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First with the head, then with the heart.
The Power of One
Apartheid takes root in South Africa in 1939, as Hitler stretches his massive, brutal shadow across the globe. Peekay, a young boy, is born there. Despite his humiliation and abandonment as a youngster, he swears to survive and dreams of heroic deeds that pale in comparison to what life has in store for him. He sets off on an epic adventure across a land of tribal superstition and modern intolerance, learning the power of words, the power to change people's lives, and the power of one.
First with the head, then with the heart.
