Book
One Life : The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport / Barbara Winton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639367405
- ISBN: 1639367403
- Physical Description: xx, 282 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York: Pegasus Books, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain as 'It's not impossible' by Troubadour Publishing Limited"--title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | That's Life! -- The Kindertransport scrapbook -- A formative heritage -- School days -- From youth to adulthood -- Working in the City -- Refusing to fight -- Joining up -- The grim aftermath -- Romance in Paris -- A new family -- Work loses its shine -- "My real work" -- Recognition brings new adventures -- Who is Nicholas Winton? |
| Summary, etc.: | Sir 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. In 1938, 29-year-old 'Nicky' cancelled a ski holiday and instead spent 9 months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of children and find them homes in the UK. There are around 6000 people who are alive today because of him. What 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 astounding feats only came to public light decades later. His legacy is to encourage us all to act when we see injustice or need, and to remind us that every one of us can change the world for the better. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sprague Public Library - Baltic. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Public Library - Baltic | 940.53 WINTO (Text) | 33680141488601 | Adult New Book | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | 909 Win (Text) | 33620153767609 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| New Milford Public Library | 940.53 WIN (Text) | 34021157879889 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | 940.53 WIN (Text) | 36123154683328 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Seymour Public Library | 909 WINTON (Text) | 34043157565664 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | B WINTON, N WIN (Text) | 34005158365113 | Adult New Biography | Available | - |
| Southbury Public Library | 940.5318 WINTON (Text) | 34019156997355 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomaston Public Library | 909 WINTON (Text) | 34020146525744 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Tolland Public Library | 909 WIN (Text) | 34051157951719 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
