Books In Poland

Author : Rick Steves,Cameron Hewitt
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781631216244

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Rick Steves Snapshot Kraków, Warsaw & Gdansk by Rick Steves,Cameron Hewitt Pdf

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Krakow, Warsaw, and Gdansk. In this compact guide, Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt cover the essentials of Krakow, Warsaw, and Gdansk, including The Tri-City. Visit Krakow's stunning Main Market Square, Warsaw's historical Royal Way, or Gdansk's Main Town Hall, featuring Golden Age decorations. You'll get firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, and nightlife, and the maps and self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket.

Author : Maciek Nabrdalik
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781620973707

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Out by Maciek Nabrdalik Pdf

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From an award-winning documentary photographer, the first book of its kind to portray the LGBTQ community in contemporary Poland Few in the Polish LGBTQ community could have foreseen how quickly this deeply conservative and Catholic country would change since it joined the European Union. Back in 2004, gay rights marches were banned in Warsaw and homosexuality was a taboo subject. Since then, as the economy has grown, the LGBTQ community has become more widely accepted. In OUT, award-winning Warsaw-based photographer Maciek Nabrdalik, whose work has been published in Smithsonian, L'Espresso, Stern, Newsweek, and the New York Times, takes us deep into this community. Exploring issues of identity and citizenship and taking its inspiration from the passport photo format, OUT features dozens of formal portraits of writers, artists, and everyday people working in a variety of occupations from across Poland. Each portrait is accompanied by a short interview and is shaded to indicate how comfortable that person is with revealing their own sexuality publicly. Intimate and profoundly humane, OUT is a testament to the great strides that can be made in the struggle for LGBTQ rights in a short space of time—a document that will be inspiring to other nations where the queer community does not enjoy the same freedoms. OUT was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

Author : Amanda Ripley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781451654431

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The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley Pdf

Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Poland
ISBN : SRLF:AX0000328666

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Pan Michael by Henryk Sienkiewicz Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B4899802

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Books from Poland by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrzej Sapkowski
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316073714

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Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski Pdf

Andrzej Sapkowski’s New York Times bestselling Witcher series has inspired the hit Netflix show and multiple blockbuster video games, and has transported millions of fans around the globe to an epic, unforgettable world of magic and adventure. For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But that peace has now come to an end. Geralt of Rivia, the hunter known as the Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. The one who has the power to change the world for good—or for evil. As the threat of war hangs over the land and the child is pursued for her extraordinary powers, it will become Geralt’s responsibility to protect them all. And the Witcher never accepts defeat. Join Geralt of Rivia; his beloved ward and the child of prophecy, Ciri; and his ally and love, the powerful sorceress Yennefer as they battle monsters, demons, and prejudices alike in Blood of Elves, the first novel of The Witcher Saga. Witcher story collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny Witcher novels Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of Swallows Lady of the Lake Season of Storms (stand alone) Hussite Trilogy The Tower of Fools Warriors of God Light Perpetual Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok

Author : Witold Gombrowicz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780300164657

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Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz Pdf

In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Originally published in Poland in 1937, Ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Deemed scandalous and subversive by Nazis, Stalinists, and the Polish Communist regime in turn, the novel (as well as all of Gombrowicz's other works) was officially banned in Poland for decades. It has nonetheless remained one of the most influential works of twentieth-century European literature. Ferdydurke is translated here directly from the Polish for the first time. Danuta Borchardt deftly captures Gombrowicz's playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows English speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom Milan Kundera describes as “one of the great novelists of our century.”

Author : Jeffrey Zuehlke
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 082252676X

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Poland in Pictures by Jeffrey Zuehlke Pdf

Describes the history, government, economy, people, geography, and cultural life of Poland.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1245213251

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Poland by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amelia Boman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1672810787

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Warsaw Poland by Amelia Boman Pdf

Enjoy the beautiful curated photographs (in color) of the historical city of Warsaw in Poland This full page picture book will make a great home coffee table decor accessory or as a gift for a loved one The photos captures the quintessential landmarks, scenery and architectural buildings of the city from day to night without no words (texts) 8.5" x 11" / large size Glossy softcover

Author : Lawrence Weschler
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008688189

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The Passion of Poland, from Solidarity Through the State of War by Lawrence Weschler Pdf

Author : Patrice M. Dabrowski
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501757402

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Poland by Patrice M. Dabrowski Pdf

Since its beginnings, Poland has been a moving target, geographically as well as demographically, and the very definition of who is a Pole has been in flux. In the late medieval and early modern periods, the country grew to be the largest in continental Europe, only to be later wiped off the map for more than a century. The Polish phoenix that rose out of the ashes of World War I was obliterated by the joint Nazi-Soviet occupation that began with World War II. The postwar entity known as Poland was shaped and controlled by the Soviet Union. Yet even under these constraints, Poles persisted in their desire to wrest from their oppressors a modicum of national dignity and, ultimately, managed to achieve much more than that. Poland is a sweeping account designed to amplify major figures, moments, milestones, and turning points in Polish history. These include important battles and illustrious individuals, alliances forged by marriages and choices of religious denomination, and meditations on the likes of the Polish battle slogan "for our freedom and yours" that resounded during the Polish fight for independence in the long 19th century and echoed in the Solidarity period of the late 20th century. The experience of oppression helped Poles to endure and surmount various challenges in the 20th century, and Poland's demonstration of strength was a model for other peoples seeking to extract themselves from foreign yoke. Patrice Dabrowski's work situates Poland and the Poles within a broader European framework that locates this multiethnic and multidenominational region squarely between East and West. This illuminating chronicle will appeal to general readers, and will be of special interest to those of Polish descent who will appreciate Poland's longstanding republican experiment.

Author : Michael Kandel
Publisher : Piasa Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0940962705

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A Polish Book of Monsters by Michael Kandel Pdf

A Polish Book of Monsters contains five stories of speculative fiction edited and translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel, award-winning translator of the fiction of Stanislaw Lem. From dystopian science fiction to fabled fantasy, these dark tales grip us through the authors' ability to create utterly convincing alien worlds that nonetheless reflect our own.

Author : Roger Moorhouse
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465095414

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Poland 1939 by Roger Moorhouse Pdf

A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World War II (Times of London). For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that followed saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war-blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing-yet it is routinely overlooked by historians. In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come.

Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780744025866

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DK Eyewitness Netherlands by DK Eyewitness Pdf

Colorful canals and culture-filled cities - welcome to the Netherlands. Whether you want to immerse yourself in the exquisite art of Amsterdam's galleries, cycle through fields of tulips or go cheese tasting in Gouda, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that the Netherlands has to offer. The Netherlands boasts spectacular historic cityscapes interwoven by a magnificent network of canals. Between these cosmopolitan conurbations lies a beguilingly beautiful patchwork of rugged heathland, marshy fenland and windmill-dotted fields ready for you to explore. Our recently updated guide brings the Netherlands to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights and advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the country's iconic buildings and neighborhoods. You'll discover: -our pick of the Netherland's must-sees, top experiences and hidden gems -the best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay -detailed maps and walks which make navigating the country easy -easy-to-follow itineraries -expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe -color-coded chapters to every part of the Netherlands, from Amsterdam to Utrecht, Zeeland to Limburg Want the best of Amsterdam in your pocket? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Amsterdam.