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A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor / Caroline Stoessinger.
- Description: xxi, 232 p. ; 20 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2012.
- ISBN: 9780812992816 (trade : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0812992814 (trade : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780679644019 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0679644016 (ebook)
Available copies
- 2 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 4 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danvers | Adult Nonfiction | DS 135 C97 H488 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 940.5318/Stoessinger (Text to phone) | Missing | - |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | NEW DS 137 .C97 H488 2012 (Text to phone) | Missing | - |
| Peabody West Branch | Adult Nonfiction | DS 135 .C97 H488 2012 (MB) (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | Alice and Franz Kafka -- Interlude: An emerald ring -- A tolerant heart -- Peeling potatoes -- Interlude: Dreaming -- Piano lessons -- Interlude: Fire -- Starting over -- The tin spoon -- Never too old -- Interlude: Chicken soup -- Music was our food -- The Führer gives the Jews a city -- Snapshots -- Interlude: Old age -- Man in the glass booth -- No harsh words -- First flight -- Alice the teacher -- Interlude: The lady in number six -- Circle of friends -- Coda: Alice today. |
| Summary: | Collects life lessons by a Holocaust survivor and concert pianist, sharing the wisdom she has gleaned and insights into her resolve to thrive in spite of loss and her choice to harbor no bitterness toward her oppressors. |
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| Added title: | Lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor |
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