From the Second Life in Poland channel
Imagine waking up to your second life in a Polish village.
Twenty dramatized stories of Americans who started over in Poland — plus the honest, practical handbook and the first-winter guide. Everything the channel stands for, in three books you keep forever.
Stories · Handbook · Winter guide
Sound familiar?
The dream is easy. The questions are not.
- “My pension covers an ordinary life here — as long as nothing goes wrong. Is there somewhere it could cover a good one?”
- “I’ve watched the videos for months.” The village houses, the markets, the seasons. But what is it actually like, day after day?
- “Nobody tells me the honest parts.” The winter bills. The offices. The last bus home. The paperwork before you’re allowed to stay.
The journey, in three stops
Dream it. Plan it. Arrive ready.
Each book is one stage of the trip. Buy any single stage — or take the full journey and save $29.98.
Second Life in Poland
The story collection · 200 pages
Twenty dramatized stories of Americans aged 66 to 72 who sold the big house, packed the tape measure, and started over — in a village near Lublin, a suburb of Poznań, a street in Toruń.
- A new protagonist, town and setback in every story — cold radiators, missed buses, neighbors at the gate
- Honest tradeoffs, never a sales pitch: bureaucracy, winter, distance from grandchildren
- The earned endings the channel is loved for — belonging built one small Tuesday at a time
Retire in Poland
The practical handbook · 189 pages
The calm, checklist-driven companion for the decision itself — written for the viewer who finished the stories and asked: could I actually do this?
- Residence pathways explained plainly — including the hard rule: buying property gives no right to stay
- Money, housing, healthcare, bureaucracy — with worksheets: budget planner, renting checklist, first-90-days plan
- Honest about costs: every example budget labeled illustrative, never a promise
The First Polish Winter
The short guide · 61 pages
Dark at four in the afternoon. The winter statement that doubles. The last bus you just missed. Your first winter is the test — and the season you learn to love.
- Heat and bills: meter readings, full-year budgeting, no February surprises
- Getting around without a car on ice; the house in frost; mood and daylight
- The payoff: soups, markets, and neighbors who check in
The full ticket
The Poland Library — all three books, one price.
| Second Life in Poland — the story collection (200 pp) | $24.99 |
| Retire in Poland — the practical handbook (189 pp) | $24.99 |
| The First Polish Winter — the short guide (61 pp) | $14.99 |
| Bought separately | $64.97 |
| The full library today | $34.99 |
What’s inside
450 pages, not one of them filler.
The stories
- The cheap village house
- What his money buys
- The first winter came
- The neighbors knocked
- After the divorce
- The California sale
- The winter statement
- Six months later
- …plus a dozen more
The handbook
- The honest decision
- Residence pathways, plainly
- Money across two currencies
- Reading a Polish listing
- Healthcare, arranged properly
- Life without a car
- The four seasons
- Building a social life at 68
- The first-year roadmap
The winter guide
- What a Polish winter is
- Heat and bills
- The house in frost
- Ice, buses and the journey home
- Body and mood
- The winter kitchen
- Staying human
- Small emergencies checklist
Who’s telling them
Meet Stanley Novak.
Stanley is the narrator of the Second Life in Poland channel — the voice behind the stories of Frank, Edward, Walter, Daniel, Henry, Robert, Alan, Martin, Thomas and Peter. He tells them plainly: the cheap house that turned out cold, the budget that worked until it didn’t, the neighbor who knocked at the wrong moment and became a friend.
The stories are dramatized and original — invented people, honestly told. The handbook is researched and careful. Neither promises you a dream. Both respect you enough to include the hard parts.
— Stanley Novak
Take seven days to review the whole library.
Every purchase includes a 7-day refund period. Open the PDFs, read the stories, work through the checklists — and if the library is not what you expected, request a refund within that period. You will also receive free lifetime updates to these editions.
Questions
Fair questions, honest answers.
Are the stories real?
They are original dramatized stories — invented protagonists, written honestly, in the same register as the channel. The practical handbook is separate: researched, general educational information, with every budget labeled an illustrative example rather than a current price.
Will this help me decide whether to move?
That is exactly what the handbook is for. It starts with the honest decision — who thrives in Poland and who should not move — before any paperwork. It covers residence pathways, money, housing, healthcare and the first year, and it always recommends qualified legal, tax and medical professionals for your personal situation.
Is this legal or financial advice?
No. It is general educational information. Two rules repeat throughout: buying property gives no right to live in Poland, and ancestry alone is not citizenship. For your own case, consult a migration lawyer and a tax professional.
How do I receive the books, and can I print them?
Instantly, as PDFs, right after checkout — read them on any phone, tablet or computer, and print any page for personal reference. EPUB versions are included as well.
What if I change my mind?
Every purchase includes a 7-day refund period. If the library is not what you expected, request a refund within that period. You keep lifetime updates to these editions either way.
One ordinary Tuesday at a time
Your second life doesn’t start with a plane ticket. It starts with a story.
Read twenty of them tonight. Plan with the handbook tomorrow. Arrive with the winter guide in your bag.