This eloquent witness to the Holocaust embraced Communism as the only bulwark against the bestiality he had seen. His correspondence gives a vivid picture of a totalitarian world and the stain it left upon the short life of this gifted writer. If Elie Wiesel was the great mystic of the Holocaust and Primo Levi was its great analyst, Borowski was its angry young man. – Ruth Franklin, The New Republic Online

 

 

 

Three leading historians of the NKVD massacres of Polish prisoners of war at Katyn, Kharkov, and Tver, present 122 documents selected from previously published Russian and Polish volumes. A crucial guide to the Soviet killings, the elaborate cover-up, the admission of the truth, and the Katyn question in Soviet/Russian-Polish relations up to the present.

 

…an objective history that is needed in today’s America and Poland. The hero … is one of the fathers of modern democracy in the same mold as Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Lincoln. – Adam Michnik, Solidarnosc activist and editor in chief of Gazeta Wyborcza

…a sweeping, colorful, and absorbing biography that should restore Kosciuszko to his proper place in history – Andrew Nagorski, Newsweek

Readers of military and American history should take note: the minute details will enthrall devotees. Casual readers will benefit from Storozynski's expert crafting of a readable and fact-filled story that pulls readers into the immediacy of the revolutionary era's partisan and financial troubles. – Publishers Weekly

In a meticulously researched work, Storozynski greatly enhances our understanding of Kosciuszko’s personality and motivations by investigating the Pole’s relationship and feelings toward Africans, Jews, and peasants. His contribution advances our knowledge of this complex character whom Jefferson considered the ‘purest son of liberty’ he ever knew. – James Pula, Purdue University

…a testament to a great man and an important addition to world history. – Byron E. Price, Texas Southern University

 

Amazon’s Best books of 2007 – Editors' Picks: no. 40 and no. 3 in History The remarkable WWII story of Warsaw Zoo director Jan Zabinski, and his wife, Antonina, who sheltered 300 Jews in their villa and in animal sheds. The alpha female in a unique menagerie… [Antonina] was special, and as the remaining members of her generation die off, a voice like hers should not be allowed to fade into the silence. – D.T. Max, The New York Times Sunday Book Review, Sept. 9, 2007

 

Gracefully, provocatively, Bauman urges us to think in new ways about a newly flexible, newly challenging modern world. As Bauman notes, quoting Vaclav Havel, “hope is not a prognostication.” It is, rather, alongside courage and will, a mundane, common weapon that is too seldom used.

 

This new book by one of the most original and influential social thinkers writing today is not a how-to guide, but a brilliant account of the ways in which our society – the liquid modern, individualized society of consumers – influences the way we construct and narrate our life trajectories.

 

 

 

 

This intimate, affectionate portrait of Pope John Paul II by his longtime secretary and confidant reveals fascinating new details about the opinions, hopes, fears, and dramatic life of this public man.
Despite the hagiographical tone, one thing is clear – John Paul was a formidable world figure in the latter half of the 20th century, and he never allowed his position to affect his ability to be a good friend. – Publishers Weekly

 

New York Daily News journalist Erin Einhorn travels to meet the Polish family that saved her Jewish mother from the Holocaust. But instead of a joyful reunion, she unearths a dispute that forces her to navigate the difficult terrain between memory and truth, as she explores the world of modern Polish-Jewish relations.