books about: bulgaria     books:       Domesticating Revolution: From Socialist Reform to Ambivalent Transition in a Bulgarian Village3 reviews Gerald W. Creed Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998 Great insight into Bulgarian village social/economic life Once you get by some of the academic gobbledygook, this book delivers great insight into the challenges of a Bulgarian village making the economic transition. Creed has obviously 'lived the life' there, as opposed to just parachuting in for a couple weeks. I lived there too and can attest to the veracity of his observations. This is about the best book I can think of for anyone who wants to ...             Tortured for His Faith: An Epic of Christian Courage and Heroism in Our Day12 reviews Haralan Popov Zondervan, 1980 When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it A pastor in Bulgaria during the Communist regime, Haralan Popov recounts the testing of his faith during 13 years of persecution in Communist prisons. It truly is hard to believe what he was able to endure in those dark years--but that just stands as a testament to the power of God to sustain him through this awful ordeal, by his faith in Christ. After just having read "Tortured For Christ" by ...             History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 29 reviews Anatoly Fomenko Delamere Resources LLC, 2005 Prescient St Augustine? We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts: a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics; b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of ...             Bottled Water6 reviews Alexander Holloway Jaunt Publishing, 2006 Wow! What a book. Fantastic depiction of the trips all of us take when young and in search of ourselves. The author and his crew were lucky to have such action packed travels to far away places and cultures, traditions and realities. I liked the way each place was presented and how the best features were emphasized. It doesn't sound the trips were well planned so the spontaneity of events keeps the reader on the ...             The Making of June4 reviews Annie Nigh Ward Putnam Adult, 2002 Wonderful debut! This book has it all--romance, deception, action, and an exotic setting. What more could a girl ask for? The setting is Sofia, Bulgaria, a place that I knew little about before picking of Ward's novel. I like to read books that have a definite sense of place, that can teach me something new while entertaining me at the same time, and Ward's book is just that kind of book. You'll be swept up ...             Bulgarian Rhapsody : The Best of Balkan Cuisine21 reviews Linda J. Forristal Sunrise Pine Pr, 1998 Very impressive! I am Bulgarian and my wife is American. This book did wonders in bridging the gap between the cultures. Linda has managed to capture the spirit of my culture and express it through food, stories and traditions. My wife has cooked Bulgarian meals using this book and I swear some of them could put my parent's and grandparent's cooking to shame! Very authentic, highly recommended for anyone who ...             The Iron Fist: Inside the Archives of the Bulgarian Secret Police6 reviews Alexenia Dimitrova Artnik, 2005 Absolutely great reading! My grandfather came to the USA from Bulgaria, then lived in Canada until his death. As I was in the military, I was the only grandchild not to meet him when he returned to the US to visit. Alexenia Dimitrova's powerful account of Bulgaria during and after communism rule is probably the main reason he did not return to Bulgaria nor communicated with relatives there. Whether you have, or had, ...             Gidi Gidi Boom Boom5 reviews Robert H. Johnson Prairie International, Inc., 2006 AS IF I WERE LOOKING THROUGH MY FATHER'S EYES... My father was a nose-gunner on a B-24. Like many of his generation, he did not speak very openly of his service in WWII. The old saying, "You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone," rings very true to me. Since his passing, I have found myself trying to understand what he may have experienced over 60 plus years ago. This book takes us on a clear and insightful journey. ...             The Russian Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Georgia, ...38 reviews John Maclean IUniverse, 2004 Everything you Need to Know This is the everything you need to know about Russian adoption in one book guide. It is a little dated right now with re-accreditation issues starting in 2005, but it is still a very relevant and important guide to adopting from Russia. I suggest purchasing this book before you choose an agency as it gives lists of very important questions to ask a potential agency. This book breaks down the ...             Bulgaria (Eyewitness Travel Guides)4 reviews Jonathan Bousfield DK Travel, 2008 The best travel guides DK makes the best travel guides. As simple as that. Every time I am about to travel I purchase one of their books. They also have smaller books that you can carry with you, the "top 10" series. I highly recommend those as well!             The Balkans. A History of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Rumania, Turkey.1 review Nevill Forbes Oxford University Press 1915., 1915 The Balkans Published by the Allies' most respected historians on the eve of World War I, this book served as a backgrounder on one of Europe's key trouble spots. Still a superb overview of a region which remains unsettled to this day. The book discusses the history of the major Balkan nationalities. It describes the differing conditions experienced under Ottoman and Habsburg rule, but the main emphasis is ...             