{"product_id":"9781907016530","title":"8000 Years of Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat words of wisdom gained from your own life experience would you pass on to future generations?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was the question put to 100 octogenarians from all over the world, some famous, others ordinary… all extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers of a generation who grew up between two World Wars form a documentary of wise words and fascinating first-hand social history of life before the invention of mass-production cars and planes and a time prior to the birth of the National Health Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal-life stories include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003ethe husband who was captured by the Gestapo on his wedding night\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ethe alcoholic who became a philosopher\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ethe founder of Iyengar yoga\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ethe man who created Paddington Bear\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ea member of the Dambusters’ raid\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003esurvivors of Auschwitz, Nazi labour camps, Japanese death marches and the blitz\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ethe lady who listened in on Winston Churchill's war-time telephone conversations\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the proceeds will be donated to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, to support the Chelsea Pensioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Accent Press, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050121576688,"sku":"9781907016530","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907016530_p0.jpg?v=1763618602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907016530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}