{"product_id":"kik-ten-boom-the-clockmakers-grandson-paperback","title":"Kik ten Boom, The Clockmaker's Grandson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuillermo Font\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIK TEN BOOM, THE CLOCKMAKER S GRANDSON: \u003cbr\u003eTIMELY \u0026amp; INSPIRING READING FOR 2022 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive decades after Corrie ten Boom -the prominent Dutch humanitarian activist and survivor of Nazism- touched the world with the publication of her memoirs, it comes to light the until now unknown story of Kik ten Boom, her nephew and main fellow in the rescue of persecuted Jews and dissidents during the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 10, 1940 the Netherlands (Holland) were invaded by Nazi Germany. Over the five years of occupation, the Dutch lived under the shadow of fear and took different positions in the face of the looting and oppression of the Third Reich: a great majority decided to adapt themselves to the situation, a shameful minority decided to collaborate with the enemy and an honorable minority decided to resist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristiaan Johannes (Kik) ten Boom (1920-1945), inspired by his grandfather's spirituality and social ethics, took up the dangerous challenge of joining the resistance movement. As a worker of the LO-LKP underground organizations and under the pseudonym \u003ci\u003ePhylax\u003c\/i\u003e, he played a decisive role together with his aunt Corrie ten Boom in the leadership of the BJ Group: a secret network made up of his entire family, his girlfriend, many friends and dozens of anonymous fellows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was in that network, with headquarters in the cities of Haarlem and Hilversum, where more than eight hundred persecuted Jews and political dissidents found not only hiding places, forged identity documents and ration cards stolen to survive, but also an affective and supportive community that helped them to face life and even death through the wisdom of love, common good and peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKik ten Boom, The Clockmaker's Grandson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical novel based on true events, the result of an exhaustive research carried out from Argentina, that rescues from oblivion a detained-disappeared under Nazism and hero of the Dutch resistance. It is a very timely reading for those who, dissatisfied with the deceptive system of injustice oppressing the world, seek alternative paradigms that contribute to the individual and collective construction of an authentic good living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My love, once the war ends, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ewill take up my studies, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ewe will get married \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eand have happy children... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut in these days of desolation, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhile the Nazis are destroying \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eour people, I could not do \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eanything but to help save the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003emost possible number of lives.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Words of Kik ten Boom to his girlfriend Hanneke, 1944) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooktrailer: \u003c\/b\u003e https: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lr08UKlN_Is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWebsite under construction: \u003c\/b\u003ehttps: \/\/www.kiktenboom.com\/ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Font\u003c\/b\u003e was born and lives in Argentina where exercises the profession of Psychological Counselor and practices the art of writing. He is an active member of the Asociación Argentina de Counselors (AAC) [Argentine Association of Counselors] and a professional member of the International Association for Couselling (IAC). He is creator and director of Pacificarnos - Program for Dialogical Accompaniment of Human Relations. He has vast experience in providing his professional services to Spanish-speaking individuals, couples, families, companies, communities, and organizations from different countries around the world. For twenty-five years, he served as Pastoral Counselor in four religious communities and as Counselor in two social organizations. At the same time, he worked as journalistic and editorial collaborator in two Argentine magazines for twelve years, as well as director of a Latinoamerican publishing house and a Latinoamerican magazine for eight years. He has served as group coordinator, lecturer and teacher in Argentina and many countries of Latin America, Africa and Europe.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45703522877637,"sku":"9789878601519","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/NnpISjVPeXhwN04xRE9DYjlpUVBZUT09.webp?v=1769429025","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/kik-ten-boom-the-clockmakers-grandson-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}