02669cam a22003858i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000300008802000270011804000280014504200080017305000210018108200180020208400450022010000200026524501010028524600470038625000370043326300090047030000130047952012520049265000190174465000440176365000450180765000520185265100450190465100500194965100560199990600450205594200120210099900170211295201540212918593284OSt20220427123321.0150427s2016    nyu           000 0 eng    a  2015016514  a9781250081568 (paperback)  z9781250061973 (e-book)  aDLCbengcPULerdadPUL  apcc00aDL 41b.B66 201600a305.83/95223  aTRV009120aHIS044000aSOC0050002bisacsh1 aBooth, Michael.14aThe almost nearly perfect people :bbehind the myth of the Scandinavian utopia /cMichael Booth.30aBehind the myth of the Scandinavian utopia  aFirst Picador paperback edition.  a1602  apages cm  a"Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, growing increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success and, most intriguing of all, what they think of each other. Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders really feral? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, their quirks and foibles, and explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn't easy being Scandinavian. - For readers of Bill Bryson, Sarah Lyall, and Euny Hong"-- 0aScandinavians. 7aTRAVEL / Europe / Scandinavia.2bisacsh 7aHISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.2bisacsh 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions.2bisacsh 0aScandinaviaxCivilizationy21st century. 0aScandinaviaxSocial conditionsy21st century. 0aScandinaviaxSocial life and customsy21st century.  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBK  c33878d33878  00102lcc40708NFICaPUEAbPUEAcGENd2022-04-27eDONATIONg1500.00i2022-16021l0oDL 41 .B66 2016p2022-1243r2022-04-27 00:00:00w2022-04-27yBK