{"product_id":"the-escape-artist-the-man-who-broke-out-of-auschwitz-to-warn-the-world","title":"The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Jewish Book Award - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand misinformation. Is it possible to stop mass murder by telling the truth?\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eYuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHomo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA complex hero. A forgotten story. The first witness to reveal the full truth of the Holocaust . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who--in an act of incredible resistance during WWII--broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became one of the very first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom--among only a tiny handful who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world--and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them. Against all odds, Vrba and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen--a forensically detailed report about the Nazi concentration camps that eventually reached Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the Pope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet too few heeded the warning that Vrba had risked everything to deliver. Though Vrba helped save two hundred thousand Jewish lives, he never stopped believing it could have been so many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful Holocaust biography is the story of a brilliant yet troubled man--a gifted \"escape artist\" who, even as a teenager, understood that the difference between truth and lies can be the difference between life and death. Rudolf Vrba deserves to take his place alongside Anne Frank, Oskar Schindler, and Primo Levi as one of the handful of individuals whose stories define our understanding of Jewish history and the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched account of bravery and resistance uncovers the story of a man who risked everything for the truth: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unprecedented Escape: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the gripping, minute-by-minute account of one of the only successful Jewish breakouts from Auschwitz, a feat of unbelievable courage and ingenuity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Race to Warn the World: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the story behind the forensically detailed, 32-page report on the Nazi death machine smuggled out by Vrba--a report that reached Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Pope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHero of the Holocaust: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn about Rudolf Vrba, the brilliant, driven, and complex Auschwitz survivor who understood that the truth could be the difference between life and death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWWII Narrative Nonfiction: \u003c\/b\u003e Based on years of research and new testimony, this is a vital work of Holocaust history that shines a light on a forgotten hero and his mission to save hundreds of thousands of lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944043905255,"sku":"9780063112360","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_10682daa-259a-40e8-ad85-16fa4ea6e2ea.jpg?v=1775351219","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-escape-artist-the-man-who-broke-out-of-auschwitz-to-warn-the-world","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}