{"title":"Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks featured by Polish Pottery Place.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"poland","title":"Poland","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn this sweeping novel, \u003cstrong\u003eJames A. Michener\u003c\/strong\u003e chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. The Counts Lubonski, the petty nobles Bukowksi, and the peasants Buk are at some times fiercely united, at others tragically divided. With an inspiring tradition of resistance to brutal invaders, from the barbarians to the Nazis, and a heritage of pride that burns through eras of romantic passion and courageous solidarity, their common story reaches a breathtaking culmination in the historic showdown between the ruthless Communists and rebellious farmers of the modern age. Like the heroic land that is its subject, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePoland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteems with vivid events, unforgettable characters, and the unfolding drama of an entire nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engrossing . . . a page-turner in the grand Michener tradition.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A Michener epic is far more than a bedtime reader, it’s an experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePoland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a monumental effort, a magnificent guide to a better understanding of the country’s tribulations.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning . . . an unmatched overview of Polish history . . . The families themselves come very much alive, and through them, Poland itself.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A titanic documentary novel.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184354406,"sku":"BOOK-01","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/poland.jpg?v=1793630469"},{"product_id":"locomotive","title":"Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 1930s renowned\u003cstrong\u003e Polish poet Julian Tuwim\u003c\/strong\u003e, was asked to write three poems for children. The publisher Przeworski connected the three poems into one book, \u003cem\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/em\u003e, and commissioned illustrations from celebrated \u003cstrong\u003ePolish illustration duo Lewitt and Him\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas the beginning of a creative partnership that lasted many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing the original three poems, Locomotive, The Turnip, and The Bird’s Broadcast, children learn what’s inside each train carriage as it chugs along, how many people, animals, and friends it takes to pull a turnip from the ground, and what happens when birds of all kinds gather for a meeting in the woods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter its original publication in 1939 in Polish, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas swiftly translated into French and English the next year, appearing at a time when it would have been a surprise and a joy to encounter bright colors and modernist- inflected imagery. Both classic and modern, its imaginative storytelling and appeal has endured and will delight children today as much as it did eighty years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Terrific read-aloud rhythm [and] humorous original artwork.\"\u003cbr\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All three stories and the illustrations are remarkably creative and fun. The impressive translation maintains a seamless poetic rhythm and rhyme and is still relevant 80 years later. Don’t be fooled by the old-fashioned vibe, this book smartly holds its own alongside contemporary children’s literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAll text is in English, translated from Polish original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184387174,"sku":"BOOK-02","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/locomotive.jpg?v=1793630470"},{"product_id":"pierogi-over-50-recipes-to-create-perfect-polish-dumplings","title":"Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuza Zak\u003c\/strong\u003e calls herself a Storyteller-Cook and her aim is to inspire the world to cook and eat more food from Eastern Europe. Zuza's interest lies in the culture and history of food and as such she uses storytelling as a medium for delving into another cuisine and through it, into another culture. Both in her writing and her food-focused PhD at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL), Zuza explores food as a cultural anthropologist, in the context of identity, society and culture. Passionate about instilling an appreciation for food from an early age, she is now passing on her culinary love to her daughters. Zuza is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Quadrille, 2016) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmber \u0026amp; Rye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Murdoch, 2021), this is her third book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"She covers regional versions, ancient recipes, traditions and the stories that lie behind them, alongside contemporary iterations that are vegan, gluten-free and seasonal.\" - Augustine Hammond, Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Zuza Zak's Pierogi (subtitled beckoningly \"Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings\") celebrates them all: sweet, savory, fried, steamed or boiled. As far as I'm concerned this is a book of bliss!\" - Nigella Lawson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Packed with guidance on dumpling shapes, doughs and fillings, the book also makes room for modern variations such as sweet-and-savory pumpkin.\" -Sarah Karnasiewicz, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184518246,"sku":"BOOK-03","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/pierogi-over-50-recipes-to-create-perfect-polish-dumplings.png?v=1793630470"},{"product_id":"polska-new-polish-cooking","title":"Polska: New Polish Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuza Zak\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Poland and spent her childhood cooking traditional recipes with her mother in her kitchen, and foraging for seasonal produce with her grandmother in the surrounding Polish countryside. The recipes in her book have all been passed down by word of mouth from mother to daughter. Zuza now lives in London and is a young food writer and producer for TV's Food Network in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xve12a-quuj2f-psraer-pyfu85\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1849497265\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolish cuisine has long been overlooked, but the time is right for a reinvention, with an estimated 10 million people of Polish descent living in the US. Zuza presents her contemporary take on Polish cuisine, with lavishly photographed recipes for snacks, party foods, soups, preserves, breads, fish, meat and poultry, salads, and desserts. She places Polish food within the context of the country's history and geography, and tracks how it has developed and adapted to Poland's ever-changing political and economic situation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184714854,"sku":"BOOK-04","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/polska-new-polish-cooking.png?v=1793630471"},{"product_id":"maps","title":"Maps","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAleksandra Mizielinska\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaniel Mizielinski\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2007. They have been nominated for the Bologna Ragazzi Award and the IBBY Honor List. Authors of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.polishpotteryplace.com\/products\/under-water-under-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=db0f4dad3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnder Water, Under Earth\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book of 52 highly illustrated maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations from the incomparable Mizielinskis. It features not only borders, cities, rivers, and peaks, but also places of historical and cultural interest, eminent personalities, iconic animals and plants, cultural events, and many more fascinating facts associated with every region of our planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures playful line drawings of national and geographical attributes, including famous native folk (Freud, Kandinsky, Count Dracula). ... [A]n entertaining and informative choice for budding geographers or Eurail travelers-to-be.\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandsomely detailed illustrations include major industries, regional insects, birds, fish, and other animals, plants, crops and prepared food, and famous people. ... This book supports and encourages geographic literacy.\u003cbr\u003e--Library Media Connection (highly recommended)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handsome and fun-to-browse volume will inspire armchair travelers. ... The artwork's muted earth tones, decorative borders, and fine-lined drawings are reminiscent of an antique rendering, while the numerous small cartoon illustrations add a light, contemporary touch.\u003cbr\u003e--School Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt once a celebration of diversity and an investigation of the natural and cultural offerings that make each country unique, this expansive and impressive book of maps ... is richly detailed with dozens of extraordinary drawings... Hours of fascinating perusal await.\u003cbr\u003e--Foreword Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polish Pottery Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67897184747622,"sku":"BOOK-05","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/1864\/9190\/files\/maps.png?v=1793630472"},{"product_id":"a-guide-to-philosophy-in-six-hours-and-fifteen-minutes","title":"A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a small literary gem full of sardonic wit, brilliant insights, and provocative criticism \u003cstrong\u003eWitold Gombrowicz\u003c\/strong\u003e discusses Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Heidegger in six \"one-hour\" essays—and addresses Marxism in a \"fifteen-minute\" piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Who hasn't wished for a painless way to find out what the big shots of philosophy—Hegel and Kant, Nietzsche and Sartre—thought of the human condition? It has never been easy reading such formidable thinkers, and most explainers and textbooks either get it wrong or massacre the language. So imagine my pleasure in opening Witold Gombrowicz's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an exceptional effort at summarizing concepts in bold, declarative sentences. . . . 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