Books by Kirsten Weiss

Det kolde Nord er blevet hot. Nordiske lande og virksomheder tiltrækker nye indbyggere som aldrig før, og i de fem små lande har vi fået nye naboer og kolleger, der ikke er flasket op med de nordiske værdier og derfor ikke bare ubesværet formår at bevæge sig rundt mellem velfærdsstaternes skrevne og især uskrevne regler.Norden for nybegyndere befinder sig mødet mellem de fem lande og de mange veluddannede, berejste og begejstrede globalister, der for en tid eller for altid vælger at slå sig ned her. Og kæmper, ikke bare med sproget, men i høj grad med nordiske værdier og måden at leve, arbejde og samarbejde på.Udefra fremstår mennesker i Norden oftest som en sær kombination af det jordbundne og det voldsomt selvforelskede. Kirsten Weiss undersøger landene ét for ét, for at nå til en forståelse af, hvilke særtræk, der gør Danmark, Finland, Island, Norge og Sverige til noget særegent. Hun sætter humor, lykke og tillid i fokus, men også jantelov og skilsmisser, og giver således en indføring i Nordens værdier, vaner og selvforståelse, og den måde det alt sammen afspejler sig i vores måde at leve, arbejde på.Norden for nybegyndere henvender sig til både til vores nye indbyggere og til dem, som gerne vil have spejlet holdt op foran sig. Gennem interviews får vi et særligt indblik i, hvordan den nordiske tendens til at ville træffe beslutninger i plenum, give meget direkte kritik og indføre lighed i selv de mindste arbejdsopgaver kan være en stor mundfuld for folk fra andre kulturer. Som når en fransk topchef går galt i byen, da han med fransk logik og organisationsforståelse argumenterer for, at det er tåbeligt, at han med den højeste løn på kontoret laver sine billetbestillinger selv – og af sine svenske medarbejdere får at vide, at i Norden er vi alle lige.Den engelske version af bogen hedder Living With Vikings.

Hvert andet minut døgnet rundt dør en kvinde på grund af komplikationer i forbindelse med graviditet og fødsel. Det er mere end 300.000 kvinder om året, over 800 hver dag. Heldigvis er der nogle, der arbejder for deres sag. For Maternity Foundation er en skarp hjerne og et varmt hjerte ikke hinandens modsætninger, men tværtimod hinandens forudsætninger. Organisationen skaber digitale redskaber og innovative træningsmetoder, som hele verdens jordemødre og fødselshjælpere bruger i deres hverdag. Fokus er hele tiden på at skabe mere sundhed for kvinder og børn for færre penge, til glæde for flere og med teknologien som hjælp. DET MÅ IKKE KOSTE LIV AT GIVE LIV er historien om Maternity Foundation, der startede med fem idealistiske kvinder omkring et køkkenbord, og i dag, 15 år senere, er en vigtig international spiller i indsatsen for kvinders og børns sundhed, med H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mary som protektor.For hvert solgt eksemplar af bogen doneres 100 kr. til Maternitys arbejde.

This Halloween, pie shop proprietor Val Harris must patch together clues to solve a murder by pumpkin . . .As the owner of Pie Town, Val''s been tapped to judge the pie making contest at the annual pumpkin festival in the coastal California town of San Nicholas. Things could get sticky though--her boyfriend, cop Gordon Carmichael, is entering the competition with his "special" family pumpkin pie recipe. But Val''s got bigger problems than a conflict of interest when she and her flaky piecrust-maker Charlene discover another contestant crushed under an enormous pumpkin.When grudge-holding Chief Shaw comes up with a half-baked reason to toss Carmichael off the case and onto the suspect list, it''s up to Val and Charlene to find the tricky killer. But as they dodge lethal pumpkin cannons and follow the clues into a figurative and literal maze, the pie pals are in for the scariest Halloween of their lives--and it may be their last...

Val's crime-solving club digs into a piping hot new case! A poetry slam at a bakery? Why not! Even though Pie Town proprietor Val Harris would rather be spending time with her newfound half-brother, she knows her employee Abril is beyond excited to be hosting the event. Especially since it stars the apple pie of Abril's eye, poet and professor Michael Starke. But the evening ends on a sour note when Professor Starke is found murdered mere moments after being accused of plagiarism. Just like that, Pie Town is at the center of another criminal inquiry. At Abril's request-and much to Detective Carmichael's consternation-Val and Charlene decide to investigate Starke's death. But the case is as tough as an overworked crust and the Baker Street Bakers are only coming up with scraps. If they don't pinch the cultured killer soon, Pie Town's reputation could crumble.

Will Val pie hard on national TV?   Business at the bakery may have slowed down, but Val Harris isn’t about to eat humble pie—not until a reality cooking show decides to whip the struggling Pie Town into shape. If Val can tolerate criticism from an abrasive pastry chef during filming, the free publicity might turn the unusual opportunity into the sweetest deal she didn’t know she needed.   Except no one in San Nicholas has an appetite for dessert once murder steals the spotlight. When the show’s bossy producer gets pushed to her death, Val and her flaky, septuagenarian pie crust expert, Charlene, follow crumbs in hopes of finding the killer. But with cameras still rolling and the shocking identity of the victim’s replacement a guaranteed recipe for disaster, Val needs to stay cool long enough to solve the crime and keep Pie Town from falling apart—or else she just might go up in smoke before she ever graces the small screen.

Val's new pies are foolproof-but not bulletproof. Old West ghost towns are as American as apple pie. So what better place to sponsor a pie-eating contest than the Bar X, a fake ghost town available for exclusive private events on the edge of Silicon Valley. Valentine Harris is providing the pies, hoping to boost business for her struggling Pie Town shop and become a regular supplier for the Bar X. But no sooner does she arrive in town than a stray bullet explodes the cherry pie in her hands. And the delicious dessert is not the only victim. Val finds the Bar X bartender shot dead in an alley. Egged on by her flaky friend and pie crust specialist, Charlene, Val aims to draw out the shooter. But solving a real murder in a fake ghost town won't be easy as pie. And if Val doesn't watch her back, her pies won't be the only thing filled full of lead . . .

Living with Vikings is for anyone who was not born and bred in a Nordic country but lives and works there, or would just like a greater understanding of the Nordic values, habits and other shining hallmarks of the five Nordic countries.

Is Val''s breakfast pie the quiche of death?   Owning her own business seemed like pie in the sky to Valentine Harris when she moved to the coastal California town of San Nicholas, expecting to start a new life with her fiancé. Five months—and a broken engagement—later, at least her dream of opening a pie shop has become a reality. But when one of her regulars keels over at the counter while eating a quiche, Val feels like she''s living a nightmare.   After the police determine the customer was poisoned, business at Pie Town drops faster than a fallen crust. Convinced they’re both suspects, Val''s flaky, seventy-something pie crust maker Charlene drags her boss into some amateur sleuthing. At first Val dismisses Charlene’s half-baked hypotheses, but before long the ladies uncover some shady dealings hidden in fog-bound San Nicholas. Now Val must expose the truth—before a crummy killer tries to shut her pie hole.