The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth - ISBN: 9780099546078
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Scandinavia: Happy, weird, and maybe not so perfect after all.

The Almost Nearly Perfect People

Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    1 April 2015

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Summary

‘The next Bill Bryson.’ New York Times

Winner of the Best Narrative Travel Book Award from the British Guild of Travel Writers

The Danes are the happiest people in the world, and pay the highest taxes. ‘Neutral’ Sweden is one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world. Finns have the largest per capita gun ownership after the US and Yemen. 54 per cent of Icelanders believe in elves. Norway is the richest country on earth. 5 per cent of Danish men have had sex with…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099546078
ISBN-10:0099546078
Author:Michael Booth
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:1 April 2015
Weight:276g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Comprehensive and occasionally downright hilarious… I was laughing out loud

Comprehensive and occasionally downright hilarious… I was laughing out loud – Mariella Frostrup * Observer *
An affectionate and informative study of a region. – Ian Critchley * Sunday Times *
[An] entertaining, warts-and-all, English expat look at the Nordic miracle. * Daily Telegraph *
A thoroughly entertaining read, written brilliantly – Bernard Porter * Literary Review *
A welcome rejoinder to those who cling to the idea of the Nordic region as a promised land…the substance, more often than not, is spot on. * Financial Times *
Every page contains at least one extraordinary fact about one or other of the Nordic countries. – Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday *
Booth is an assiduous excavator of entertaining facts. – Damian Whitworth * The Times *
An enjoyable, funny romp through the region…[Booth’s] enthusiasm is contagious. * Telegraph *
Booth does what the British do well. He writes irresistibly, ranging freely from serious, documented reportage to surprising conclusions… Simply a pleasure to read - 5 stars * Berlingske *
You get cleverer by reading him… funny and insightful - 4 stars * Jyllands Posten *

About The Author

Michael Booth

Michael Booth is the author of six books, including the international bestseller, The Almost Nearly Perfect People, winner of the British Guild of Travel Writers award for Book of the Year, and Sushi and Beyond, which won the Guild of Food Writers award.

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