About this title: Walesa's autobiography provides a firsthand, inside history of Solidarity from 1984 to the present, as seen and told by its founder, the recently elected president of Poland. Here is the lively tale of the impassioned young electrician's rise from the Gdansk shipyard to the presidency, and of the events that ushered Poland into a new age. 8 pages ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: English ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781559701495ISBN:1559701498
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minimal library markings. Binding strong & tight, pages clean. Text unmarked. We ship 6 days a week. International orders ship air letter post or global priority where available. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 330 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781559702218ISBN:1559702214
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent Condition! No Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 330 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcade Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781559701495ISBN:1559701498
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo. Hardcover. Sound, clean & nice copy, light to moderate edgewear. Jacket has moderate rubbing/edgewear. Not price clipped. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Arcade Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781559702218ISBN:1559702214
Description: Very Good. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed spine. No writing. Very good. read more
Description: Good. 1559701498 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Good. 1559702214 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 1559702214 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Arcade, New York, 1992. Hard Cover, 8vo, First Enlish Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Ex library. Very clean square and tight. Dust Jacket: Very Good. In protective cover. Not Clipped. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ARCADE
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781559702218ISBN:1559702214
Description: This extensive autobiography offers a lively and richly detailed account of Walesa's rise from the Gdansk shipyard to the first freely elected president of Poland, and of the events that ushered Poland into a new age. A New York Times Notable Book fo... read more
"This is such a good book. Walesa is surprisingly clear and, though he's not Shakespeare, talks about his life in a very poignant and fascinating manner. It is also an eye-opener of sorts, in that one never hears much about any of these sort of revolutions or current world affairs here in the United States. The information is either very brief on the news or altogether absent. Also, being of Polish descent myself, reading this book was a great way to learn contemporary Polish history and learn a little about the people, culture, and life under the oppressive communist regime that was removed from power by Walesa and his movement, Solidarnosc (Solidarity), by an entirely non-violent means.
This book probably means more to those of Polish or Slavic descent than it does to others, but I would say that it is a great book for anyone wishing to learn about some modern history of Poland, Lech Walesa himself, or what life was like under the communist regime.
"Very interesting book, informative and whatnot. I was very surprised that, for being a sort-of non-violent activist saint, Walesa has quite a bit of of an ego!"
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