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This wonderfully written, beautiful book is the perfect guide for the U.S. horse enthusiast who has discovered the magic of the Icelandic horse. While every Icelandic has a magic to it embued by 1,000 years of culture and its direct ties to the Viking times and spirit, not every Icelandic horse will fit the riding style and dreams of every U.S. rider. These horses are loved because they are different from what we know: they are self-assured, friendly, beautiful, and comfortable--but they are different, and building a successful, "joyful" partnership with an Icelandic horse requires these differences to be understood and respected. Nancy's chronicle of her own search for the perfect Icelandic horse--at times hilarious--at times deeply moving--always insightful-- relays a practical wisdom regarding the Icelandic horse that only comes from knowledge, personal experience and astute reflection. It is a tremendous boon, not only to the interest of the book, but also to Nancy's understanding of the horse, that she long has been a student of Icelandic language and culture.

Nancy's search is almost archytypal for many US riders: middle aged, novice riders looking for more of a personal experience than they can get from a weary school horse; and--looking for the almost mythically beautiful, brave and smooth-gaited horse that will carry them safely through the most rugged of landscapes. As Nancy discovers, finding the perfect Icelandic, is not a search for external qualities,like color or flash, but for qualities of mind and soul. Nancy's insights are not confined just to the Icelandic horse, but show us clear pictures of the Icelandic people who live with this horse and who share its geography and its culture on the most elemental level. Practical and astutue, this is a MUST READ for any American interested in buying an Icelandic horse. Articulate, romantic, culturally intruguing, this is a MUST READ for anyone who loves good travel writing.

A wonderfully practical and smart girl is the heroine in this story. She doesn't sit around and wait for someone to rescue her. She uses her brain, rather than brute strength to find the prince and face the trolls. I bought this book as a young girl from a school book club, and now I have two daughters who love it as much as I ever did.

Heimskringla was one of the best finds of the year for me. History comes alive through the writings of Snorri Sturluson. I have read it a couple times and still find things I missed before. Although this book is out of print, it is available by other translators (ISBN #0-292-73061-6), and well worth the money for pure enjoyment as well as for research.

This book serves as a fine introduction to a great country. In introducing my friends to Iceland I kept checking this out of the library. I kept extending the checkout time for four months because the photographs were so good. The photos capture the normal day-to-day life in Iceland. Don't let the recommended age scare you. Most of those who leafed through this book were adults. I found that not one person was disappointed in it in any way. This book would also serve as a good memory guide after your trip to Iceland.

Michael Corgan has written an invaluable book targeted to three different audiences: those interested in Iceland, small states and foreign affairs in general.

For those interested in Icelandic security and politics, this book is accessible and comprehensive. It appeals to the layman with no background on Iceland and ties eleven centuries of history in one chronological and thematic whole. More importantly, Professor Corgan has illuminated the foundations of Icelandic security policy and has grasped with precision the manner in which those traditions are changing. Having conducted surveys and interviews with policymakers on the island, one would have to work hard to find a more authoritative study on the subject.

Regarding small states, Professor Corgan has rejuvenated an interested that died away in the 1970s. One of the questions raised in the book is, how can a country like Iceland (with no military and no willingness or capacity to form one) provide for its security? Through international institutions, the author writes. What is more impressive is the short span in which Iceland has been able to develop an autochthonous security policy. As Professor Corgan recognizes, one case study cannot form the basis of even a weak theory; yet the conclusions drawn in the last chapter can be relevant to many policy makers of small states.

Professor Corgan has studied an extensive period of Icelandic security policy; unlike other authors in the field of small states, he has been able to study the development of a security policy under very different conditions. With few exceptions, authoritative studies on small states take a narrow temporal approach that fails to trace changes in the policymaking of states based on changing internal or international conditions. This book transcends this typical limitation.

Lastly, this book should interest the general public because the way this book has been written can be an example for similar studies. Professor Corgan has used his experience and connections in Iceland to write about Iceland's take on security matters. He has been able to synthesize a seemingly unrelated sequence of events and, alluding to Iceland's history and culture, he has shown how they have played an important role in Iceland's relationship with NATO and the United States. Similar studies that are sensitive to non-American perspectives on security are invaluable because what often appears as a minor issue in the bilateral relations of two states is, by virtue of different angles and culture, a major source of discord.

Professor Corgan, who served in Iceland with the US Navy, has done more that bring the American perspective to Iceland; he has brought the Icelandic perspective to America. That is the greatest legacy of this book.

This book tells the story of twelve men who set out to follow the Icelandic river Jokulsa-a-Fjollum from source to the sea just below the artic circle, a distance of 200 km. What makes it an incredible journey is the use of kayaks and microlight aircraft to traverse ice , rivers, and waterfalls through the icelandic wilderness. Starting as a hot spring deep in ice caves under a glacier, the river is considered one of the most difficult in the world. Iceland itself is a geolocical infant, wild and beautiful in its synthesis of volcanic fire and glacial ice. A bold and imaginative adventure in a wonderful and unappreciated wilderness.

I used this book as a text for a world literature class I once taught, and I'd have to say the selections are quite strong. Of course, Iceland has long had a deep and abiding commitment to literature. Anyone who's ever flown through Keflavik would probably share with me an amazement at how many books there were at the duty-free shop alone. This is a culture that loves literature, and it really shows in this anthology. Of particular note is the wonderful Halldor Laxness play "The Pigeon Banquet," which as far as I know is only found in translation in this anthology. Jane Smiley is right when she says one of the great joys in literature is discovering Laxness' work for the first time, and this play alone is worth the price of the anthology. I hope that this volume becomes available again.

An excellent book for anyone interested in the Norse explorations of the North Atlantic: Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Jones not only gives a good history, still relevant despite the 1964 copyright, but gives the latter half of the book over to English translations of the original sources: The Book of the Icelanders, The Book of the Settlements, The Greenlanders' Saga, Eirik the Red's Saga, Karlsefni's Voyage to Vinland, and The Story of Einar Sokkason.

Northern Latitudes showcases the prose poetry of travel writer Lawrence Millman who writings evoke the people and landscapes of the far northern climes of Canada, Greenland, Labrador, Iceland, and the northern reaches of the British Isles.

The Last Angakok (Angmagssalik, Greenland, 1984): Bedridden he is, this bundle of age, who once could fly merely by flexing his index fingers. Songless he is, this man of songs, who once could chant away avalanches and piterag winds with the great guttural of his voice. And full of sickness he is, this healer, who once could cure everything from rheumatism to possession by unfriendly spirits. Now there's no one left to cure him, and so his sleeping skins mark the compass points of his universe. Yet his eye, slitted half moons, remain bright: they still inhabit a numinous realm. Flying is easy, they say it's the not flying that's hard.