Blends the personal testimony of Holocaust survivor, Jack Mandelbaum, with the history of his time, documented by photos from the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. What was the secret to surviving the death camps? How did you keep from dying of heartbreak in a place of broken hearts and broken bodies? "Think of it as a game, Jack," an older prisoner tells him. "Play the game right and you might outlast the Nazis." Caught up in Hitler's...

From "a great and true voice of our time" (Washington Post Book World), comes this story of Proffy, a twelve-year-old living in Palestine in 1947. When Proffy befriends a member of the occupying British forces who shares his love of language and the Bible, he is accused of treason by his friends and learns the true nature of loyalty and betrayal. Translated by Nicholas de Lange.

The author recalls his childhood in Jerusalem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his mother's suicide when he was twelve-years-old, and his falling out with his father and subsequent move to a kibbutz, and sharing stories from throughout the history of his family, as well as insights on the struggle to create a Jewish state.

Examines the childhood and early musical training of the nineteenth-century Polish composer.

A powerful, intimate, and revealing account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness; a remarkable memoir of an "ordinary" childhood spent in an extraordinary time and place.

Focuses on the childhood and early musical training of the prolific eighteenth-century German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.

The story of a child from a poor family in Bonn, and how his musical gifts helped him overcome his disadvantages.

Focuses on the childhood of the noted artist Leonardo da Vinci.

"At the end of the day, even future presidents have to take baths, clean up their toys, and go to bed. Includes author's note."--Provided by publisher.

Focuses on the childhood of the noted artist Pablo Picasso.