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Books : Travel : Europe : Poland : General
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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
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The Polish journalist whose The Soccer War and The Emperor are counted as classics of contemporary reportage now bears witness in Imperium to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. This magisterial book combines childhood memory with unblinking journalism, a radar for the truth with a keen appreciation of the absurd.
Imperium begins with Ryszard Kapuscinski's account of the Soviet occupation of his town in eastern Poland in 1939. It culminates fifty years later, with a forty-thousand-mile journey that takes him from the haunted corridors of the Kremlin to the abandoned gulag of Kolyma, from a miners' strike in the arctic circle to a panic-stricken bus ride through the war-torn Caucasus.
Out of passivity and paranoia, ethnic hatred and religious fanaticism that have riven two generations of Eastern Europeans, Kapuscinski has composed a symphony for a collapsing empire—a work that translates history into the hopes and sufferings of the human beings condemned to live it.
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With DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland you can make the most of any trip to the beautiful, and relatively unknown country on the plains of central Europe. The guide includes over 1,000 full-color photographs, street-by-street maps with detailed aerial views of Warsaw, Cracow and many other cities. While in Warsaw visit the Royal Castle, and National Museum, the Old Town Square, and Theatre Square. Away from Warsaw experience the townhouses of Kazimierz Dolny in the Mazovia and Lublin Region, the sandy beaches of the Baltic in Pomerania, Cloth Hall in Cracow, the medieval town hall in Wroclaw, and Krasiczyn Castle in Maloopolska. Special sections highlight carefully selected hotels, restaurants, and entertainment that showcase the culture, cuisine, and people of this beautiful country.
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Discover Poland
Descend to the Dragon's Den beneath the grandeur of Krakow's Wawel Castle
Enjoy guilt-free calories eating Pope John Paul II's favorite cream cake
Learn how to determine real amber from fake with a cigarette lighter
Take a quintessential Polish tipple, vodka flavored with lemon, pepper or 'bison grass'
In This Guide:
Four authors, 133 days of in-country research
New Activities chapter highlights opportunities for trekkers, skiers, and kayakers
Interviews with cartoonists, museum curators and film festival directors
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
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Fit every pocket -- and every traveler's need for a compact, easy-to-use, and dependable reference source. Part language instructor, part tour guide, the world-renowned Berlitz Phrase Book series has been the ideal companion guide for millions of travelers worldwide. Providing a wealth of essential information and practical tips, this popular series, redesigned and with updated phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words covering just about any situation a traveler is likely to encounter, remains the unparalleled market leader.
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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include
* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken
"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel
"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel
"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer
"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine
"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
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In 1926 Vita Sackville-West travelled to Iran to visit her husband, Harold Nicolson, who was serving as a diplomat in Teheran. Her route was deliberately slow-paced - she stopped in Egypt, where she sailed up the Nile to Luxor; and India, where she visited New Delhi and Agra before sailing across the Persian Gulf to Iraq and on through bandit-infested mountains to Teheran. She returned to England in an equally circuitous manner and despite travelling under dangerous circumstances, through communist Russia and Poland in the midst of revolution, her humour and sense of adventure never failed. Passenger to Teheran is a classic work, revealing the lesser-known side of one of the twentieth century’s most luminous authors.
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The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Poland, breathe in the fragrance of magnolia blossoms at Kornik Castle or traverse the shifting dunes of the Polish Sahara at Slowinsky National Park. While the Rynek in Krakow appears untouched by time, Auschwitz and the Warsaw Institute of Jewish history remind of the horrors of WWII.
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Includes: Old Town, New Town, Solidarity Avenue, the Royal Route, Marshall Street, the former Jewish Ghetto, and Lazienki Park.
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Stroll the white sand beaches of the Baltic coast, hike the trails of the spectacular Tatra Mountains and explore historic city centres from Kraków to Warsaw. Whether you’re here for urban pleasures or in pursuit of nature, this inspiring guide will help you connect with Poland in all its guises.
Get Around with detailed maps and itineraries from the Great Masurian Lakes in the north to the Alpine national parks in the south
Rest Easy in country cottages and Soviet workers’ hotels – reviews to suit every taste and budget
Find Adventure – we show you where to hike, ski, raft, ride, sail and much much more
Hit The Town – our listings cover cosy cellar bars and cafés, traditional restaurants and Polish ‘milk bars’
Talk The Talk – our practical language guide helps you chat to the locals – na zdrowie!
