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It was quite some time since I wrote a post about book beginnings and pages 56. These two memes are hosted by Rose City Reader and Freda's Voice . I have recently been to Norway and visited Tromsö. There you will find the very interesting Polar Museum which highlights the impressive polar adventurers history of Norway. Two of the most famous ones are Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. I couldn't help myself buying a book about them - The Lives of Nansen and Amundsen by Hans Olav Thyvold. There are more in-depth books about their achievements but this is a shorter one highlighting the most important things in their life. A very interesting book and a review will come soon. BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS From Preface by Hans Olav Thyvold "Polar heroes are not like other heroes. Not in Norway, in any case. In a country where skiing is treated with almost religious enthusiasm, skiers are national icons. With all due respect to the femmil , the dreaded fifty-kilometre cross-count...