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The Essential Guide To Being Polish

Anna Spysz author Marta Turek author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:New Europe Books

Published:18th Jul '13

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    • An indispensable reference for travelers, anyone who knows a Pole or is one, and the just plain interestedBeing Polish is no joke. For the millions of people of Polish ancestry outside of Poland, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter - and amid all the travel guides to Polish language, folklore and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and informative reference to what it means to be Polish. Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish - the go-to concise resource to anyone looking to reconnect with their Polish background - or anyone interested in learning more about the culture.

    “[A] carefully researched but reader-friendly peregrination through the story of Poland—a thrilling if sometimes depressing ride you wouldn't believe if you read it in a novel. . . . I can say honestly . . . that The Essential Guide to Being Polish will not disappoint.”
    —Krakow Post

    “Do you plan to visit Poland for the first time? Are you contemplating a return trip? Do you enjoy reading about other countries and their cultures? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above then you must read The Essential Guide to Being Polish. . . . Once you start reading, you’ll want to read it all.”
    —Am-Pol Eagle

    “I invite you on this journey into the depths of the Polish soul.”
    —from the Foreword by Lech Walesa, former President of Poland

    “The Essential Guide to Being Polish recounts the political and cultural history of Poland—and, if you will, of Polishness—with a reader-friendly, streamlined clarity that is leavened with wit and timely, amusing turns, but that for all its playfulness never loses sight of the essential complexity of its subject.”
    —Stuart Dybek, award-winning author of The Coast of Chicago and I Sailed with Magellan

    ISBN: 9780985062309

    Dimensions: unknown

    Weight: 443g

    316 pages