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Now in its 6th edition this Rough Guide has been fully updated and revised. Its 24-page full-colour section introduces the author''s “things not to miss”, a selective taste of the country''s highlights: outstanding buildings, and historic sites, natural wonders and vibrant festivals. Throughout, there are discerning reviews of all the best places to stay, eat and drink, to suit any budget, from the fast-changing cities of Warsaw and Krakow to the laid-back lakeside resorts of Mazuria. There is extensive coverage of the countryside, from Slowinski National Park''s sand dunes to the alpine Tatra mountains, with practical advice on how to explore it. Finally, the Contexts section provides an authoritative background on the country''s politics, history, literature and folk music.
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Among Kraków’s untouched Old Town and myriad churches discover hidden cafés, underground clubs and chic new bars. Along cobbled alleys and down narrow medieval lanes find its tumultuous past, folk traditions and delicious pierogi. Kraków hosts a wealth of historical, cultural, architectural and culinary treasures: find the best with this inspirational guide to one of central Europe’s most exciting cities.
Get Around – detailed walking tours and extensive fold-out maps help you navigate with ease
Dine In Style – comprehensive listings of the best places to eat, whatever your taste
Shop Around – where to find the best Baltic amber and tastiest flavored vodka
Sleep Soundly – discerning reviews to suit all budgets
Explore More – suggested excursions out of the city to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz-Birkenau
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Poland is a major European country with over 38 million inhabitants and a land area comparable to Spain. It has played a major role in European history but its subjugation by foreign powers in the nineteenth century and during the Cold War eclipsed Poland in the minds of many in Western Europe and the United States. Throughout its long and diverse history it has been a meeting place of many cultures and has given the world the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz, the music of Chopin, and the scientific discoveries of Copernicus and Marie Curie, to name but a few.In A Traveller's History of Poland, John Radzilowski vividly describes the beginnings of the country, first fragmented then reborn to overcome the aggression of the Teutonic Knights and its greedy neighbors. Poland enjoyed a Golden Age in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries but a gradual decline then led to Poland losing its autonomy despite winning many battles with its army's legendary military skill and gallantry. Yet the spirit of the country and its people lived on. Since the horrors of the Second World War and Soviet control, Poland has gradually regained its rightful place in Europe, joining NATO in 1999 and in May 2004, the EU. It is playing a new role on the European and international stage. This makes now an ideal time to introduce students and travellers to Poland and its complex history through the pages of this Traveller's History.
The book includes a full chronology, a list of monarchs and rulers, a gazetteer, historical maps and is fully illustrated.
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The High Tatras: Slovakia and Poland: Including the Western Tatras and White Tatras (Cicerone Guide)
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WALLPAPER* CITY GUIDES not only suggest where to stay, eat, and drink, but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see, whether he or she has a week or just 24 hours in the city. The guides feature up-and-coming areas, landmark buildings in an 'Architour', design centers, and a selection of the best shops to buy items unique to the particular city. WALLPAPER* CITY GUIDES present travelers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The edited guides offer the best, the most exciting, and the most beautiful of the featured city. In addition to looking beautiful, the guides are expertly designed with function as a priority. They have tabbed sections so the tourist can easily find what he or she is looking for. Also included are color-coded city maps, rate and currency cards, and an easy navigational tool. They are the ultimate combination of form and function. Compiled by the well-traveled editorial team of Wallpaper* and by an extraordinary network of international correspondents, the guides are truly THE insider's guide to each featured city. The contributors to these guides have put their heads together to come up with fascinating, efficient guides that keeps the hip, urban traveler with his or her finger on the pulse. The City Guides are being published as Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its tenth anniversary. For the past decade, Wallpaper* has been the first to uncover and enticingly present the best in new design and urban travel spots across the globe. The City Guides are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide to each of the 50 cities represented.
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A fun and practical way to develop and improve conversation skills in a new language
This audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, non-intimidating way for you to build conversational proficiency or brush up on your skills. Ten common situations--such as buying food and drink, shopping, asking for directions, and visiting locals--are each represented by two sample conversations to show readers how language is used in daily life. With simple and bite-size explanations and instructions, you will easily gain confidence in conversation skills.
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The Jews of Poland tells the story of the development and growth of Polish Jewry from its beginnings, around the year 1200, when it numbered a few score people, to about six hundred years later, when it totaled a million or more people. This books records the development of this Jewish community. It attempts to capture the uniqueness of each period in the history of this community. In recounting the saga of Polish Jewry, the book endeavors to see Polish Jews as human beings acting and reacting humanly to the exigencies of life with courage and weakness, high ideals, beliefs, and sacrifices, on one hand, and human fraility, passions, and ambitions, on the other.