thanks to amazon.com for this forum and I don't want to step on any toes, but if you need to read this book I will lend you my copy until they get some in stock

This charming story book was originally published in 1946. I discovered it in my grade school library in 1958 and I have loved it and its companion volumes about the triplet sisters Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka ever since. Swedish author and artist Maj Lindman created several books about the triplet sisters and also several about triplet brothers, Snipp, Snapp, anmd Snurr. Using brightly colored, very animated illustrations she brings to life a simple story and always perfectly captures the innocent heart of childhood. In this story the little triplets find a stray dog and they all fall in love. Their mother sees a notice in the paper about a missing dog and the triplets are distraught to learn he must go. A cranky old farmer can't seem to get the pup to stay put and there is a nice surprise. The bubbling personalities of the little girls are endearing, especially when we see them interacting with an elderly person. We have a lot of fun in this story when they are learning to care for the pup. This book was written at a gentler time than today but it so beautifully captures the essence of childhood that I think it will always be a treasure.

I have fond memories of reading this book on the floor of the public library. "The Strawberries" was my favorite, but all the Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka books are cute picture books for young children.

Everyone's favorite three little Swedish girls are at it again! Their agreement to watch Mitzi the cat for Uncle Jon and Aunt Helga turns into an unexpected adventure! Our children love all the Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka books and we (their parents) love that the stories are heartwarming and wholesome, always a springboard for us to explore new things (for example Life in Sweden, what is a chimney sweeper? etc.). We highly recommend this book.

It's funny to think that Lagerlof's books are rarer and rarer everyday. She was one of Nobel winner, actually the first woman Nobel winner. And her books are awesome. This particular books are not her best, but still, you are trapped inside it. It contains a lot of short stories, most of them came from Sweden, particularly Varmland where she had lived almost all her life.

I think she was quite religious, looking from her books. Two of the stories presented in this book is about the saints' lifes and how they helped people. There is also a fine story about wooden box. A queen had been so sad with the poverty of her people. When she was given a chance to talk in front of them, she told them that she would give them a treasure box. This box could be opened anytime they need some money. The condition were that they have to be so desperately unable to do anytmore and they have to ask the agreement of their fellow citizen to open the box. After the announcement, the poor people were so happy. They started to build their village to a city, and the mystery was... what was inside the treasure box since it was guarded in the parsonage and no one except the pastors had seen it. Were there jewels? Was the box made of gold?

There are many moral ideas in this book, and in any of Lagerlof's books. But she presented it beautifully, you cannot actually realize it. Many would say that this is children book, but I say that this is an adult book because children are too small to understand the ideas behind those beautiful stories.

It's a very complete guid, with detailed information about the major cities in sweden. It allows you to plan your trip in advance, regarding hotel, restaurants, travel tips, transportation. It woth every penny that you spent on it...

Per describes an island society that has embraced all of the 60/70's ideas (in extreme) - but can only survive using the free market (which it, of course, abhors). On the mainland a group of generals sets out to bring the island back under their control again.

My Swedish wife raves about this book because the desserts in it are just like her mom used to make like Swedish Ginger Cake and Dreams cookies. When her mom has visited us she's also enjoyed checking it out and baking from it. The recipes are easy, but the only downside is there are no pictures. We haven't experimented much with the non-dessert recipes.

Mark Blyth's Great Transformations may or may not be the true heir to Polanyi's Great Transformation, but it certainly comes close. Blyth provides a clear, incisive criticism of the way most political economists treat the role of ideas in the formation of economic policy. The two case studies -- the United States and Sweden -- provide plausible evidence that Blyth is correct about the multifaceted role economic ideas play in mobilizing political actors, transforming the way the economy is regulated, and even influencing market behavior. These strengths ensure the book's importance to an academic audience.

But there is much here for the non-academic. Those interested in current debates about the role of the government in the economy will find many of Blyth's arguments deeply provocative. Blyth shows how the "common sense assumptions" that currently dominate arguments about tax and fiscal policy owe their success not to the truth of their propositions but to a series of contingent synergies between external events, such as the OPEC oil embargo, and political struggles in specific countries. Ultimately, Blyth's book is a powerful call to make political values, rather than facile claims about economic inevitability, the centerpiece of debates about the future of welfare and governmental regulation. Whether one agrees or disagrees with Blyth, his history of the development, adoption, and non-adoption of economic principles in the US and Sweden should not be ignored.

Michael Roberts is perhaps the leading authority on Swedish history today, and this book is extremely well written. The writing style is clear, detailed and easy to understand; one is not bogged down in a slough of meaningless facts. What is brilliant about this book as well, is that Roberts carefully places Sweden and the actions of Gustavus in context with the events happening in Europe. It covers every aspect of Gustavus Adolphus and his reign; there are in-depth chapters on Gustavus' foreign policy, the domestic and important military reform that he carried out, the king as a person etc. Roberts has also painstakingly gone through many Swedish primary sources as well; the book is written by a historian who has definitely done all the hard work to get the facts right, and more besides. This is a book I would recommend without hesitation to anyone studying Swedish history.