This lively, unique book is akin to a mash-up of a Thomas Cahill celebratory histories -- How the Irish Saved Civilization; The Gift of the Jews -- and an Idiot's Guide to Eastern Europe with llustrations throughout. There is nothing else like it on the market; since the 1st edition in 2013 it has become a search engine optimization magnet for anyone seeking books and information on Eastern Europe. Author radio interviews Author reading tour (including bookstores, libraries, and businesses with operations in Eastern Europe and Russia⎯as the author can speak to the concerns of the corporate world) Direct mail campaign to universities, businesses, and other target organizations
Tomek Jankowski--who was raised in a Polish family in Buffalo, New York--worked, studied, and traveled in Poland, Hungary, and other regions of Eastern Europe from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, gaining a functional literacy of several languages in the process. He holds a degree in history from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Currently he is a senior analyst at a research firm that specializes in producing market analysis for the management consulting world, where he has authored numerous reports focusing on Eastern Europe and other emerging markets regions, as well as the financial services industry. Married to a native Pole, he lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire and still spends time in Eastern Europe. The author lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
“This broad overview describes the nearly indefinable region that,
until the Berlin Wall’s sudden fall, was shrouded behind the Iron
Curtain—nations and peoples living amid constantly shifting
boundaries in a centuries-old battleground between East and West. .
. . [Jankowski] displays an ease and familiarity with cultural
minutiae while briskly covering intense topics of genocide,
religion, and Communist implosion. . . . Jankowski’s history of the
region serves as a welcome introduction or refresher course.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A brief, concise, and informative introduction to the less-known
part of the old continent. No country is left out: from Albania to
Moldova, from Romania to Poland, from Bulgaria to Lithuania. No
historic period is overlooked: from the dark ages of prehistory to
the Middle Ages, from the Renaissance to the two world wars, from
the Soviet period to the collapse of communism. This 600-page book
can serve as both an introduction to Eastern Europe and a refresher
to its intricate history. It is accessible and stimulating reading
that includes humor, pictures, maps, tables, charts, and even poems
and recipes. A good resource for teachers, students, and all those
with roots in this part of the world.”
— CHOICE
“[The] colloquial style succeeds in making this an accessible, if
thorough, history of pretty much everywhere from East Berlin to the
Black Sea back to 500CE. . . . This should be recommended reading
for anyone heading to the former Eastern Bloc.”
— Traveller, easyJet’s inflight magazine
“Jankowski . . . offers a sweeping history of Eastern Europe and
does an admirable job of getting information in on nearly every
language and religious and cultural group that has existed in the
area, a commendable feat. . . . [He] writes in an intelligent,
accessible style, and it is easy to read the book from start to
finish, or just to pick out sections on certain countries or
events. . . . A meaty but not overly challenging read for history
buffs and students, Eastern European scholars, and tourists with
more than a passing interest in the history of the region.”
—Library Journal
”Jankowski takes the reader on a comprehensive journey through the
development of Eastern Europe. This is a huge book, wondrously
large; detailed and fascinating . . . A must read for any history
buff, student or anyone wanting to begin a dive into the wonders of
Eastern Europe--I couldn’t recommend it enough.”
—ofbooks.org
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