Test of courage

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"The story of Michel Thomas reads like a thriller in which adventure and heartbreak combine to produce a unique form of wisdom. Boldly escaping Vienna after the Anschluss, having refused to make accommodations for being Jewish, he arrived stateless in France one week before Kristallnacht. But rather than let this most precarious of positions defeat him, Thomas began to fight what was to become a fantastic and ultimately heroic personal war against the forces of barbarism that engulfed his world." "Christopher Robbins has dug deep to explore and substantiate the details of the Michel Thomas story. He has authenticated every episode through camp records, Vichy documents, Resistance papers and U.S. Army reports as well as with hundreds of hours of interviews with the man himself. Today, Michel Thomas teaches languages to inner-city kids, movie stars and heads of industry, succeeding in a matter of days even with people who consider themselves hopeless as linguists. To those who have been taught by him, he seems to have a magical gift for unlocking the secret powers of the mind."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• Test of courage: the Michel Thomas storyFree Press2000-01-01
• The test of CourageHardcoverRandom House of Canada, Limited1999-01-01
• The test of courageArrow2000-01-01
• The Test of CouragePaperbackHodder Arnold2003-07-31
• Courage Beyond WordsPaperbackMcGraw-Hill2007-08-28
• Courage beyond wordsMcGraw-Hill2008-01-01