{"product_id":"the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay-9780345410054","title":"The Power of One","description":"\"The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unabashedly 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Marvelous . . . 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The Washington Post Book World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Newsday \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling tale.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryce Courtenay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 034541005X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345410054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.54w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66943 \/ Power of One\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bryce Courtenay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053823815935,"sku":"9780345410054","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d414f46e-dbaa-4a08-999b-631b4a3b2f58.jpg?v=1685026437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay-9780345410054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}