A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir by Lev Golinkin

A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

Lev Golinkin

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir reflective slow-paced

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A compelling story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered pastIn the twilight of the Cold War, nine-year-old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with ...

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Moods

reflective 71%
emotional 64%
hopeful 57%
inspiring 50%
funny 42%
informative 42%
adventurous 35%
challenging 21%
dark 7%
sad 7%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 21%
slow 14%

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4.16

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