Book type: non-fiction (1106)


1051.
Vrije Radicalen

Vrije Radicalen by Carolina Trujillo NL

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Wat hebben een straatjongetje uit Uruguay en een aanslag op de Miljonair Fair met elkaar te maken? De Uruguayaan Jaime Castro, die als jongen naar Nederland is geëmigreerd, vertelt ons zijn verhaal met de humor van een man die niets meer te verliezen heeft. Hij is geslaagd als verslaggever maar mislukt als mens: hij is bang voor zijn telefoon, voor de buren en voor de spinazie op zijn bord. Hij wou dat hij zo moedig was als Gastón, zijn jeugdvriend uit Uruguay, vuurspuwer van beroep en strijder uit overtuiging. Gastón saboteert fabrieken en bevrijdt paarden uit veewagons. Hij vecht tegen de vi... continue


1053.

Waiting for Snow in Havana : Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: North America / Cuba flag Cuba
Description:
A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge, and describes the conflict's violent and irrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native home.

1054.

Walk Through Walls : A Memoir by Marina Abramovic EN

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Country: Europe / Serbia flag Serbia
Description:
“I had experienced absolute freedom—I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn’t matter, that nothing mattered at all—and it intoxicated me.” In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramović’s MoMA retrospective for the chance to sit across from her and communicate with her nonverbally in an unprecedented durational performance that lasted more than 700 hours. This celebration of nearly fifty years of groundbreaking performance art demonstrated once again that Marina Abramović is truly a force of nature. The child of Communist war-hero parents ... continue

1055.

Walking : One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge EN

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Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
A lyrical account of an activity that is essential for our sanity, equilibrium, and well-being, from the author of Silence ("A book to be handled and savored." --The Wall Street Journal) Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing the joy of exploration--these activities are intrinsic to our nature. Our ancestors traveled long distances on foot, gaining new experiences and learning from them. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For Erling Kagge, it is the gateway to the questions that fascinate him--Why ... continue

1056.

Walking Since Daybreak by Modris Eksteins EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Latvia flag Latvia
Description:
Part history, part autobiography, Eksteins relates the tragic story of the Baltic nations before, during, and after World War II through personal stories from his family. Photos and map.

1057.

Wangari's Trees of Peace : A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter EN

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This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.

1058.

War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
Description:
Shortly before his death in 1981, Stefan Hertmans' grandfather gave him a couple of filled exercise books. Stories he'd heard as a child had led Hertmans to suspect that their contents might be disturbing, and for years he didn’t dare to open them. When he finally did, he discovered unexpected secrets. His grandfather’s life was marked by years of childhood poverty in late-nineteenth-century Belgium, by horrific experiences on the frontlines during the First World War and by the loss of the young love of his life. He sublimated his grief in the silence of painting. Drawing on these diary entri... continue

1059.

War Brothers : The Graphic Novel by Sharon E. McKay, Daniel Lafrance EN

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Description:
Portrays the criminality of adults who abduct kids to carry out crimes against humanity.

1060.

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Description:
In a narrative as mysterious as memory itself - at once both shadowed and luminous - Warlightis a vivid, thrilling novel of violence and love, intrigue and desire. It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz and years of war. 14-year-old Nathaniel and his sister, Rachel, are apparently abandoned by their parents, left in the care of an enigmatic figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and grow both more convinced and less concerned as they get to know his eccentric crew of friends- men and women with a shared history, all of whom seem determined now to protect, a... continue