented police superintendent in a small, isolated town, investigates the murder of an obese man who was found hanging from an oak tree, naked and horribly mutilated, in the middle of a snow-covered plain outside of town.

Provides an overview of Niklas Zennstr?m, co-founder of Skype, an internet communicating website.

Biography of Swedish film star Ingrid Bergman, discusses her childhood in Sweden, career in Hollywood, numerous awards, scandalous love affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini, and her eight-year battle with cancer.

Illustrations and photographs describe the life and reign of seventeenth-century Swedish queen, Christian, who assumed the throne at age six after the death of her father.

Three little Swedish boys help their mother with all the chores at home to earn two bright yellow sleds, one for themselves and one for a poor, unhappy little boy.

Presents various aspects of life in Sweden through interviews with twenty-six people representing different age groups, occupations, and regions. And includes a section of brief facts about the country and a glossary.

Not long after Erica Falck returns to her hometown of Fjallbacka to attend her parents' funeral, Erica learns that her best friend, Alex, has committed suicide and sets out to commemorate her lost friend's life by writing a book, but startling truths begin to emerge when Erica teams up with local detective Patrik Hedstrom.

Presents brief discussions of and easy-to-follow instructions for such traditional Swedish handicrafts as an Advent calendar, an Easter witch, and the Viking ship model.