9 must-read holocaust books like Escape From the Ghetto: The Breathtaking Story of the Jewish Boy Who Ran Away from the Nazis by John Carr

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Escape From the Ghetto: The Breathtaking Story of the Jewish Boy Who Ran Away from the Nazis

By: John Carr

4.21

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In early 1940 Chaim Herzsman was locked in to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland. Hungry, fearless and deter…

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1. El pont dels jueus

By: Martí Gironell

2.95

Format: 296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

El mestre d’obres Prim Llombard rep l’encàrrec del comte de Besalú de construir un pont fortificat.… read more

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2. Extraordinary People (The Enzo Files, #1)

By: Peter May

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

What has happened to Jacques Gaillard? The brilliant teacher who trained some of Frances best and b… read more

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3. Iacobus

By: Matilde Asensi

3.04

Format: 40 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Galceran de Born, caballero de la orden de los hospitalarios, recibe un encargo del Papa Juan XXII:… read more

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4. The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

By: Henry Oster

4.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This heart-wrenching memoir from a Holocaust survivor reveals the terrible realities of life in Aus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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5. Escape From the Ghetto: The Breathtaking Story of the Jewish Boy Who Ran Away from the Nazis

By: John Carr

4.21

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In early 1940 Chaim Herzsman was locked in to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland. Hungry, fearless and deter… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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6. Los vencejos

By: Fernando Aramburu

3.66

Format: 704 pages, Paperback

Mediada la cincuentena, Toni, un profesor de instituto decepcionado con el mundo, decide poner fin … read more

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"Viem, že zrkadlo ma definuje nedostatočným spôsobom, že sa neskladám len z čŕt tváre; skrátka, že potrebujem iných, aby som sa dozvedel, kto som. A predsa, po tom všetkom, keď som sa už raz rozlúštil…"

-Fernando Aramburu, Los vencejos

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7. To Die Beautiful

By: Buzzy Jackson

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and timely debut novel by award-winning writer Buzzy Jackson, based on the true story of… read more

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  • world war ii
  • holocaust
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8. Terra Alta (Terra Alta, #1)

By: Javier Cercas

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Él era un hombre justo, el mundo, no. Terra Alta, un thriller impactante. Un crimen terrible sacud… read more

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9. The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls

By: Luca Crippa

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and everythi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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10. A Gypsy In Auschwitz: How I Survived the Horrors of the ‘Forgotten Holocaust’

By: Otto Rosenberg

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Otto Rosenberg is 9 and living in Berlin, poor but happy, when his family are first detained. All a… read more

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  • history
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  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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11. The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir

By: Tova Friedman

4.53

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A powerful memoir by one of the youngest ever survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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12. Angélique

By: Guillaume Musso

3.66

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

Même les anges ont leurs démons... Paris, Noël 2021. Après un accident cardiaque, Mathias Tai… read more

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13. Mala's Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II

By: Mala Kacenberg

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The incredible true story of a young girl who navigated dangerous forests, outwitted Nazi soldiers,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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14. The Elephant of Belfast

By: S. Kirk Walsh

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by true events, this vivid and moving story of a young woman zookeeper and the elephant sh… read more

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  • world war ii
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15. Golpes de luz

By: Ledicia Costas

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Julia es periodista, acaba de separarse y decide dejar atrás Madrid y regresar a su pueblo, en Gali… read more

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16. The Long Weekend

By: Fiona Palmer

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four perfect strangers. Three days. Can one weekend away change your life? The unputdownable new dr… read more

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17. The Watchmakers: A Story of Brotherhood, Survival, and Hope Amid the Holocaust

By: Harry Lenga

4.48

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Inspiring. Exhilarating. Astonishing. An epic tale of brotherhood, ingenuity, and survival.” —Heat… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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18. Hiding in Plain Sight: My Holocaust Story of Survival

By: Beatrice Sonders

4.21

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

After decades of concealing the full account of her experiences, Holocaust survivor Beatrice Sonder… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
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  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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19. The Girl with the Violin

By: Shelley Davidow

4.22

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful love story in which one woman's quest for identity and healing also becomes the single w… read more

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20. El fabricant de records

By: Martí Gironell

3.65

Format: 296 pages, Tapa dura amb sobrecoberta

El doctor Masgrau, director del Centre de Recerca i Difusió de la Imatge de Girona, rep una visita … read more

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21. The Last Escape

By: John Killick

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Career criminal John Killick was involved in the most audacious prison break in Australian history … read more

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8 best-selling history books like Escape From the Ghetto: The Breathtaking Story of the Jewish Boy Who Ran Away from the Nazis by John Carr

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Henry Oster

4.53

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4.21

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Luca Crippa

4.36

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4.02

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Miklós Nyiszli , Bruno Bettelheim , Tibère Kremer , Richard Seaver

4.31

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I Escaped from Auschwitz

Rudolf Vrba

4.62

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The Twins of Auschwitz

Eva Mozes Kor

4.22

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The Nazis Knew My Name

Magda Hellinger

4.40

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