The Bulgarian Communist Party from Blagoev to Zhivkov (Hoover Institution Press Publication)2 reviews John D. Bell Hoover Institution Press, 1985 A must for students of Bulgaria John D. Bell provides perhaps the best account of the history of the Bulgarian Communist Party available in English. Together with Richard Crampton's history of Bulgaria, it is also the best scholarly source of more general Bulgarian history in the 20th century. A must for anyone studying Bulgaria. The book uses interviews of dissidents who fled Bulgaria during the years of communist ...             The Red Riviera: Gender, Tourism, and Postsocialism on the Black Sea (Next Wave: New Directions in Women's ...3 reviews Kristen Ghodsee Duke University Press, 2005 Great story- not just for academic reading! The Red Riviera tells the engaging story of an economic, historical, and cultural revolution with a "ground level" focus on the lives of several women working within the tourist industry in Bulgaria. The portraits of these stereotype-defying women reveal a picture of far greater complexity than the statistical studies of the economic outcome of certain populations after the fall of communism. ...             Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians1 review Ivan Marazov Harry N. Abrams, 1998 Gorgeously photographed, one-of-a-kind book! This is the first book that captures the unique culture of Thrace through extensive photographs of ancient treasures from museums throughout Bulgaria. I am happy to see that all photographs are accompanied with captions providing a wealth of information about the objects as well as info in which museums they can be seen. The preface details the history, culture, and religion of Thrace, and ...             Under the yoke: A novel3 reviews Ivan Minchov Vazov Heinemann, 1894 Opinion from a Bulgarian This is the first Bulgarian novel and also the best.It represents our 500-year bondage in an extremely realistic and detailed point of view.Well it's a bit difficult for me to understand it,but I'm sure I'll interprete it better when I grow up.Read about the greatest part of the Bulgarian history.             Bulgaria (Country Guide)1 review Richard Watkins Lonely Planet, 2008 Excellent Guide I spent 2 weeks driving around Bulgaria in October 2009. I used this guide exclusively for accomodations and frequently for restaurants. I found it accurate and discerning. It led us to a number of unique and excellent hotels and with no losers. The restaurants it recommended were good choices. The description of the Bulgarian cities, travel sites, and history was good, helpful, and accurate. ...             Bulgaria (Country Guides) (Country Guides)1 review Annie Kay Bradt Travel Guides 12/15/, 2007 The definitive guide to Bulgaria The Bradt Guide to Bulgaria, written by Dr Annie Kay, is the most comprehensive guide yet to this beautiful, rapidly changing, country in the far South East corner of Europe. Annie is a historian, a tour guide, an ornithologist, a nature lover and now a part-time resident in Bulgaria. Her interests are reflected in the book; there are beautiful colour photographs of buildings, birds and ...             May It Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)2 reviews Timothy Rice University Of Chicago Press, 1994 Read this book! If you have the slightest interest in music, Eastern Europe in transition, and intellectual thought, then you owe it to yourself to read this book. Proper obeisance is made to the academic gods - Ricoeur, Clifford, Bourdieu, Geertz, Gadamer and the rest - and the references are sincere and thoughtful. But most of all you will be enthralled by Rice's personal account of his discovery of ...             Bulgaria (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)2 reviews Abraham Resnick Childrens Pr, 1995 WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION TO AN EXCITING LAND ! LOVED THIS BOOK , EASY TO READ AND VERY INFORMATIVE , INTERESTING AND APPEALING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS TOO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GENERAL BOOK ABOUT BULGARIA AND CAN ONLY BUY ONE , MAKE IT THIS ONE . IT IS NOT A GUIDE BOOK HOWEVER , ( FODORS OR THE ROUGH GUIDE ARE GREAT FOR THAT) JUST A VERY WELL WRITTEN BOOK ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND AND ITS' PEOPLE. I AM ADOPTING FROM BULGARIA AND WAS ...             The Balkan Economies c.1800-1914: Evolution without Development (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History)1 review Michael R. Palairet Cambridge University Press, 1998 Balkan Economic History in Comparative Perspective Palairet's contribution to the Balkan Economic history is the sixth volume of the Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic history series. The series are described as a new initiative in the writing of the economic history dictated by the concerns of the history of economic performance, output and productivity with a direct reference to the evolutions and impacts of economic growth or stagnation. ...              search for books 1800-1914, ambivalent, archives, azerbaijan, bulgaria, bulgarian, cambridge, christian, chronology, communist, development, directions, domesticating, economic, economies, enchantment, ethnomusicology, evolution, experiencing, eyewitness, institution, kazakhstan, postsocialism, publication, revolution, rhapsody, socialist, thracians, tortured, transition books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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