A group of fellow bloggers and I (a mixture of cultures) have set up a co-operative blog posting on Poland and Polish culture. We will post subjects that we don’t put on our regular blogs, so if you like what I write here, please be sure to check in on the co-op blog from time-to-time.
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Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Top 10 Polish Books in English
Posted in Books, Language, Poland, tagged Literature, Poland, Polish Books on February 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Thinking in Sevens 2-3-2
Posted in Books, Health - Body, Health - Food, tagged diet, Food, health on January 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Covey had a huge best-seller with The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (notice the title was made of 7 words). As it turns out, seven words is a surprisingly catchy way to deliver a message. Just ask writer Michael Pollan, whose book “In Defense of Food” is Number [...]
Will Polish words become common in English?
Posted in Books, Language, Poland, tagged Books, English, Language, Poland, Polish on December 10, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Much of the English language derives from other languages such as Greek, Latin, French (at least Norman), Germanic and a splattering of Danish (Jutes). The evolution of English has come a long way since the days of Chaucer which was intelligible to modern eyes and ears without the use of subtitles.
The Mountain was really a Molehill
Posted in Books, Observations, tagged Books, humour, Poland on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I imagine many people will look at this headline and think – ‘aha he’s going to write about something that he thought was a big problem but it turned out to be a small one’…well not quite, although I will allude to some small ‘challenges’ I am facing.
Skilled PR agents and Media Editors [...]
Grandma’s waters have broken
Posted in Books, Poland, tagged communication, humour, Language, Poland on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is an extract from my book that is based on fact and just a small example of how communication problems can arise – I hope you enjoy…
“The early evening air is dry and humid as I walk the dogs by the lake. In the distance I can see [...]
Dat Dog and Rations
Posted in Books, Poland, tagged Books, Novel, Poland on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Part 1 of my manuscript for the book is undergoing edit and some stories are being cropped as the overall story takes shape - brutal I know. I’ve also noticed that some of the stories I wrote in the early days were a bit immature and I’ve subsequently been working [...]
What is your favourite quote?
Posted in Books, Language on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My book deals quite a lot with the humorous side of Polish life but it also deals with coming to terms with mistakes made and relationships. During my research and following on from yesterday’s blog related to the book “Eat, Pray, Love”, by Elizabeth Gilbert here’s a great quote that [...]
My Music Listening
Posted in Books, Music on November 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I was talking to my wife about song lyrics and how I hear the words far more now than I used too. This made me think of the following section from the book which I will share with you – When I was younger, much younger I envisioned my eighty-five-year-old [...]
Manuscript target completion date
Posted in Books on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay so here goes – I’m setting myself a target and sharing it with you guys, that way it makes me determined to reach the target – if I fail, I fail in public and I don’t particularly like that idea.
