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Now collected in a giftable boxed set, two companion works by Holocaust survivor and eminent psychologist Edith Eger--her New York Times bestselling memoir The Choice, and her inspirational guide The Gift. "I'll be forever changed by Edith Eger's story." --Oprah Winfrey Edith Eger's classic nonfiction works, wonderful gifts on their own, are now available in a collectible set. Her profound messages help us analyze our own thoughts and behaviors, move on from past hardships, and find joy in everyday life. Read in tandem, these works will inspire and guide readers toward a richer, more fulfilling life of love, understanding, and forgiveness. In the New York Times bestselling The Choice, Eger tells the story of her training as a ballerina and Olympic gymnast before being sent to Auschwitz at the age of sixteen. After decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor's guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past, she returned to Auschwitz thirty-five years after the war ended, and began at last to truly heal. She finally understood how to forgive the one person she'd been unable to forgive--herself. Edie interweaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of patients she has helped. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and how to find the key to freedom. The Choice is a life-changing book that has already provided hope and comfort to hundreds of thousands of readers. In The Gift, Eger explains why the most persistent imprisonment she experienced was not in the prison the Nazis put her in, but the one she created for herself--the prison within her own mind. The Gift, a prescriptive complement to The Choice, helps readers see a path forward in their own lives, and explains how to attain the peace Eger eventually found for herself. Accompanied by stories from her own life and the lives of her patients, Eger's empowering lessons help readers see how their darkest moments can be their greatest teachers. We all face suffering--sadness, loss, despair, fear, anxiety, failure. And we all have a choice: to give in and give up in the face of trauma and hardship, or to live every moment as a gift. The new edition of The Gift includes two new chapters on dealing with the emotional consequences of Covid, and how to bring the joy of food and family into your life. This chapter, jointly written with her daughter, Dr. Marianne Engle, is accompanied by seventeen of their favorite recipes.

A New York Times Bestseller "I'll be forever changed by Dr. Eger's story...The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we've lost, or to pay attention to what we still have."--Oprah "Dr. Eger's life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors and to use that suffering for the benefit of others. She has found true freedom and forgiveness and shows us how we can as well." --Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "Dr. Edith Eva Eger is my kind of hero. She survived unspeakable horrors and brutality; but rather than let her painful past destroy her, she chose to transform it into a powerful gift--one she uses to help others heal." --Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher Award At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were killed, Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement and her survival. Edie was pulled from a pile of corpses when the American troops liberated the camps in 1945. Edie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor's guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. Thirty-five years after the war ended, she returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she'd been unable to forgive--herself. Edie weaves her remarkable personal journey with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. She explores how we can be imprisoned in our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. The Choice is a life-changing book that will provide hope and comfort to generations of readers.

"I will be forever changed by Edith Eger's story." --Oprah A practical and inspirational guide to stopping destructive patterns and imprisoning thoughts to find freedom and joy in life--now updated to address the challenges of the pandemic and a world in crisis. World renowned psychologist and internationally bestselling author, Edith Eger's, powerful New York Times bestselling book The Choice told the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom. Readers around the world wrote to tell her how The Choice moved them and inspired them to confront their own past and try to heal their pain. They asked her to write another, more prescriptive book. Eger's second book, The Gift, expands on her message of healing and provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages readers to change the thoughts and behaviors that may be keeping them imprisoned in the past. Eger explains that the worst prison she experienced is not the prison that Nazis put her in but the one she created for herself: the prison within her own mind. She describes the most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known--including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance--and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges. These lessons are offered through riveting and inspiring stories from her life and the lives of her patients. This new, revised edition of The Gift contains two new chapters that examine the invaluable insights and lessons Edie learned during the Covid-19 pandemic; a time she used to rediscover freedom even in lockdown and to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, including preparing and sharing meals with the ones we love. Edie includes recipes for some of her favorite dishes which have been updated and tested by her daughter Marianne Engle and explains how food can be a deep expression of love and connection. As readers seek to find joy and some peace in these challenging times, Eger's wisdom and heartfelt advice is as timely, and timeless, as ever and certain to resonate with Eger's devoted readers and those who have not yet found her transformational wisdom. Filled with empathy, insight, and humor, The Gift captures the vulnerability and common challenges we all face and provides encouragement and advice for breaking out of our personal prisons to find healing and greater joy in life.

- Dans for meg, lille ballerina, sier Mengele. I 1944 blir den 16 år gamle danseren Edith Eger deportert til Auschwitz. Etter å ha blitt skilt fra foreldrene ved ankomsten utsettes hun for de mest rystende opplevelser, herunder å bli tvunget til å danse for den beryktede nazilegen Josef Mengele. Da leiren omsider blir frigjort, blir hun halt ut av en likhaug, knapt i live. Redslene i utryddelsesleiren knekket ikke Edith. Tvert imot hjalp de henne til å lære å leve med ny livsappetitt og en bemerkelsesverdig evne til å tåle motgang. Her forteller hun sin historie, som leseren aldri vil glemme. Den viser at håpet kan spire selv i helvete.«Veien gjennom helvete - både i Auschwitz, og i dødsmarsjene etterpå ­- er en av de mest levende skildringene denne anmelderen har lest, og han har lest mye ... ei både viktig og velskrevet bok.» Morten Strand, Dagbladet (Terningkast 5)

"Dans for meg, lille ballerina", sier Mengele. I 1944 blir den 16 år gamle danseren Edith Eger deportert til Auschwitz. Etter å ha blitt skilt fra foreldrene ved ankomsten utsettes hun for de mest rystende opplevelser, som å bli tvunget til å danse for den beryktede nazilegen Josef Mengele. Da leiren omsider blir frigjort, blir hun halt ut av en likhaug, knapt i live. Redslene i utryddelsesleiren knekket ikke Edith. Tvert imot hjalp de henne til å lære å leve med ny livsappetitt og en bemerkelsesverdig evne til å tåle motgang. Her forteller hun sin historie, som leseren aldri vil glemme. Den viser at håpet kan spire selv i helvete.«Veien gjennom helvete - både i Auschwitz, og i dødsmarsjene etterpå ­- er en av de mest levende skildringene denne anmelderen har lest, og han har lest mye ... ei både viktig og velskrevet bok.» Morten Strand, Dagbladet (Terningkast 5)