“As much a thriller as a biography andnot to be missed.”
—Emma Thompson, Academy Award winner
Courage Beyond Words tells the remarkable story ofhow the most celebrated language teacher in historydeveloped his craft during the trials and triumphsof World War II Europe. This gripping thriller takesreaders into the concentration camps, the FrenchRésistance movements, and prison cells where MichelThomas’s spirit was tested.
Escaping his family’s fate at Auschwitz, he enduredtorture from Klaus Barbie and joined the liberation ofDachau. After the war, he became a successful Nazihunter and eventually was awarded the Silver Star.Through it all, he survived and prevailed by using hisincredible talent for languages.