A country in the moon
Subtitle: travels in search of the heart of Poland
By: Michael Moran
Publisher: Granta
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London, Great Britain
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781847081049
Subjects: Travel; Description and travel; History
Description: An insider's view of Poland, reflecting on the landscape, people and history of what was once one of the largest and most powerful nations in Europe.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-346), filmography (p. 347-352) , and index.
Table of contents: title: A death in Monte Carlo; title: The peasant self-aid agricultural co-operative; title: The eagle's nest; title: 'Musical genius etc.'; title: Warsaw the phoenix; title: Remnants of the old regime; title: Testing times; title: How to buy and register a Polish car; title: Vistula : queen of Polish rivers; title: The masculine inanimate; title: Spring loves; title: Johnny Fartpants; title: Frycek and the prism of reminiscence; title: The little shop of horrors; title: Mozart in Warsaw; title: Dance of the gnomes; title: Vistula : of dragons, martyrs and lovers; title: 'Keep away from gin and Polish airmen'; title: 'Not upon the polished road of their makers' intention ... '; title: The lost domains; title: 'A kind of volcanic explosion of mankind's spiritual magma'; title: 'Dog's blood!'; title: Limited company; title: Vistula : Teutonic knights and cherry liqueur; title: 'A mixed economy kleptocracy'; title: 'Only the music of the forest playing'; title: The moving toyshop of the heart; title: A yellow sleigh for the departing guests; title: Ghosts; title: Full circle.