I finished my reading of POLAND, by James Michener. I do not read novels very often, but James Michener was such a good writer of historical fiction, and his book on Poland was a good way to start my experience here. Michener novels and very long and consist of many smaller stories that follow a family through time. There is always one story that sticks to the mind – Levi Zendt from Centennial is someone everyone should read. For Poland, if you have time to read but one chapter I would suggest the 7th (VII), Mazurka. It details two Poles who work together in the Ministry of Minorities in Vienna (a piece of Poland is integrated into the Austrian Empire at that time). It is about 85 pages long but goes quickly, and you can enjoy this without having to read the whole book.