{"product_id":"9781472148667","title":"One Life : The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Winton, Barbara \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 30\/11\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages, Black and white images integrated in the text,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472148667,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42337908916268,"sku":"9781472148667","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781472148667.jpg?v=1704361805","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781472148667","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}