Book type: non-fiction (1975)
1931.
Wij slaven van Suriname by Cornelis Gerard Anton Kom NL
Country: South America / 
Suriname
Suriname
Description:
Geschiedenis van het lot van de slaven in Suriname en hun bestaan na de afschaffing van de slavernij (1863), beschreven door een Surinamer, die om zijn politieke activiteiten uit Suriname verbannen werd.
1932.
Wild : From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NATIONAL BEST SELLER • Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and to do it al... continue
1933.
Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton EN
EnglandDescription:
This book describes the lives of eight or so animals from Canada, the United States, and England.
1934.
Wild Life in Woods and Fields by Arabella B. Buckley EN
Description:
First volume in the "Eyes and No Eyes" series, introduces the youthful reader to the variety of animal and plant life that three children observe on their way to school through fields and woods. The goal of the series is to inspire children to become keen observers of wildlife and to heighten their curiosity about their natural surroundings. Eight color illustrations and numerous black and white drawings complement the text. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
1935.
Wilding : The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree EN
Description:
In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, this is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.Forced to accept that intensive farming on the heavy clay of their land at Knepp was economically unsustainable, Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell made a spectacular leap of faith: they decided to step back and let nature take over. Thanks to the introduction of free-roa... continue
1936.
France1937.
Wintering : The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May EN
Description:
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being “Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert "Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark...May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate—capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." —Wall Street Journal From the author of the New York Times b... continue
1938.
Wir Kinder Von Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane F. DE
GermanyDescription:
I selvbiografisk form fortæller den 15-årige Christiane, hvordan samfundsmæssige forhold, dårlige familie- og boligforhold, samt manglende venner får hende til at blive heroin-junkie og barneluder som 13-årig
1939.
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote by Ann Bausum EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Chronicles the final years of the struggle for women's voting rights, focusing on the activities of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party and their part in the successful passage of the 19th Amendment.
1940.
Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-saxons and the Battle for the North by Tore Skeie EN
NorwayDescription:
A thrilling work of popular history that gives a new perspective on the Viking-Anglo conflicts and brings the bloody period to life
In the eleventh century, the rulers of the lands surrounding the North Sea are all hungry for power. To get power they need soldiers, to get soldiers they need silver, and to get silver there is no better way than war and plunder. This vicious cycle draws all the lands of the north into a brutal struggle for supremacy and survival that will shatter kingdoms and forge an empire.
The Wolf Age takes the reader on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared histor... continue