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Ziolkowska-Boehm Aleksandra <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Love for Family, Friends, and Books [[electronic resource]] |
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ISBN |
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0-7618-6569-1 |
0-7618-6568-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biography -- Bibliography |
Authors |
Languages & Literatures |
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages & Literatures |
Literature - General |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Photographs""; ""Preface""; ""1 Family""; ""2 Church""; ""3 Garden""; ""4 Pets""; ""5 School""; ""6 Universityâ€?Marriageâ€?Birth of Thomas""; ""7 Melchior WaÅ?kowicz""; ""8 House on Studencka Street""; ""9 The Writerâ€?s Illness""; ""10 Burial of WaÅ?kowicz""; ""11 Fortune Teller""; ""12 England Again""; ""13 Apartment on Kmicica Street""; ""14 First Book: Near WaÅ?kowicz""; ""15 Ship Cruise""; ""16 Radziejowiceâ€?Professor WÅ?adysÅ?aw Tatarkiewicz""; ""17 Thomasâ€? School""; ""18 Nieborów""; ""19 Zakopane""; ""20 Roman Rodziewicz""; ""21 Canada""; ""22 Return to Poland"" |
""23 Visiting the United States""""24 Norman""; ""25 Notes and Thoughts""; ""Endnotes (by Agnieszka Maria Gernand)""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm's ego is delicate, fascinating, and courageous. Some fragments are almost like a movie with interesting dialog, compelling moments, and realistic characters. Vividly portrayed are dedicated and devoted parents who instilled a love for reading and books that formed the foundation for her career. Detailed descriptions of coping with the rigors of achieving an |
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