English Publications

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All sorts of tourist brochures and maps can be obtained at the Tourist Information Center at Kungsportsplatsen 2, tel. 031-10 07 40.

Within three months of receiving your residence permit (uppehållstillstånd), you should receive a copy of Information about Sweden in the mail. It is a detailed account of Swedish society and government structure published by the Immigrant Bureau . You can also buy a copy by writing or calling Migrationsverket, Box 611, 600 06 Norrköping (tel. 011-156000).

For international newspapers and magazines, you will find such papers as USA Today and Herald Tribune at Pressbyrån, as well as various American magazines. The B&W store on Hisingen carries The Ladies Home Journal and the National Enquirer in their magazine section. Pressbutiken in Citypassagen, Drottninggatan 58 carries many different American magazines.

The AWC of Gothenburg publishes a monthly newsletter. Not only are club activities listed therein, but one can also advertise to sell or buy goods, list tips from members, exchange recipes and much more. Member and non-member businesses are welcome to place an ad for a small fee. Contact the Newsletter Editor for more information.

All bookstores have an English section. You also might be interested in getting to know your local library. The main city library (Stadsbibliotek) is located at Götaplatsen.

Remainder Bokhandeln is a favorite among our members. It's located at Södra Larmgatan 14. Tel. 031-13 18 48. They specialize in high quality publisher overstocks. Most are hard covers in the areas of design, art, history, travel, fashion and cookbooks. More than half of these books are in English.

The English Book Centre in Stockholm probably has the English book you need. Tel. 08-30 14 47.

Here are some local stores that sell English pocket books: 

Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble are among those located on the internet who offer affordable and secure online-purchasing.

If you want to learn more about Swedish people, there are several books on the subject. Here are just a couple:

• Swedes as Others See Them by Jean Phillip Martinsson. A light-hearted look at Swedish traits that cause confusion or frustration among foreigners based on interviews with people from around the world.
• The Swedish Mentality by Åke Daum. Daum is an ethnologist at Stockholm University. Through extensive research, he considers different aspects of "Swedishness": shyness, lack of religion, the suicide myth, sexual freedom, etc.

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