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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Stated first printing hardcover in very good condition with very good dust jacket. With a foreword by Vaclav Havel. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, else very good.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

As new! Paper bound, 1st edition, x + Pp164. Includes bibliography and index. A new, unmarked, unread copy. 280 grams.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. It is 1968, the Cold War is raging, and the United States is bogged down fighting the "Communists" in Vietnam. The Berlin Wall is the symbol of a world cut in half, a punitive wall, isolating the Soviet republics that then formed the USSR. In the spring of 1968, the Czechoslovakian Communist Party experimented with "socialism with a human face"-known then as the "Prague Spring." Suddenly there was freedom of the Press; an end to arbitrary wiretaps; and citizens regained the right to travel without prior authorizations and visas. The borders opened to the West, consumer goods appeared in the stores---and the winds of freedom blew over the country. That summer, Alexander and Anna boarded their Skoda Felicia, a brand-new convertible, to join their daughter Petra in Bratislava, where she had just completed her brilliant medical studies. Tereza, the daughter of a railway worker who survived the concentration camps and a Pravda editor who had long taken in Hungarian refugees from 1956, stayed in a kibbutz in Israel to reconnect with her Jewish culture. Jzef, a pastor defrocked for refusing to denounce parishioners to the Party, delivered his first uncensored sermons on the radio. Then, suddenly, on the nights of August 20-21, Soviet tanks invaded Prague to put an end to this brief liberalization experiment. For a few hours, the border with Austria would remain open. Vienna was an hour's train away. Everyone now must make a choice: leave or stay? Fleeing violence or resisting the oppressor? Faced with the invasion of our country by an overmatched foreign power, what would we do? Viliam Klimacek's historical novel looks back at these major events in Czechoslovakian history. Celebrating the identity of a people, its folklore, its beauty, and its vitality, he makes this novel personal and real by focusing on the story of ten people enmeshed in this difficult moment in history. By telling the human stories of the Czech diaspora, Klimacek reveals the impact of these rapidly moving events on his characters and the lives of their families (based on real people whose names have been changed). Through Tereza, Petra, Jzef, Sena (Alexander), Anna and Erika, he tells us about the lives of these (extra)ordinary people-their lives in Czechoslovakia, Their decisions to leave, their flight, their families torn apart and separated, the abandonment of all that they possessed for unknown elsewhere, their perilous journeys, their arrival in a new country, their reception and integration in a new country. The novel describes the vicissitudes and hopes of newcomers, mainly in Canada, the United States, Austria, England, and Israel, who face obstacles-learning a new language, encountering red tape with registration, validating their diplomas and finding a job and housing. They quickly realize-depending on their own situation that many will never see or visit the families they left behind in Czechoslovakia. The experiences that Klimacek's characters face, endure and overcome we all know will be repeated for untold millions again and again as people around the world flee intolerance, war, calamities in weather and other disaster in our contemporary age. Constructing his stories on very real testimonies, Klimacek's novel is simultaneously a hymn to tolerance, to acceptance of others, and to the need to support and help the weakest or the poorest. It leads us all to ask ourselves questions, to reflect and perhaps, with a little goodwill, to see certain things differently. While the story is at time dark, it is also full of hope. You may know someone in your own community whose experiences are mirrored in this novel and through your reading you may now appreciate their unbending spirit and desire for freedom and well being for themselves and their families. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780853238904.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condición: Gut. 164 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 385.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 303 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Dust Jacket. First American Edition. First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy and square; boards are very good; titling remains bright and bold. Exterior shelfwear is very minor. Interior is free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Condición: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. - Very minor shelfwear and slight foxing to edge of text block - Otherwise Clean bright tight book in untorn dustwrapper - 259 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. The Hague 1982/, pp. 162. AS NEW: in publisher's original shrink wrap.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. It is 1968, the Cold War is raging, and the United States is bogged down fighting the "Communists" in Vietnam. The Berlin Wall is the symbol of a world cut in half, a punitive wall, isolating the Soviet republics that then formed the USSR. In the spring of 1968, the Czechoslovakian Communist Party experimented with "socialism with a human face"-known then as the "Prague Spring." Suddenly there was freedom of the Press; an end to arbitrary wiretaps; and citizens regained the right to travel without prior authorizations and visas. The borders opened to the West, consumer goods appeared in the stores---and the winds of freedom blew over the country. That summer, Alexander and Anna boarded their Skoda Felicia, a brand-new convertible, to join their daughter Petra in Bratislava, where she had just completed her brilliant medical studies. Tereza, the daughter of a railway worker who survived the concentration camps and a Pravda editor who had long taken in Hungarian refugees from 1956, stayed in a kibbutz in Israel to reconnect with her Jewish culture. Jzef, a pastor defrocked for refusing to denounce parishioners to the Party, delivered his first uncensored sermons on the radio. Then, suddenly, on the nights of August 20-21, Soviet tanks invaded Prague to put an end to this brief liberalization experiment. For a few hours, the border with Austria would remain open. Vienna was an hour's train away. Everyone now must make a choice: leave or stay? Fleeing violence or resisting the oppressor? Faced with the invasion of our country by an overmatched foreign power, what would we do? Viliam Klimacek's historical novel looks back at these major events in Czechoslovakian history. Celebrating the identity of a people, its folklore, its beauty, and its vitality, he makes this novel personal and real by focusing on the story of ten people enmeshed in this difficult moment in history. By telling the human stories of the Czech diaspora, Klimacek reveals the impact of these rapidly moving events on his characters and the lives of their families (based on real people whose names have been changed). Through Tereza, Petra, Jzef, Sena (Alexander), Anna and Erika, he tells us about the lives of these (extra)ordinary people-their lives in Czechoslovakia, Their decisions to leave, their flight, their families torn apart and separated, the abandonment of all that they possessed for unknown elsewhere, their perilous journeys, their arrival in a new country, their reception and integration in a new country. The novel describes the vicissitudes and hopes of newcomers, mainly in Canada, the United States, Austria, England, and Israel, who face obstacles-learning a new language, encountering red tape with registration, validating their diplomas and finding a job and housing. They quickly realize-depending on their own situation that many will never see or visit the families they left behind in Czechoslovakia. The experiences that Klimacek's characters face, endure and overcome we all know will be repeated for untold millions again and again as people around the world flee intolerance, war, calamities in weather and other disaster in our contemporary age. Constructing his stories on very real testimonies, Klimacek's novel is simultaneously a hymn to tolerance, to acceptance of others, and to the need to support and help the weakest or the poorest. It leads us all to ask ourselves questions, to reflect and perhaps, with a little goodwill, to see certain things differently. While the story is at time dark, it is also full of hope. You may know someone in your own community whose experiences are mirrored in this novel and through your reading you may now appreciate their unbending spirit and desire for freedom and well being for themselves and their families. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Condición: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

