{"product_id":"book-fd1m","title":"What They Didn't Burn","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you uncovered a Nazi paper trail that revealed your father to be a man very different from the quiet, introspective Dad you knew…or thought you knew?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e...\"\u003cstrong\u003eA scrupulously researched and dramatic remembrance…\u003c\/strong\u003e the author presents his findings with a remarkable blend of meticulousness and unabashed emotion, movingly communicating what he experienced during the process.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e...\"\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir and history like no other Holocaust story…\u003c\/strong\u003eIts eye-opening impact makes What They Didn't Burn unparalleled, powerful, and essential reading. that will ideally prompt debates and group studies about Holocaust survivors and Nazi experiences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eIndependent Book Reviews.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e..\"\u003cstrong\u003eA deep dive into Nazi records reveals one man's diamond-hard resolve to survive…\u003c\/strong\u003eWith Laytner's keen ear for dialogue and his evocative language, \u003cem\u003eWhat They Didn't Burn\u003c\/em\u003e eloquently bears witness to the tragedy of a family and a people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up, author Mel Laytner saw his father as a quintessential Type B, passive and conventional. As he uncovered the documents the Nazis didn't burn, another man emerged-a black market ringleader and wily camp survivor who made his own luck. But the tattered papers also revealed painful secrets his father took to his grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelding the intimacy of personal memoir with the rigors of investigative journalism,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhat They Didn't Burn \u003c\/em\u003eis about a reporter's quest, a son's revelation and a father's unlikely saga of survival -- corroborated by the Nazis themselves. It is an inspirational story of resilience and redemption. It shows how desperate refugees turned hopeful immigrants and rebuilt their shattered lives and families in America, all the while struggling with the lingering trauma that has impacted their children to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49419897176368,"sku":"BDfd1m","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fd1m-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773392213","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fd1m","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}