The best Scandinavian Biographies: Reddit reviews

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Something beautifully narrated and truly about finding your place in the world is Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen. My favorite book of all time. http://www.amazon.com/Africa-Modern-Library-Nonfiction-Books/dp/0679600213/

[an actual example of a bear involved in WWII](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(soldier_bear)

edit: yeah it's wikipedia, but.. there's other sources too, such as this

1. An Exclusive Love: A Memoir
2. 8.5/10
3. Non-fiction, memoir
4. A beautiful exploration of the author's relationship to her grandparents and their death, with a refreshingly new filter
5. Amazon

During Christmas I read Fishing in Utopia: Sweden and the Future That Disappeared, written by a British guy that lived in Sweden with his then wife during late 70s and early 80s. It was for me (a Swede) a very interesting read. It may sound boring but it describes a lot of his love for fishing and what the nature and relative emptiness in Sweden meant for him. It also gives an idea about contemporary Swedish history and how much has changed in the last 30 years. I can witness about this myself. The "socialist Sweden" that was very much present in the 70s is now mostly gone while I think it is that image of Sweden that is still present abroad. I can recommend it (it was also recommended by the Economist as one of that year's better books).