hardcover. Condición: Befriedigend. 240 Seiten; 9780807118696.4 Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

1st edition stiff wrappers New book octavo x + 164pp., bibliog., index,

Hardcover. 1. 2., Okrt., 158, 360 S., Kl8°. (Gute, neuwertige Exemplare); 3. Opbd., 160 S., 8°. (Gutes Exemplar). Abgabe der 3 Titel nur zusammen., Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Karten, Literatur etc., 1. mit separatem Stadtplan. 1500 gr. 0.0.

Softcover. 15 Seiten Die Jahresangabe ist ungefähr. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen, keine Eintragungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 8vo pp. 162, signed and with an ALS (One page in ink), tipped in. "The work combines the study of the general problem of modern satiric fictions with four detailed studies of representative satires.". Signed and Dedicated By Author. book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. First UK edition, three volume hardcover set, each book has a minor skew or lean to their binding, light rubbing to their cloth, and mild shelfwear to their spine ends and cover corners, while Rivers. also has a small smudge to the head of its text block. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good+ set in unclipped, Very Good dust jackets, which all have slight bumps to their spine ends and corners, while the jackets for the first two volumes also have rubbing with smudging to their covers, and areas of light soiling to their front. The jackets are in Mylar. ISBNs - 9780953587841 (Rivers., 2007, 259 pp); 9780953587858 (Wooden., 2008, 206 pp); 9780953587865 (End., 2008, 320 pp.).

Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorPATRICE PETRO is a professor of film and media studies, Dick Wolf Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, and Presidential Chair in Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author, edit.

Condición: New.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. 174pp card covers, Liverpool 1995. Very good copy.

Condición: new.