Beyond the Cold
by Michael Kleiner
In Beyond the Cold: An American’s Warm Portrait of Norway, we find out. As an 11-year old, Michael Kleiner spent 1969-70 in Norway with his family, attended a Norwegian school, learned Norwegian, the country’s culture, new sports and enjoyed unique experiences. He would not return to Norway until 1986 as an adult. During that and subsequent trips, Michael’s affection, passion and appreciation for the country, its social system, and a culture not his own grew. The book is written with warmth, sensitivity, humor, caring, and insight, showing how Norway and the people’s characteristics influenced him. Michael discovered the value of multicultural experience, and a “second home” in Norway -- a country that is more than cold weather. It also impacted his life and work back in the United States.
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Michael Kleiner
Kleiner’s experience in Norway as a child and his later return as an adult shape a warm, sensitive and caring look at how Norway and its people have influenced the man he has become.”
Norwegian-American Weekly
“It is always enjoyable to read a foreigner’s experiences visiting Norway. It is, however, not often that such new books are published. Beyond the Cold tells about the author’s many encounters with Norway from when he was here the first time and went to a Norwegian school in 1969. Since, he has visited many parts of the country at different times of the year. He tells with warmth and enjoyment about his encounters with Norwegians, our customs and Norwegian nature. This is not a guidebook, but a personal portrait of a country.”
Per Roger Lauritzen, Fjell og Vidde (Mountains and Plateaus), August, 2007
largest read outdoor magazine in Norway,
published by Norwegian Mountain Hiking Tourist Association
About Michael...
Michael Kleiner has been an award-winning sports writer and public relations practitioner throughout his more than 20-year career. He has operated his own public relations and web site design business (http://www.kleinerprweb.com) in Philadelphia since 1999 with a concentration on authors and small businesses. Michael has designed many web sites for businesses and community organizations in his Mt. Airy neighborhood, where he is President of the Mt. Airy Business Association. In 2003, Kleiner received the Home-Based Business Advocate Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Region III (PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, DC) and The Communicators Awards Crystal Award of Excellence in Feature Writing, its highest honor, and an international award.
He has established himself as somewhat of an expert on Norway, enthusiastically educating people of various ages about Norway. His articles have been published in The Norseman, a magazine published for Norwegians abroad and friends of Norway by the Norse Federation in Oslo; Norway at your service, published by the Norwegian Trade Council and Olympian, magazine of the United States Olympic Committee. When family friends are considering travelling to Norway, they consult Michael. While pursuing his master’s degree in Educational Media at Temple University from 1993-95, he developed a slide show on the Norwegian and Swedish influence in Philadelphia, which the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia, which welcomes all people of Scandinavian descent as well as friends, supposedly used at their booth for the Pennsylvania Convention Center opening.
