A harrowing; action-packed account of the author's series of audacious escapes from the Nazis' Final Solution--"riveting...a fascinating and moving piece of history" (Library Journal).Young Leo Bretholz survived the Holocaust by escaping from the Nazis (and others) not once; but seven times during his almost seven-year ordeal crisscrossing war-torn Europe. He leaped from trains; outran police; and hid in attics; cellars; anywhere that offered a few more seconds of safety. First he swam the River Sauer at the German-Belgian border. Later he climbed the Alps on feet so battered they froze to his socks--only to be turned back at the Swiss border. He crawled out from under the barbed wire of a French holding camp; and hid in a village in the Pyrenees while gendarmes searched it. And in the dark hours of one November morning; he escaped from a train bound for Auschwitz. Leap into Darkness is the sweeping memoir of one Jewish boy's survival; and of the family and the world he left behind.
#734000 in Books 1994-07-15 1994-07-15Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 .45 x 8.25 x 8.10l; #File Name: 0385472587144 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Best version of the Art of War ever!By Mary AnneI own multiple copies of the Art of War with tons of additional commentaries and so forth. So I really like it and enjoy it period. To get it with these illustrations was to me; the best thing - a joyful surprise which hands down beat out all my other translations and versions. Love this book; highly recommend it.I first got a book in this series back in 1992. It was Zhuangzi Speaks; and frankly I under-appreciated it at that time. Now I read this one and the Zhuangzi Speaks regularly and it is a wonderful way to enjoy these ideas.My only negative is that this newer edition book; Sunzi Speaks; is downsized from the size the Zhaungzi Speaks 1992 size by about an inch on each size and therefore has smaller print. I appreciate and would prefer the larger print; but I still enjoy this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. as artful as intelligent.By Sean Foust(140 pages)Masterful use of comic style story telling; as artful as intelligent.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the best versions of the Art of WarBy Chris D GillelandThis version of the Art of War is by far may favorite. Lessons in war that can be applied to business and life.
