Turcin (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Starke Gebrauchsspuren; Wasserschaden.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 148 pages. 6.00x0.38x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Romanian-Born Author Publishes MemoirIn This Memoir a Man Details His Defection from Romania, His Eventual Immigration to The U.S. and His Happiness in Life and Career Here in AmericaA simple man and his wife, striving for the better, venture to leave the life that's not worth living in a communist country. The story as it unfolds is bittersweet, reflecting trying times as the family trades their country of birth for a better place.Leaving relatives and friends, G. Turcin and his wife and daughter faced the unknown while believing that all would end well. When they were weak, scared, and faced with the insurmountable, God seemed to have stepped in to carry them, providing the beacon of light to renew their hopes and put them back on track. Though life was not easy in the pursuit of happiness they found in America, Turcin's story shows that the sacrifices made were well worth it.About the AuthorBorn in 1952, G. Turcin was raised in communist Romania. As a young man, Turcin worked as an industrial mechanic in a copper mine in the city of Moldova-Noua. In 1981, Turcin defected from Romania with his wife and five-year-old daughter. After a stay of almost a year in a refugee camp in Italy, they immigrated to the USA in 1982.Working as an auto technician while attending college, Turcin graduated from Eastern State University, WA in 1990 with a BA degree in Criminal Justice. Subsequently, he was hired as a parole and probation officer by Washington State Department of Correction. Still employed with that agency, Turcin has been providing public service for thirty-one years.G. Turcin enjoys the family life, especially his involvement in the lives of his three grandchildren.…

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33,5 x 33,5 cm, 398 S./pp., mit 184 überwiegend farbigen Abbildungen auf Tafeln, Falttafeln und im Text/with 184 mainly coloured illustrations on plates, folding plates and in the text, 1 montiertes Deckelbild/mounted plate on the front cover, 62 Seiten Beilage mit Zusammenfassungen und Abbildungsverzeichnissen in Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch/attachement with summaries and lists of illustrations in Englisch, French and German, Originalleineneinband (publisher's cloth binding), Originalbroschur (publisher's paper covers), bedruckter Originalschuber/imprinted publisher's slipcase, gutes Exemplar (fine), Schuber etwas gebrauchsspurig an den Kanten/slipcase with some traces of use, (Anikst, . v okrestnostiach Moskvy. Iz istorii russkoi usadebnoi kul'tury XVII - XIX vekov). Üb.: In der Umgebung von Moskau. Aus der Geschichte der russischen Gutskultur des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts. Sprache: russisch.…

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Vol. in -folio (26,5 x 37 cm.), legatura editoriale telata marrone, sopracopertina illustrata a colori, cofanetto cartonato pesante con la stessa illustr. della sopracopertina, testo in russo (russian text), pp. 351, (1) con moltissime illustr. a colori nel testo e a piena e doppia pagina. In ottime condizioni.…