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An incandescent love story—a thrilling debut novel—that moves from Romania to America, from the Carpathian Mountains to Chicago, from totalitarianism to freedom, and from passionate infatuation to profound understanding.

In the summer of 1977, seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu falls in love with Mihai, a mysterious, green-eyed boy who lives in Brasov, the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. She can think of nothing, and no one, else. But life under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu is difficult. Hunger and paranoia infect everyone; fear, too. And one day, Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favored by the secret police. Could he be one of them?

As food shortages worsen, as more and more of her loved ones disappear in “accidents,” Mona comes to understand that she must leave Romania. She escapes in secret—narrowly avoiding the police—through Yugoslavia to Italy, and then to Chicago, a city she calls “fit for my hunger.” But she leaves without saying a final good-bye to Mihai. And though she struggles to bury her longing for the past—she becomes a doctoral student, marries, has children—she finds herself compelled to return to her country, determined to learn the truth about her one great love.

Seductive, suspenseful, intensely evocative, and told in an astonishingly original, poetic voice, Train to Trieste is a force of language and emotion, as acutely observed as it is impossible to put down.

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Here is a real taste of both Old World and modern Romanian culture in a unique book that combines more than 140 tasty traditional recipes with enchanting examples of Romania's folklore, humour, art, poetry, and proverbs A wealth of archival material provides a glimpse into the 4,000-year-old history of the Romanian People and their Roman ancestry. This comprehensive and well-organised guide to Romanian cuisine contains recipes for many classic favourites including mamaliga, a polenta-style cornmeal, Eggplant Salad, Fish Zacuscz, Mititei Sausages (The Wee Ones), and Pan-fried Pork with Polenta. Savour the tastes of one of Europe's heartiest and most varied culinary traditions..
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You will never be lost for words with Berlitz - from arriving at the airport, to ordering food and drinks, sightseeing or booking accommodation; this portable phrase book and dictionary covers everything you need to know to enjoy your trip. Featuring over 8,000 everyday phrases, you will be able to converse with confidence in any situation that you may come across; whether you are travelling with children, on business, or you have a disability. You can forget spending hours of valuable time rifling hopelessly through pages of dull, small print, because the easy-to-use, colour-coded sections in this book allow you to flick straight to the phrase you need; leaving you more time to enjoy yourself! Language is up-to-date and accompanied by clear pronunciations, so you can start using this book straight away, regardless of ability. Full-colour photographs and illustrations help to visually clarify many important subjects, such as currency and motoring signs. Also included is a comprehensive bilingual dictionary and quick reference table for the most essential phrases. With language as no barrier you can truly get the most out of your destination..
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Complete language courses that span the globe!

From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning language student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement in their formal courses. These complete courses are based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly.

Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and steadily promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, through:

• Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues
• Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises
• Step-by-step guides to pronunciation
• Practical vocabulary
• Regular and irregular verb tables
• Plenty of practice exercises and answers
• Bilingual glossary The new editions also feature:
• Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout
• Self-assessment quizzes to test progress
• New recordings on CD for easy access and review
• Website suggestions to take language study further

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From the monasteries of northern Moldovia to the Danube Delta to Dracula's homeland, Transylvania, Romania offers many activities to its visitors The aim of this Dictionary and Phrasebook is to supply the tourist or businessperson with certain conversational formulas indispensable for starting a conversation and carrying it on in a natural manner. Includes 5,500 entries..
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This dictionary contains multiple definitions for each entry and an appendix of geographical names. It also contains Romanian and English pronunciations. This dictionary is useful to the travellers, businesspeople and students..
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For thousands of years, Romania, the easternmost outpost of the Roman Empire, was traversed by a number of tribes in search of riches or land to claim. In much the same way that these people's language became absorbed, they left behind many traces of their own ways of preparing food for a lasting influence on Romanian cooking. This cookbook provides a solid introduction to a fascinating cuisine that blends Turkish, Hungarian, Greek, Slavic, and French influences into a cooking style that is at once earthy, complex, and satisfying, but is also easy to prepare. This book features recipes for appetisers for a wonderful light meal, such as papanasi prajiti (savoury fried cheese patties) or croquette din salam (salami croquettes). There is a tremendous array of soups, ranging from a mouth-watering creamy potato soup to the six variations of borscht. Fish lovers will enjoy such delights as Russian-style trout, and the meat recipes include chicken (try fried chicken with garlic sauce), duck, veal, and the ubiquitous beef. And don't forget dessert! The Othello torte is not to be missed, and the fragrance of rose jam alone makes it worth preparing. Altogether, the over 200 recipes in this book represent traditional and family recipes for home and special-occasion dining collected by Romanian native Galia Sperber, with reflections on her family and her native land..
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