Parting Words: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life
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Summary
100-year-old Benjamin Ferencz is the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials， where he prosecuted 22 leading Nazis。 PARTING WORDS follows the story of Ben's life， and each chapter includes his learnings on how we can all make the most of ours - from the subjects of ambition and determination， to happiness and love。
What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness， ambition， courage， love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given。
How many people do you know grew up as a poor immigrant in America during the Great Depression， won a scholarship to Harvard Law School， landed on the beaches of Normandy on D Day， were present at the liberation of concentration camps including Buchenwald， Mauthausen and Flossenburg， held leading Nazis to account at the Nuremberg trials and have fought for an International Criminal Court to hold war criminals to account the world over？
Now you know one。
Benjamin Ferencz turned 100 in 2020。 In this extraordinary book， he shares his remarkable life story and the nine humble， compelling and life-affirming lessons he's learned along the way that we can all harness for ourselves。
What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness， ambition， courage， love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given。
How many people do you know grew up as a poor immigrant in America during the Great Depression， won a scholarship to Harvard Law School， landed on the beaches of Normandy on D Day， were present at the liberation of concentration camps including Buchenwald， Mauthausen and Flossenburg， held leading Nazis to account at the Nuremberg trials and have fought for an International Criminal Court to hold war criminals to account the world over？
Now you know one。
Benjamin Ferencz turned 100 in 2020。 In this extraordinary book， he shares his remarkable life story and the nine humble， compelling and life-affirming lessons he's learned along the way that we can all harness for ourselves。
Reviews
Johanna Elsener
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Why are there not 6 stars？1。 Never give up2。 Never give up3。 Never give up
Malene
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Small in size， but immensely powerful and inspiring words by Benjamin Ferencz， human rights lawyer and campaigner， now over 100 years of age。 Every human being should read this， take on board his very wise words and carry on the fight for what is right and just。
Amy Trigwell-Jones
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A mini book of life affirming wonder。
Noah Sveiven
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Finished in one sitting & will re-read in future years。 Inspiring and life-affirming testimony in the face of war's worst horrors。 An antidote to angst， depression， and fear。 Required reading for a meaningful life。 Finished in one sitting & will re-read in future years。 Inspiring and life-affirming testimony in the face of war's worst horrors。 An antidote to angst， depression， and fear。 Required reading for a meaningful life。 。。。more
Angelique Simonsen
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Beautiful and inspiring
Chandni Chohan
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Wow， what an incredibly humbling read！ This book left me feeling inspired & grateful。 Whilst only 160 pages gives us a short overview of Benjamin （Benny） Ferencz’s life， I still found this read to be captivating。 What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness， ambition， courage， love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given。Benny has certainly lived a remarkable life & despite the atrocities he witnessed during WWII he still remains a fundamentally optimistic person Wow， what an incredibly humbling read！ This book left me feeling inspired & grateful。 Whilst only 160 pages gives us a short overview of Benjamin （Benny） Ferencz’s life， I still found this read to be captivating。 What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness， ambition， courage， love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given。Benny has certainly lived a remarkable life & despite the atrocities he witnessed during WWII he still remains a fundamentally optimistic person。 Khomami was able to weave together a collection of conversations she's had with Ferencz over the years giving us insight in to his journey from a poor immigrant arriving in the US penniless， to being the youngest Chief Prosecutor for the US Army at the Einsatzgruppen Trial held in Nuremberg。 Some of his other achievements also included leading the project of property being returned to Holocaust survivors & eventually went on to help form the International Criminal Court。 He is a true advocate of championing world peace。I really loved how the book was written。 It was simple， but each chapter full of wisdom which I felt completely mirrored his outlook on life。 As you can see， I’ve tabbed most of the book - orange for my favourite quotes & blues for historical facts that were new to me （just goes to show how much reading can teach you…I studied History & International Relations at university - studied both world wars heavily amongst the founding of the UN & I’m still learning！） 。。。more
Lee
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Such a fabulous book that everyone should read。 One I’ll definitely go back to time & again。 Only takes a couple of hours to read straight through， but you could dip in and out to the different chapters。 Loved it。
William Peynsaert
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Here and there you will find an endearing passage， but if this book is supposed to help you lead a remarkable life then it does not deliver on its promise at all。
Phil Walsh
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Interesting outlook and bon motifs from this fighter for human rights。
Ashe
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Incredibly this book was recommended to me by my 13 year old son。 I absolutely loved it， I soaked it up， being inspired by bennys deep devotion to a better human kind。 I loved it even more that my son loved this book so much， he has said he wants to read it again because there was just so much good advice that he wants to remember。 I hope this book stays with him forever and I hope that more children turn to books like this one。
Anita Roberts
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3。5 stars。 Ferencz （100 years old and last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials） is clearly a remarkable man and has had an amazing life。 He seems to have boundless energy and optimism and offers the kind of life advice that is inspiring yet， at the same time， frustratingly unachievable。
Gemma Wilson
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A more modern version of Tuesday's with Morrie， with a US Army touch to it。 A more modern version of Tuesday's with Morrie， with a US Army touch to it。 。。。more
Umaymah
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Could it be more than 5 stars？ This book joins Oprah Winfrey's What I Know For Sure on my nightstand。 I will always refer to it and go back to it for the wisdom and truths in it。 I didn't disagree with any of Mr Fetencz's words and they are indeed words to live by got a remarkable life。 I experienced a huge paradigm shift this evening when I finished reading it。 I thank Nadia Khomami for using her access to write this important book for the world Could it be more than 5 stars？ This book joins Oprah Winfrey's What I Know For Sure on my nightstand。 I will always refer to it and go back to it for the wisdom and truths in it。 I didn't disagree with any of Mr Fetencz's words and they are indeed words to live by got a remarkable life。 I experienced a huge paradigm shift this evening when I finished reading it。 I thank Nadia Khomami for using her access to write this important book for the world 。。。more
