Cultural Region/Eastern Europe
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The Collected Poems: 1956-1998
$16.99 Add to cartThis outstanding new translation brings a uniformity of voice to Zbigniew Herbert’s entire poetic output, from his first book of poems, String of Light, in 1956, to his final volume, previously unpubl
- Author: Herbert, Zbigniew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: February 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0060783958
- Language: English
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Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History
$29.95 Read moreAn exploration of historical memory and networks of meaning in the context of today’s crises of extremism and polarization.
As authoritarianism continues to rise around the world, the stories we tell- Author: Rumsey, Abby Smith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048477
- Language: English
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Ju 87d/G Stuka Versus T-34: Eastern Front 1942-45
$23.00 Read moreAn examination of two of the most high-profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II.
In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever-increasing numbers- Series: Duel #129
- Author: Forsyth, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854756
- Language: English
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To the Letter: Poems
$18.00 Read moreFrank, acute, and intimate poems of human loss, resilience, and love – detective poem, historical hopscotch, love story
“A truly lyrical longing for the world to be transformed.”–Polish Book Institut- Author: Rozycki, Tomasz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 145
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1953861725
- Language: English
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Slavic Myths
$12.99 Read moreSlavic mythology brought together with the legends, folkore and fairy tales of Eastern Europe in this intriguing new collection.
With a new introduction, this collection of Slavic tales is based on th- Series: World’s Greatest Myths and Legends
- Author: Lakinska, Ema
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1804173312
- Language: English
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The Rough Guide to Slovenia (Travel Guide with Free Ebook)
$25.99 Read moreThis practical travel guide to Slovenia features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our
- Series: Rough Guides
- Author: Guides, Rough
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1789195810
- Language: English
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Europe (Rookie Read-About Geography: Continents)
$5.95 Add to cartAn introduction to the geography and people of Europe.
Rookie Read-About: Continents series gives the youngest reader (Ages 3-6) an introduction to the components that make each continent distinctive a… [more below]
- Series: Rookie Read-About Geography (Paperback)
- Author: Hirsch, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0531292797
- Language: English
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Slovenia
$24.99 Read moreWhether you want to sail to beautiful Lake Bled, relax in stunning thermal spas or marvel at Ljubljana’s art nouveau architecture, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Sl… [more below]
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0241615313
- Language: English
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Secret Budapest
$21.95 Read moreA church that looks like a spaceship from a retro sci-fi; Dracula’s staircase; two sections of the Berlin Wall; Portuguese poems on the wall of a metro station; a semi-abandoned airport terminal; a ce
- Series: Secret Guides
- Author: Papp, Geza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01 2024
- ISBN10: 2361954451
- Language: English
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Who’s Black and Why?: A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race
$29.95 Read more“A fascinating, if disturbing, window onto the origins of racism.”
“The eighteenth-century essays published for the first time in Who’s Black and Why? contain a world of ideas–theo
—Publishers Weekly- Author: Gates, Henry Louis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0674244265
- Language: English
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How to Start Writing (and When to Stop): Advice for Writers
$17.95 Add to cartIn this witty “how-to” guide, Wislawa Szymborska has nothing but sympathy for the labors of would-be writers generally: “I myself started out with rotten poetry and stories,” she confesses in this col… [more below]
- Author: Szymborska, Wislawa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0811229718
- Language: English
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I Hate Borsch!
$17.99 Read moreAll Ukrainians are supposed to love borsch–but what if you hate the red stuff? A young girl despises Eastern Europe’s most beloved soup, and not even the grandmothers of Kiev can persuade her to chan
- Author: Nayberg, Yevgenia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0802855806
- Language: English
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The Mitten
$9.99 Add to cart* An ALA Notable Book * Horn Book Fanfare *
Award-winning author Alvin Tresselt retells the traditional Ukrainian folktale in his most popular children’s book, The Mitten.
Deep in the woods on the col
- Author: Tresselt, Alvin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 26 1989
- ISBN10: 0688092381
- Language: English
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Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin’s Sniper
$32.95 Read moreThe wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II’s best scoring sniper and had a … [more below]
- Series: Greenhill Sniper Library
- Author: Pavlichenko, Lyudmila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1784382701
- Language: English
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The Bridge at Andau: The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People
$17.00 Add to cartThe Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glo
- Author: Michener, James A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 09 2015
- ISBN10: 0812986741
- Language: English
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Bone Button Borscht
$11.99 Add to cartOn a dark winter’s night, a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and a delicious meal — and sets out to find just that. In this retelling of the classic folk tale “Stone Soup,” a stranger teaches t… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Aubrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 1996
- ISBN10: 1550743260
- Language: English
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Babushka Baba Yaga
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say.
Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga- Author: Polacco, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 25 1999
- ISBN10: 069811633X
- Language: English
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The Story That Cannot Be Told
$8.99 Add to cart“By turns surprising, poetic, and stark, The Story That Cannot Be Told is one that should most certainly be read.” –Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee
“A mesmerizing debut.” —… [more below]- Author: Kramer, J. Kasper
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1534430695
- Language: English
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Lisa and Lottie
$12.95 Read moreIn the book that spawned the beloved movie The Parent Trap, nine-year-old Lisa from Vienna–bold, with a head of curls–meets Munich’s buttoned-up Lottie at summer camp. Soon, a newspaper clipping tel
- Author: Kastner, Erich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 31 2015
- ISBN10: 1939601339
- Language: English
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Baboushka and the Three Kings
$19.99 Add to cartWinner of the 1961 Caldecott Medal
The Russian folktale about an old woman’s endless search for the Christ child.- Author: Robbins, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 1960
- ISBN10: 039527673X
- Language: English
