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1	The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story more books like this by Diane Ackerman add to wishlist A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. see all copies from $3.10! new only from $6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Hundred Dresses more books like this by Eleanor Estes add to wishlist A story about Wanda, who wore the same faded dress to school every day but claimed to have a hundred dresses at home. This tender and lovely story has beautiful full-color illustrations that brilliantly convey the feeling and overtones of the story. Newbery Honor Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Story of a Secret State more books like this by Jan Karski add to wishlist In Nazi-occupied Poland, schools, courts and newspapers were operated by the Polish Underground secretly, right under the nose of the Gestapo. The author who was liaison officer between the underground and the exiled Polish government in London, wrote this amazing report right after the liberation. see all copies from $2.21! new only from $29.97! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Solaris more books like this by Stanislaw Lem add to wishlist SOLARIS was Lem's first novel to be published in the United States. It is the story of Kris Kelvin, a scientist who journeys to the planet Solaris to study its ocean. And yet he finds himself contemplating his own life, facing repressed memories; he finds that other observers of Solaris also have this experience, and that these memories actually ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	In America more books like this by Susan Sontag add to wishlist In 1876, a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalewska, Poland's greatest actress, travels to California to found a "utopian" commune. The commune fails, and most of the group go home, but Maryna stays and triumphs on the American stage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II more books like this by Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud add to wishlist "A Question of Honor" is the gripping, little-known story of the Polish fighter pilots who saved England during the Battle of Britain and of their stunning betrayal by the United States and Britain at the war's end. 55 photos & 2 maps. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $13.49! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Every Day Lasts a Year: A Jewish Family's Correspondence from Poland more books like this by Christopher R Browning (Text by), Richard S Hollander (Editor), Ms. Nechama Tec (Editor) add to wishlist Richard Hollander was devastated when his parents were killed in an automobile accident in 1986. While rummaging through their attic, he discovered letters from a family he never knew - his father's mother, three sisters, and their husbands and children. The letters were written from Krakow, Poland, between 1939 and 1942. They depict day-to-day ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $3.48! \| first editions
8	Sanatorium under the sign of the hourglass more books like this by Bruno Schulz add to wishlist A collection of short stories by the acclaimed Polish author killed by the Nazis during World War II. Described by Isaac Singer as "one of the most remarkable writers who ever lived," Schulz is also the author of "The Street of Crocodiles". see all copies from $10.00! new only from $93.64! \| first editions
9	My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life more books like this by Witold Rybczynski add to wishlist An award-winning and critically acclaimed writer delivers a revelatory collection of linked autobiographical essays--part memoir, part family history--about the upheavals of European lives during World War II, his own intellectual development, and the universal language of art. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Regions of the Great Heresy: Bruno Schulz a Biographical Portrait more books like this by Jerzy Ficowski, Theodosia Robertson (Translator) add to wishlist Sixty years after his murder by the Nazis, Bruno Schulz, one of the 20th century's greatest and most enigmatic writers is experiencing a renaissance. Here, Ficowski reconstructs the author's life story and evokes the fictional vision of his best-known works, "The Streets if Crocodiles" and "Sanatorium under the sign of the Hourglass". Including ... see all copies from $6.26! new only from $9.47! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Scrap of Time and Other Stories more books like this by Ida Fink add to wishlist Ida Fink's heartbreaking and powerful stories invariably deal with the impact of the Holocaust on the daily lives of ordinary people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.18! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Last Mazurka: A Family's Tale of War, Passion, and Loss more books like this by Andrew Tarnowski add to wishlist The shot Count Hieronim Tarnowski fired on his wedding night in 1914, on the eve of the First World War, was like a tocsin that sounded the doom of his ancient Polish family. When, in August 1939, on the eve of another war, his daughter Sophie saw blood pouring down the side of her train, she felt a terrible foreboding and knew her idyllic world ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $3.70! \| SVS