Patricia McCarthy
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I decided to read this book as a friend had given me a gift voucher and I used it to buy books that I wouldn’t normally read。 I have given this three stars as it was ok。 I honestly can’t make my mind up about it。 I had no expectations as I deliberately didn’t read any previews。 Benjamin seems to be a fascinating person yet I feel a little cheated about getting to know him better。 I would have loved to have read more about the Nuremberg trials for example and his role in this。 I thought his life I decided to read this book as a friend had given me a gift voucher and I used it to buy books that I wouldn’t normally read。 I have given this three stars as it was ok。 I honestly can’t make my mind up about it。 I had no expectations as I deliberately didn’t read any previews。 Benjamin seems to be a fascinating person yet I feel a little cheated about getting to know him better。 I would have loved to have read more about the Nuremberg trials for example and his role in this。 I thought his life lessons interesting and full of common sense。 Yet， the book is missing something for me and I wonder if it is the depth I want rather than a series of snapshots。 I don’t regret reading it yet I can’t say I loved it。 。。。more
Dylan George
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Parting Words is a quick， uplifting and unencumbered read。 It touches on very basic how to live an uncomplicated， happy life without falling into the typical 'feel good， be strong' tone of most modern self help/spiritual books。 His experiences during the war and his career in Law is fascinating albiet brief in this book despite the massive impact it had on society， culture and justice。 The background of this journey shows depth and helps give a deeper perspective。 I found the lack of emphasis on Parting Words is a quick， uplifting and unencumbered read。 It touches on very basic how to live an uncomplicated， happy life without falling into the typical 'feel good， be strong' tone of most modern self help/spiritual books。 His experiences during the war and his career in Law is fascinating albiet brief in this book despite the massive impact it had on society， culture and justice。 The background of this journey shows depth and helps give a deeper perspective。 I found the lack of emphasis on it showcases Mr Ferencz ability to see the bigger picture and not rest on his laurels， the centre of this book is the passed down wisdom and advice from a 101 year old man who has lived a colourful and challenging life。Well written and enjoyable， this is a well delivered， interesting and clever book。 I enjoyed it very much。 。。。more
Dave
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Words of wisdom from an extraordinary life。 I read this book in one sitting and I’ll go back and highlight some of the parts that resonated with me。
Johanna Park
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Get your kids to listen to this。 Now。
Tommy Maker
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Read this in no time。 What an amazing man and human being Benjamin Ferencz is。 A very wise man。 Twice my age， and I feel I have learned some important lessons to continue my existence。 I totally recomend everyone to read this。 I am certainly going to try and instill each lesson into my life going forward。
Jess
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If I could give this book more stars I would。 This book was a beautiful read， filled with lots of little reminders in how to live a better， happier， more fulfilled life whatever you do。
Sonya
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I wish I could give this book 10 stars。 It is heart warming， at times heartbreaking， but overall incredibly inspiring！ I wish this book was on every school curriculum & I hope many， many people read & absorb the messages contained within。 Love， love this book。
Shaun Taylor
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Remarkable storyBenny has achieved a lot in his life much of which made him famous。 His story is a pleasure to read and I suspect re read。Think he probably would have made a better job without the help of the journalist
Ella
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What a great read to start the year。 Benjamin Ferencz is such a clear-headed， humble and outstanding power of good。 Rather than being a proud recount of his accomplishments in life， this book rather aims to be helpful and interesting， always with the end goal in mind of doing good for mankind。 I’m sure the world would be an even better place if we could all try to be a little more like Benny。。。
Laura McDougall
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The man is an absolute legend。 The things he achieved， just thinking for himself and speaking truth to power。。。 I want to give him a hug on behalf of humanity。 I hope that， somehow， he feels that。
Daniel
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DisappointingThis man seems to have had an interesting life， but unfortunately lacks the skills to write about it。 The book reads like a secondary school homework project， and the ‘advice’ within on how to have a remarkable life is basic stuff， not what I expected from someone who lived the life he lived。 The advice he gives is the kind of advice given by someone who thinks they have wisdom， rather than has it。 I think this would have been better written by an experienced biographical writer。
Pamela Gray
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Such a wonderful book。 It inspires as well as being thoughtful。
Brenda
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I have just turned the last page in Parting Words and found it to be a story of a man who has had an amazing life。 Benjamin Ferencz is now 100 years of age and when he was a young man， he formed and led the prosecution of Nazis who had directed the atrocities during the second world war。 Ben’s life has been， and still is， one of determination and ambition。 He still exercises daily; his wife Gertrude died in 2019 and he misses her dearly。 Their four children achieved much in their lives and are a I have just turned the last page in Parting Words and found it to be a story of a man who has had an amazing life。 Benjamin Ferencz is now 100 years of age and when he was a young man， he formed and led the prosecution of Nazis who had directed the atrocities during the second world war。 Ben’s life has been， and still is， one of determination and ambition。 He still exercises daily; his wife Gertrude died in 2019 and he misses her dearly。 Their four children achieved much in their lives and are all retired now。 Ben was the son of a poor immigrant in the US during the depression years; he made a name for himself and with a scholarship， went to Harvard Law School before becoming a soldier in the war。 His life has been full to the brim of everything you could imagine – and he declares he would love to live another 100 years。 Humbling， fascinating， the nine life lessons this extraordinary man passes onto his readers make Parting Words well worth the read。 Highly recommended。With thanks to Hachette AU for my ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jordan Cannon
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