Parting Words, Benjamin Ferencz
Parting Words, Benjamin Ferencz
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Parting Words
An extraordinary 100-year-old man’s 9 lessons for living a life to be proud of

Author: Benjamin Ferencz

Narrator: Allan Corduner, Nadia Khomami

Unabridged: 2 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2020


Synopsis

'I don't know where to stop praising Benny and this amazing book' - HEATHER MORRIS, The Tattooist of Auschwitz
'This book...is the stuff folk tales are made of. How wonderful that sometimes they are true' - MARTIN FREEMAN
'An engaging book...There wasn't one anecdote or episode that didn't make you wish to hear more about it' - THE TIMES
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What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness, ambition, courage, love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given.

How many people do you know grew up as a poor immigrant in America during the Great Depression, won a scholarship to Harvard Law School, landed on the beaches of Normandy on D Day, were present at the liberation of concentration camps including Buchenwald, Mauthausen and Flossenburg, held leading Nazis to account at the Nuremberg trials and have fought for an International Criminal Court to hold war criminals to account the world over?

Now you know one.

Benjamin Ferencz turned 100 in 2020. In this extraordinary book, he shares his remarkable life story and the nine humble, compelling and life-affirming lessons he's learned along the way that we can all harness for ourselves.
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'Warm, wise and inspiring - a book for our times by one of the world's most remarkable human beings' - PHILIPPE SANDS, author of East West Street and The Ratline
'Ferencz is a true survivor and Mensch! He has wonderful humour, patience and gratitude. The book is a must read' - DR EDITH EGER, author of The Choice and The Gift
'This is a life-affirming and beautiful book from a great human being. There are simple truths here to treasure' - BART VAN ES, author of The Cut Out Girl
'I read this in one go and it felt like moments ... Here is wisdom stripped to the necessary minimum - spare but nutritious. This is the good stuff' - NEIL OLIVER

Reviews

Goodreads review by Being_Sandra on May 24, 2023

Sehr starkes Buch! Ich bin sehr dankbar für seine Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse, die er mir uns teilt!......more

Goodreads review by Sania.czyta on May 21, 2021

Słowa na pożeganie mogą, choć mam nadzieję, że nie będą, pożegnaniem autora ze światem. Będę wracała do tej książki, w której każda strona jest warta zacytowania. Polecam z całego serca 🤍 Sięgnijcie, bo warto! "Pamiętaj, że czyjaść radość nie wyklucza twojej." "Jeżeli ktoś ci pomoże, ty też mu pomóź,......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on December 01, 2020

A truly inspiring story told by an incredible man. Benjamin imparts so much wisdom through this book, the kind that can only be obtained through adversity and time (over 100 years if we are being specific). I really admire Benny's outlook on the world and his philosophy for leading a remarkable life......more

Goodreads review by Noah on April 17, 2021

Finished in one sitting & will re-read in future years. Inspiring and life-affirming testimony in the face of war's worst horrors. An antidote to angst, depression, and fear. Required reading for a meaningful life.......more

Goodreads review by Noah on June 27, 2024

Es war so gut, dass ich bis 2 Uhr früh wach war, um es zu beenden. Ich habe viele Sätze markiert und ich denke, dass jeder, der dieses Buch liest, etwas lernt.......more