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Author : Jacek Purchla
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788363463847
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Kraków in a Thousand Treasures written by Jacek Purchla and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756695880
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Ultimate Food Journeys written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to know what the best things to eat and drink in the world are and where you can find them? The World on a Plate takes you on a gastronomic tour of the globe to find the best food experiences. Whether it is the most delicious street food in southeast Asia, or the best clam chowder in New England, this beautifully illustrated book includes every must-try treat in some of the world's best destinations, and places them in their cultural and geographical context. Structured by continent, the best or most interesting things to eat in each area are chosen by expert authors. Be it bouillabaisse in Marseille or dim sum in Hong Kong, they recommend the best places to eat the dish, both in its place of origin and beyond. The restaurants recommended are chosen for the quality of the cooking as well as for the experience of dining there. The World on a Plate is an ideal planner for foodie travelers who want to experience authentic food in its original setting, giving you a different way to see the best regions, towns, and cities in the world-through their food.
Author : Eric Philbrook Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)
Download or read book The Trumpeter of Krakow written by Eric Philbrook Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The commemoration of an act of bravery and self-sacrifice in ancient Poland saves the lives of a family two centuries later.
Author : Jozafat Bolesław Ostrowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The History of Poland. Vol. 1, 2 written by Jozafat Bolesław Ostrowski and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jaroslaw Skora
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387696556
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)
Download or read book The Krakow Legends written by Jaroslaw Skora and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Krakow is a magical place. It is one of the oldest Polish cities with over a thousand years of history. There are few cities in Poland that are so filled with mysterious stories.Each apartment house, square, church is linked to an incredible story. Whoever wants to learn Polish soul, he should look for it in Krakow.This book is a collection of authentic legends of Krakow. Among the many legends and tales of Krakow this book presents 19 selected stories, from the oldest - to the latest ones. The choice includes the legends: Wawel Dragon, Mr. Twardowski, The foot of Queen Jadwiga, St Kinga's ring, St. Mary's Heynal, Wawel chakra, The two brothers and two towers, Black Lady, The unknown wanderer, Wawel head, The Krak Mound, On enchanted Krakow pigeons, Lajkonik, The priest who wanted to be a bishop, Tyniec Well, The treasures in Krzysztofory, The Sigismund Bell, The legend of Esther, Legend of the Jewish wedding.
Author : Glenn Kurtz
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374276773
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Three Minutes in Poland written by Glenn Kurtz and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author's search for the annihilated Polish community captured in his grandfather's 1938 home movie. Traveling in Europe in August 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, David Kurtz, the author's grandfather, captured three minutes of ordinary life in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland on 16 mm Kodachrome color film. More than seventy years later, through the brutal twists of history, these few minutes of home-movie footage would become a memorial to an entire community--an entire culture--that was annihilated in the Holocaust. Three Minutes in Poland traces Glenn Kurtz's remarkable four-year journey to identify the people in his grandfather's haunting images. His search takes him across the United States; to Canada, England, Poland, and Israel; to archives, film preservation laboratories, and an abandoned Luftwaffe airfield. Ultimately, Kurtz locates seven living survivors from this lost town, including an eighty-six-year-old man who appears in the film as a thirteen-year-old boy. Painstakingly assembled from interviews, photographs, documents, and artifacts, Three Minutes in Poland tells the rich, funny, harrowing, and surprisingly intertwined stories of these seven survivors and their Polish hometown. Originally a travel souvenir, David Kurtz's home movie became the sole remaining record of a vibrant town on the brink of catastrophe. From this brief film, Glenn Kurtz creates a riveting exploration of memory, loss, and improbable survival--a monument to a lost world"--
Author : Eric P. Kelly
Publisher : Bauer World Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Trumpeter of Krakow written by Eric P. Kelly and published by Bauer World Press. This book was released on 2024-04-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (Bauer World Press) Embark on a captivating journey through 15th-century Poland with The Trumpeter of Krakow, a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Eric P. Kelly. This masterpiece of historical fiction brings to life the enchanting world of medieval Krakow, where danger, intrigue, and heroism intertwine amidst a backdrop of Tartar invasions and the quest for the legendary Tarnov Crystal. Follow the harrowing journey of the Charnetski family as they flee their home in modern-day Ukraine, seeking refuge in Krakow with a secret that could change the fate of the city. As the family faces the challenges of their new life and the looming threat of the Tartars, a young boy named Joseph must rise to the occasion and protect the city and its people from imminent danger. Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Krakow, a city renowned for its golden age of learning and bustling international trade. Explore the bustling streets and iconic landmarks of this medieval metropolis, and witness the courage and resilience of its inhabitants in the face of adversity. With its engaging narrative and vivid historical detail, The Trumpeter of Krakow is a must-read for fans of historical fiction, adventure, and young adult fantasy. About the Publisher: Bauer World Press makes available a broad curation of classic literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume showcases the most accurate original text, insightful introductions, historical context, and other valuable features to fuel the pursuit of greater understanding.
Author : Andrew McCarthy
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426213816
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Journeys Home written by Andrew McCarthy and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy discovers his ancestry in a compelling narrative that combines 26 intriguing and heartfelt stories about discovering home and roots with tips and recommendations on how to begin your own explorations. Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy recounts his own quest to uncover his family's Irish history, along with 25 other prominent writers whose stories span the globe. Each story offers a personal take on journeying home; actively seeking unknown relatives, meeting up with seldom-seen family members, or perhaps just visiting the old country to get a feel for one's roots. Sidebars and a hefty resource section provide tips and recommendations on how to go about your own research, and a foreword by the Genographic Project's Spencer Wells sets the scene. Stunning images, along with family heirlooms, old photos, recipes, and more, round out this unique take on the genealogical research craze"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Saleem H. Ali
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300155670
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Treasures of the Earth written by Saleem H. Ali and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality, development imperatives, and our goals for a democratic global society. Rather than suppress the creativity and desire to discover that is often embedded in the exploration and production of material goods--which he calls the treasure impulse--Ali proposes a new environmental paradigm, one that accepts our need to consume treasure for cultural and developmental reasons, but warns of our concomitant need to conserve. In evaluating the impact of treasure consumption on resource-rich countries, he argues that there is a way to consume responsibly and alleviate global poverty.
Author : Ted Byfield
Publisher : CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROJECT
ISBN 13 : 9780968987384
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (873 download)
Download or read book The Christians, Their First Two Thousand Years written by Ted Byfield and published by CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROJECT. This book was released on 2010 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.
Author : Lou Le Vanche La Brant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book An Evaluation of Free Reading in Grades Seven to Twelve, Inclusive written by Lou Le Vanche La Brant and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Koning
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004278001
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Drawn after Nature written by Jan Koning and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn after nature presents a vivid and complete picture of a unique historical collection of botanical watercolours. Botanists, art lovers, historians as well as the general public will enjoy this publication of the watercolours, their annotations and their history, but above all their supreme beauty and display of craftsmanship. For over 300 years, the Preußische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin held a most remarkable collection of botanical watercolours. They were catalogued as part of the library’s illustrated manuscripts, or Libri Picturati. These magnificent works of art, rich in colour and detail, were made in the second half of the 16th century in the southern part of the Low Countries. In the 1970s the complete set of watercolours had been rediscovered and sparked the interest of historians, art historians and botanists alike. Together they set out to unravel the many secrets still held by the Libri Picturati’s watercolours: who had collected them, and why? A team of pre-eminent European scientists worked together on these and other intriguing questions surrounding the collection. They unveiled the important role played by the famous Dutch botanist Carolus Clusius, who later founded the University of Leiden’s Botanical Gardens. Drawn after nature contains accessible and informative chapters on the collection’s history, but most importantly: it brings together all of the original 1429 watercolours and sketches, for the first time in one volume, accompanied by their original annotations.
Author : Dorota Wasik
Publisher : Somerset
ISBN 13 : 9789630059305
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (593 download)
Download or read book Visible Cities Krakow written by Dorota Wasik and published by Somerset. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, high quality cultural guidebook series, "Visible Cities" fills the gap between the mainly black and white backpacker guides and the glossy, high-graphic, low content color series. Includes plenty of readable details and anecdotes with diagrams and maps.
Author : Notto R. Thelle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814639348
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Who Can Stop The Wind? written by Notto R. Thelle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism and Christianity, two religions with distinct worldviews, are sometimes thought to be irreconcilable. Notto R. Thelle holds a different view. His life and work have been divided between the East and the West, which has given him the privilege of having to live on the boundary," in a continual inner dialogue between his basic Christian commitment and the challenges and inspirations from the East. In Who Can Stop the Wind? he shares the thoughts and experiences generated by these encounters. With him, we come to realize that the border zone is not just "out there"; it also exists in our minds. By asking questions that engage both the Eastern and Western religious traditions, Thelle urges us to seek a larger faith. Notto R. Thelle is a senior professor of theology at the University of Oslo, Norway. He formerly spent sixteen years in Japan, where he was involved in research, dialogue, and pastoral work. Thelle has published several Norwegian textbooks on and translations of Buddhist and Eastern traditions. But his deepest commitment is the existential search for meaning, which has primarily been expressed in preaching and teaching, various types of dialogues, and particularly in writing. "
Author : Artur Domoslawski
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844679187
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Ryszard Kapuscinski written by Artur Domoslawski and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporting from such varied locations as postcolonial Africa, revolutionary Iran, the military dictatorships of Latin America and Soviet Russia, the Polish journalist and writer Ryszard Kapu?ci?ski was one of the most influential eyewitness journalists of the twentieth century. During the Cold War, he was a dauntless investigator as well as a towering literary talent, and books such as The Emperor and Travels with Herodotus founded the new genre of ‘literary reportage’. It was an achievement that brought him global renown, not to mention the uninvited attentions of the CIA. In this definitive biography, Artur Domos?awski shines a new light on the personal relationships of this intensely charismatic, deeply private man, examining the intractable issue at the heart of Kapu?ci?ski’s life and work: the relationship and tension between journalism and literature. In researching this book, Domos?awski, himself an award-winning foreign correspondent, enjoyed unprecedented access to Kapu?ci?ski’s private papers. The result traces his mentor’s footsteps through Africa and Latin America, delves into files and archives that Kapu?ci?ski himself examined, and records conversations with the people that he talked to in the course of his own investigations. Ryszard Kapu?ci?ski is a meticulous, riveting portrait of a complex man of intense curiosity living at the heart of dangerous times.
Author : Patrice M. Dabrowski
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501757407
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Poland written by Patrice M. Dabrowski and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : William Perdue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031302197X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Modernization Crisis written by William Perdue and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-09-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an enlightening, inspiring, and sobering account of the social and economic transformation of Poland. A multinational and interdisciplinary group of scholars examine the historical precursors that gave shape to the Solidarity movement, then focus on the institutional change that today presents challenges even more daunting than those of the earlier drama of resistance. The contributors have uncovered episodes of political domination, debt, and dependency that are not well known or well understood. These have important implications for economic development in general and for the reconstruction of the deindustrializing economies of Eastern Europe in particular. If Poland is to survive the crisis of the early 1990s, a new and authentic program of economic and human development must be adopted by West and East alike. The book concludes with a new discourse on development.
