{"product_id":"9781472148667","title":"One Life : The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton","description":"Author(s): Winton, Barbara, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 30\/11\/2023, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 304 pages, Black and white images integrated in the text, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Robinson, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Second World War, 1939-1945\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 126 x 197 x 21mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 250g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472148667\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book that inspired major motion picture ONE LIFE, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Remarkable' - GuardianSir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again; nearly all left behind were murdered. This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1938, 29-year-old 'Nicky' cancelled a ski holiday and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the UK. Over 6,000 people are alive today because of his efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose legacy only came to public light decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis life story is a clarion call to choose action over apathy in the face of injustice, and a reminder that every one of us can change the world. 'If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it.''Those of us who came on a Kindertransport from Prague and owe our lives to Nicky will be so grateful to Barbara for writing something so special' - Lord Alf Dubs, ex-Labour minister and 'rescued child'[This book was first published in 2014 as If It's Not Impossible... The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44689509744877,"sku":"9781472148667","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781472148667_fb7bf4dc-5443-4ef1-94b8-bce374bb5fa7.jpg?v=1730826256","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781472148667","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}