{"product_id":"9781462890064","title":"9 Knockdowns... 5 Miracles: From Holocaust Survivor to \"Mr. Motivatr!\"","description":"The story is about a normal seven year-old boy whose life becomes a nighmare  \u003cbr\u003ebeginning in May 10, 1940 when the Germans launch an air attack on Brussels, Belgium,  \u003cbr\u003ewhere he and his brother were born. His life quickly transforms itself into a series of events  \u003cbr\u003ewhich will plague him for the next 3 years, then turn into several Post Traumatic Stress  \u003cbr\u003eDisorders, including but not limited to malnutrition, almost drowning, nearly bombed  \u003cbr\u003einto oblivion in three countries, beaten and sodomized, and deathly ill. Meanwhile he  \u003cbr\u003eis thrown into four different cultures and three languages in that short peiod of time. He  \u003cbr\u003eturned a young life full of trials, troubles, tribulations and tragedies into a triumphant  \u003cbr\u003ecareer as a motivational speaker with a fresh, new approach, the result of many years of  \u003cbr\u003eresearch. His use of humor in both his lectures and writings are are in reality his defense  \u003cbr\u003emechanism at work, enabling him to continue past his problematic childhood. His positive  \u003cbr\u003eattitude enables him to write a monthly column for the Happy Herald for the past ten  \u003cbr\u003eyears. His three previous books bolster his personal philosophy that \"if I can do it YOU  \u003cbr\u003ecan!\"","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169973616880,"sku":"9781462890064","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462890064_p0.jpg?v=1763679410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462890064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}