The Choice: Embrace the Possible
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- Sep 5, 2017
- #Biography #HowtoLive
It’s 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being ma...
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Number of Pages: 289
ISBN: 1501130781
ISBN-13: 9781501130786
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Trevor McKendrick @TrevMcKendrick
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Jan, 2022
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Morgan Housel @MorganHousel
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Feb 18, 2021
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Maybe the best book I’ve read in years. The true story of a young Hungarian girl sent to Auschwitz where her parents are murdered upon arrival but who manages to survive a year of torture and starvation before being liberated. After the war she moves to America, gets a PhD in psychology, and becomes a therapist who understands the psychology of trauma better than anyone. Just epic writing and storytelling, hard to put down.
Bill Gates @BillGates
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May 18, 2020
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This book is partly a memoir and partly a guide to processing trauma. Eger was only sixteen years old when she and her family got sent to Auschwitz. After surviving unbelievable horrors, she moved to the United States and became a therapist. Her unique background gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations.