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    Condition
    Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
    Binding
    TC
    EAN
    9780307408846
    ISBN
    0307408841
    Features
    Dust Jacket
    Original Language
    English
    Book Title
    In the Garden of Beasts : Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
    Publisher
    Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
    Item Length
    9.6 in
    Publication Year
    2011
    Format
    Hardcover
    Language
    English
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Item Height
    1.4 in
    Author
    Erik Larson
    Genre
    Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
    Topic
    Holocaust, Europe / Germany, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Political, Historical
    Item Weight
    24.4 Oz
    Item Width
    6.4 in
    Number of Pages
    464 Pages

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
    ISBN-10
    0307408841
    ISBN-13
    9780307408846
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    99561766

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    In the Garden of Beasts : Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
    Number of Pages
    464 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Holocaust, Europe / Germany, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Political, Historical
    Publication Year
    2011
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
    Author
    Erik Larson
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.4 in
    Item Weight
    24.4 Oz
    Item Length
    9.6 in
    Item Width
    6.4 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2010-045402
    Dewey Edition
    22
    Dewey Decimal
    943.086
    Synopsis
    "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."-- New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamored of the "New Germany," she has one affair after another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance--and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and ruthless ambition. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming--yet wholly sinister--Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror., "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."-- New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamored of the "New Germany," she has one affair after another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance--and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and ruthless ambition. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre G ring and the expectedly charming--yet wholly sinister--Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.
    LC Classification Number
    E748.D6L37 2011

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        Well Done

        Eric Larson writes almost too well. This book was so interesting and easy to read that I had to slow down and remind myself that the subject matter was real and what my purpose was in reading it. It helped to fill in my study of the subject including Mein Kampf, Inside the Third Reich, histories of the Franco-Prussian War and WWI, and Radley Balko's Rise of the Warrior Cop. It's happening here and too many Americans are keeping their heads down, denying the reality, and just trying to get on with their lives.

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      • Great Book, All of Larson's are Great Book!

        Eric Larson is the best author I've read...perhaps ever. His books are NON-Fiction but read like fiction. History written in such a manner that the pages turn quickly and keep the reader wanting more. Read one of the Larson book and you'll be hooked. I give them as gifts. Excellent!

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      • Erik Larson a great story teller.

        We are very lucky in this country to have so many great historians. Erik Larson is right there at the top. He plucks these great events from the past and recreates them in an easy reading narrative that is historically accurate and captivating, absolutely intoxicating...really ..lol

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      • Something everyone should know about Hitler and his cronies.

        If I am going to read a detailed historical non fiction book, I prefer to have a hard copy. This is a story more detailed than anyone would get in a history class.

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      • Well worth reading.

        To anyone with an interest in the workings of the NAZI government and how the diplomats of the US perceived them and responded to them, this offers unique insight from the American statesman assigned to Germany in 1933. Including the viewpoint and experiences of his family.

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