audiobook The Bhagavad-Gita by Anonymous in History

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From Day to Day; first published in 1949 by Norwegian architect Odd Nansen (son of explorer Fridtjof Nansen); is the original account of his 40 month-long imprisonment by the Nazis during World War Two. During his captivity; Nansen kept a secret diary; first in Norway; then in Sachsenhausen and other concentration camps in Germany. Nansen's diary provides one of the most detailed descriptions of the German concentration camp system ever published. Camp routines; the brutalities; executions; inefficiencies; and the gradual worsening of living conditions in the camp are vividly described; as are the stresses and indignities imposed on the human will to survive. By means of his diaries and letters to and from his family in Norway; Nansen was able to maintain a semblance of dignity and humanity in the face of the unspeakably vile conditions he experienced. Included are 47 drawings prepared by the author during his confinement. Following the war; Nansen returned to Norway where he resumed his architectural career; while also starting several humanitarian efforts. He was the president of 'One World' from 1947 to 1956 and is considered a co-founder of UNICEF. Nansen passed away in 1973 at the age of 72.