{"product_id":"9781639367405","title":"One Life: The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Now a major motion picture starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1938, 29-year-old \"Nicky\" cancelled a ski trip and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the United Kingdom. Over 6,000 people are alive today because of his efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Barbara Winton","offers":[{"title":"Hardback | 2024-11-05","offer_id":46049511932159,"sku":"9781639367405","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/Screenshot2024-08-12at2.36.08PM.png?v=1723489337","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781639367405","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}