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Extraordinary storytelling about unfathomable horror.Library Journal(starred review)[A] worthy tribute to the extraordinary bravery of a remarkable woman.Publishers WeeklyIn World War II's Poland, thirty year old Zofia Sterner and her husbandWacek refuse to be classified as Jews destined for extermination.Instead, they evade the Nazis and the Soviets in several dramatic escapes and selflessly rescue many Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto anda labor camp, later becoming active participants in the Warsaw Uprisingwhere they are taken prisoner. This retelling, captured through diaries, interviews, war crime trial testimonies, and letters, detail the Sterners' heroic rescues, escapes, and ultimate survival.A true story of hope amid horrifying tragedy,How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazisillustrates how war brings out the worst and the best in people, and how true humanity and heroism of ordinary people are revealed by their willingness to risk everything and help others. This story is about being human under the most inhumane conditions.