{"product_id":"with-balls-and-chutzpah-gene-gutowski-9781462002764","title":"With Balls and Chutzpah: A Story of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Gutowski's name is associated with some of the great films of the twentieth century: the Oscar-winning masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Pianist, Repulsion, Cul-de-sac, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFearless Vampire Killers.\u003c\/i\u003e Producer of many of Roman Polanski's classics, Gene Gutowski shares here his extraordinary memoirs: those of a Polish Jew, alone in occupied Warsaw after the deportation of his entire family. As a young man who, with the blind courage of one who has nothing to lose, took incredible risks, he narrowly escaped the many horrors of life in Nazi-occupied Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an extraordinary twist of destiny, and thanks to his prodigious resourcefulness, Gene Gutowski found himself in Germany in 1945, working as an American counter-espionage agent. After the war, he made his way to New York, where he worked as a fashion illustrator and TV producer, then on to London, where he became a successful producer and member of the jet set during the sixties. Finally, he achieved Hollywood consecration with the three Oscars won by \u003ci\u003eThe Pianist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is an extremely endearing personality that reveals itself here, modest about the difficulties overcome, honest about the successes and failures. Gene Gutowski's youth was a thumb of the nose to death and totalitarianism, and his journey is a formidable life lesson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene Gutowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462002765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462002764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Gene Gutowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936030228735,"sku":"9781462002764","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d895bbaa-9342-467f-8bd9-de5696a341bd.jpg?v=1681423206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/with-balls-and-chutzpah-gene-gutowski-9781462002764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}