{"product_id":"to-build-a-castle-9781967613298","title":"To Build a Castle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new edition of one\nof the most compelling and beautifully crafted memoirs of the last hundred\nyears, by one of Russia’s most prominent and courageous anticommunist\ndissidents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This book is\nimportant.” —Ronald Reagan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A landmark book and\na human document that remains vital.” —Tom Stoppard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If human bravery\nwere a book, it would be \u003ci\u003eTo Build a Castle\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Garry Kasparov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA major document in\nthe literature of human rights, Vladimir Bukovksy’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Build a Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is\na legendary memoir that has been hailed as a vital classic by figures ranging\nfrom Ronald Reagan to Tom Stoppard to Garry Kasparov.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the age of twenty,\nVladimir Bukovsky was falsely declared insane and committed to a psychiatric\nhospital—standard practice for communism's critics in 1963. But the quack\ndoctors and brutal guards who kept him captive didn't realize: Bukovsky wasn't\nlocked up with them. They were locked up with Bukovsky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this haunting work,\nBukovsky details with equal parts burning outrage and bitter humor the cruelties\nimposed upon Soviet prisoners of conscience. But he also recounts how he found\nhis inner strength and built a fortress around it—the imaginary castle of the\ntitle—in which he could remain safe from the daily assaults on his body and\nmind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Build a\nCastle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Bukovsky offers powerful firsthand testimony to the importance of\npersonal integrity and perseverance under seemingly boundless oppression and\nabuse. For nearly fifty years, Bukovsky's story has inspired dissidents,\nprisoners, and others trapped by circumstance with a profound truth: Even in\nchains, you can be free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA worldwide\nbestseller when first published in 1978, this new edition, masterfully\ntranslated from the Russian by Michael Scammell, includes a major introduction\nby acclaimed political philosopher Daniel J. Mahoney.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vladimir Bukovsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48205951729915,"sku":"9781967613298","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_60d49c5c-a39b-4913-aae7-6e9dc0b33bf5.jpg?v=1770710234","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/to-build-a-castle-9781967613298","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}