13 view cover	Old Warsaw Cookbook more books like this by Irena Lorentowicz, Rysia add to wishlist Drawing on her Polish childhood, the author presents over 850 mouthwatering recipes which can conveniently be prepared in any modern American kitchen. Dishes are arranged by category, with a special section on holiday foods and customs. Throughout, piquant anecdotes and charming line drawings relate Poland's cuisine to its bounteous tradition of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The cyberiad more books like this by Stanislaw Lem add to wishlist A cycle of short stories, Lem's THE CYBERIAD follows the adventures of a pair of robots who attempt to outdo each other as manufacturers of various fantastical machines that do the bidding of others. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Collected Poems 1956-1998 more books like this by Zbigniew Herbert, Alissa Valles (Editor), Czeslaw Milosz (Translator) add to wishlist This 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 unpublished in English, "Epilogue Of the Storm." "Collected Poems: 1956-1998," as Joseph Brodsky said of Herbert's "SSelected Poems," is "bound for a ... see all copies from $6.57! new only from $6.57! \| SVS
16 view cover	Ferdydurke more books like this by Witold Gombrowicz add to wishlist A reissue of a story about 30-year-old Ferdydurke, who is overwhelmed by a demonic professor who takes him back in time, plunging him into adolescence, and proceeding to expose and annihilate the frauds and shams of traditional society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	301 Polish Verbs more books like this by Klara Janecki add to wishlist The most commonly used Polish verbs are listed alphabetically, one verb per page, and fully conjugated in a table format. Other helpful features for both language students and travelers include English-Polish and Polish-English verb indexes listing nearly 2300 verbs, and common Polish idioms using verbs. The book also features puzzles, Polish ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $8.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	Figurative Sculpture of Magdalena Abakanowicz: Bodies, Envir more books like this by Joanna Inglot add to wishlist In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $19.35! \| first editions
19 view cover	Polish Cookery: Poland's Bestselling Cookbook Adapted for American Kitchens. Includes Recipes for Mushroom-Barley Soup, Cucumber Salad, Bigos, Cheese Pierogi, and Almond Babka. more books like this by Marja Ochorowicz-Monatowa, Jean Karsavina (Translator) add to wishlist From the Crown Classic Cookbook series--which features a collection of the world's best-loved international cookbooks, specially adapted for use in American kitchens. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.23! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Art of Polish Cooking more books like this by Alina Zeranska, Janina Domanska (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Definitive Polish Cookbook, The Art of Polish Cooking contains recipes for all the traditional favourites enjoyed in Poland for more that a thousand years. This edition includes 500 delicious recipes, as well as menus for authentic Polish meals. Special holiday menus are also presented, with charming descriptions of Polish celebrations. Author ... see all copies from $3.94! new only from $15.67! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table more books like this by Davidovic Mladen, Maria Lemnis add to wishlist A cookbook and a history of Polish culinary customs. Short essays cover subjects like Polish hospitality, holiday traditions, even the exalted status of the mushroom. Included are over 100 recipes for traditional family fare. see all copies from $4.80! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Case Against My Brother more books like this by Libby Sternberg add to wishlist see all copies from $7.99! new only from $19.70! \| first editions
23 view cover	Diary Volume 1 more books like this by Witold Gombrowicz, Jan Kott (Editor), Lillian Vallee (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.25! new only from $22.78! \| first editions
24 view cover	Hoopi Shoopi Donna more books like this by Suzanne Strempek Shea add to wishlist From Polish-American author Suzanne Strempek Shea, a novel about a young accordion-player, her embattled relationship with her adored father, and an all-girl polka band. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Eternal Enemies more books like this by Adam Zagajewski, Clare Cavanagh (Translator) add to wishlist "The highway became the Red Sea. We moved through the storm like a sheer valley. You drove; I looked at you with love."" --from "Storm" "One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemporary classic. Few writers in either poetry or prose can be said to have attained the lucid intelligence and ... see all copies from $6.89! new only from $7.27! \| SVS

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