{"product_id":"encounter-with-the-future-paperback","title":"encounter with the future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnika Pavel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A natural storyteller and shrewd observer.\" - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine what would happen if an 18-year-old girl landed across the Iron Curtain for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst time...alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if that girl went from being a nanny, to a fashion model, to a Playboy Bunny, to an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eactress. What if her journey took her from London to Hong Kong, and on to the USA in a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull and wonderful life encompassing rock 'n' roll, new business ventures, a family and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverything in between?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt may sound too incredible to be true, but Anika Pavel lived it all-and so much\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnika was born Jarmila Kocvarova in communist Czechoslovakia. She bravely ventured\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross the Iron Curtain to England for what was intended to be a one-year stay, but she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever could have guessed what the world had in store for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her life in London unfolds, she goes from sleeping in phone booths to becoming a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBond girl in the swinging 60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncounter with the Future tells the stories of Anika's life and the people she has shared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit with. In a series of essays, some intimate and small, some touching upon the major\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical and social moments of the twentieth century, Pavel takes us on an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunforgettable journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, you'll find the history of a tiny country and its people, lessons learned, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand family remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eEncounter with the Future\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in this collection bring vividly to life a time, a place, a family, and a unique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperspective. The reader learns about Communist Czechoslovakia and London in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eswinging 60s-not just historical events and figures, but the texture of daily life. Anika\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePavel tells us stories that are at turns funny and poignant, sometimes at the same time, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand always memorable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Emma Hamilton, Professor of Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pavel manages, from her present and sophisticated vantage, to evoke the innocence of youth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Nicholas Delbanco, author of \u003cem\u003eWhy Writing Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Steeped in compassion and grace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Mark Hummel, author of \u003cem\u003eMan, Underground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48665201737976,"sku":"9798990231603","price":23.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/iXY89E9Qod9798990231603.webp?v=1782942718","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/encounter-with-the-future-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}