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How Iceland Changed the World

The Big History of a Small Island

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How Iceland Changed the World

Auteur(s): Egill Bjarnason
Narrateur(s): Einar Gunn
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"[A] joyously peculiar book." -- The New York Times

‘Bjarnason’s intriguing book might be about a cold place, but it’s tailor-made to be read on the beach.’ New Statesman

The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries.


The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern. Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and soldiers, volcanoes and flowers, quietly altered the globe forever. How Iceland Changed the World takes readers on a tour of history, showing them how Iceland played a pivotal role in events as diverse as the French Revolution, the Moon Landing, and the foundation of Israel. Again and again, one humble nation has found itself at the frontline of historic events, shaping the world as we know it, How Iceland Changed the World paints a lively picture of just how it all happened.
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I shouldn't have been, but I was kind of surprised by how much I loved this book. It is very well written, informative, funny, and wonderfully performed. This is the perfect book to edify, entertain and provoke beer-sipping chats while enduring the pandemic. You can feel that witty "twinkle in the eye" in every paragraph. Kudos! Well done my Icelandic cousins (from a Canadian of Icelandic descent).

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