{"product_id":"the-power-of-one-a-novel-034541005x","title":"The Power of One: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 034541005X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Courtenay, Bryce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.-The New York TimesUnabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence-the power of one-can prevail.-Cleveland Plain DealerIn 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams-which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the power of one.Totally engrossing . . . [presents] the metamorphosis of a most remarkable young man and the almost spiritual influence he has on others . . . Peekay has both humor and a refreshingly earthy touch, and his adventures, at times, are hair-raising in their suspense.-Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMarvelous . . . It is the people of the sun-baked plains of Africa who tug at the heartstrings in this book. . . . [Bryce] Courtenay draws them all with a fierce and violent love.-The Washington Post Book WorldImpressive.-NewsdayA compelling tale.-The Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51536090202400,"sku":"NEW034541005X","price":13.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81a1oeMTuvL.jpg?v=1777402119","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-power-of-one-a-novel-034541005x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}