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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781400042043
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400042046
ISBN-13
9781400042043
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65759662
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hitler's Private Library : the Books That Shaped His Life
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Holocaust, Europe / Germany, Presidents & Heads of State, Books & Reading
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-022010
Reviews
"Fascinating." -Washington Post Book WorldBest Nonfiction of 2008 "InHitler's Private LibraryTimothy Ryback turns Hitler's reading into a way of reading Hitlerhis mind, his obsessions, his evolution. It's an original and provocative work that adds valuable context to the skeletal and mystifying historical record." -Ron Rosenbaum, author ofExplaining Hitler "Hitler's Private Libraryis a meticulously researched and highly original focus on one of history's most enigmatic figures. Timothy W. Ryback shines his laser-like perceptions into the library and mind of Adolf Hitler in a way no previous book has done. Anyone even vaguely interested in the uses and misuses of 'a little bit of knowledge' and ideology will marveland shudderat Ryback's riveting insights." -Steven Bach, author ofLENI: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl "Elegantly written, meticulously researched, fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . Ryback has produced a valuable short addition to attempts to understand this strange man whose impact on the world was so baleful." -Ian Kershaw,The New York Sun "Dramatic . . . Ryback derives fascinating and suggestive material from the books that he examines . . . Ryback's useful book brings us a little closer to the mind of the monster." -Anthony Grafton,The New Republic "Audacious and original." -Library Journal "Intriguing . . . Ryback is not the first to study Hitler's marginalia, but he does make the perfect guide, intelligent, well-informed, and careful." -Douglas Smith,The Seattle Times "Crisply written . . . thoroughly engrossing . . . fascinating." -Michael Dirda,Washington Post Book World "Approaching Hitler from an unexpected angle, Timothy Ryback isn't adding a gimmicky volume to the vast bibliography: he's shedding more light on the man than I have found in many full-dress studies . . . irresistible." -John Wilson,Christianity Today "An unusually vivid and nuanced portrait of the dictator." -Publishers Weekly "Adds fresh color and texture to the evolving, increasingly detailed portrait of der Führer." -Kirkus, "Fascinating." -Washington Post Book World Best Nonfiction of 2008 "In Hitler's Private Library Timothy Ryback turns Hitler's reading into a way of reading Hitlerhis mind, his obsessions, his evolution. It's an original and provocative work that adds valuable context to the skeletal and mystifying historical record." -Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler " Hitler's Private Library is a meticulously researched and highly original focus on one of history's most enigmatic figures. Timothy W. Ryback shines his laser-like perceptions into the library and mind of Adolf Hitler in a way no previous book has done. Anyone even vaguely interested in the uses and misuses of 'a little bit of knowledge' and ideology will marveland shudderat Ryback's riveting insights." -Steven Bach, author of LENI: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl "Remarkably absorbing . . . A tantalizing glimpse into Hitler's . . . self-improvement program." -Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating . . . Hitler's Private Library will appeal to anyone interested in what books mean to us, and is 'must' reading for anyone who doubts the power of written words to sway the human imagination toward good or evil." -R. V. Scheide, Sacramento News & Review Best Books of 2008 "Sensitively handled . . . and intelligently presented . . . Ryback's portrait is both original and rewarding." -John Gross, New York Review of Books "Fascinating . . . Timothy Ryback writes gracefully, and the story he weaves around the books from Hitler's private libraries . . . offers fresh perspectives . . . Deftly, and with an economy of words, he sketches the future dictator's transition from young volunteer to bitter and hardened soldier." -Charles A. Radin, The Boston Globe "Elegantly written, meticulously researched, fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . Ryback has produced a valuable short addition to attempts to understand this strange man whose impact on the world was so baleful." -Ian Kershaw, The New York Sun "Dramatic . . . Ryback derives fascinating and suggestive material from the books that he examines . . . Ryback's useful book brings us a little closer to the mind of the monster." -Anthony Grafton, The New Republic "Intriguing . . . Ryback is not the first to study Hitler's marginalia, but he does make the perfect guide, intelligent, well-informed, and careful." -Douglas Smith, The Seattle Times "Crisply written . . . Thoroughly engrossing . . . Fascinating." -Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World "Rewarding . . . Carefully researched." -Ritchie Robertson, Times Literary Supplement "Approaching Hitler from an unexpected angle, Timothy Ryback isn't adding a gimmicky volume to the vast bibliography: he's shedding more light on the man than I have found in many full-dress studies . . . irresistible." -John Wilson, Christianity Today, "Fascinating." -Washington Post Book WorldBest Nonfiction of 2008 "InHitler's Private LibraryTimothy Ryback turns Hitler's reading into a way of reading Hitlerhis mind, his obsessions, his evolution. It's an original and provocative work that adds valuable context to the skeletal and mystifying historical record." -Ron Rosenbaum, author ofExplaining Hitler "Hitler's Private Libraryis a meticulously researched and highly original focus on one of history's most enigmatic figures. Timothy W. Ryback shines his laser-like perceptions into the library and mind of Adolf Hitler in a way no previous book has done. Anyone even vaguely interested in the uses and misuses of 'a little bit of knowledge' and ideology will marveland shudderat Ryback's riveting insights." -Steven Bach, author ofLENI: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl "Elegantly written, meticulously researched, fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . Ryback has produced a valuable short addition to attempts to understand this strange man whose impact on the world was so baleful." -Ian Kershaw,The New York Sun "Dramatic . . . Ryback derives fascinating and suggestive material from the books that he examines . . . Ryback's useful book brings us a little closer to the mind of the monster." -Anthony Grafton,The New Republic "Audacious and original." -Library Journal "Intriguing . . . Ryback is not the first to study Hitler's marginalia, but he does make the perfect guide, intelligent, well-informed, and careful." -Douglas Smith,The Seattle Times "Crisply written . . . thoroughly engrossing . . . fascinating." -Michael Dirda,Washington Post Book World "Approaching Hitler from an unexpected angle, Timothy Ryback isn't adding a gimmicky volume to the vast bibliography: he's shedding more light on the man than I have found in many full-dress studies . . . irresistible." -John Wilson,Christianity Today "An unusually vivid and nuanced portrait of the dictator." -Publishers Weekly "Adds fresh color and texture to the evolving, increasingly detailed portrait of der Führer." -Kirkus From the Hardcover edition., "InHitler's Private LibraryTimothy Ryback turns Hitler's reading into a way of reading Hitlerhis mind, his obsessions, his evolution. It's an original and provocative work that adds valuable context to the skeletal and mystifying historical record." - Ron Rosenbaum, author ofExplaining Hitler "Hitler's Private Libraryis a meticulously researched and highly original focus on one of history's most enigmatic figures. Timothy W. Ryback shines his laser-like perceptions into the library and mind of Adolf Hitler in a way no previous book has done. Anyone even vaguely interested in the uses and misuses of 'a little bit of knowledge' and ideology will marveland shudderat Ryback's riveting insights." - Steven Bach, author ofLENI: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
027.1092
Synopsis
A brilliantly original exploration of some of the formative influences in Hitler's life-the books he most revered, and how they shaped the man and his thinking. Hitler's education and worldview were formed largely from the books in his private library. Recently, hundreds of those books were discovered in the Library of Congress by Timothy Ryback, complete with Hitler's marginalia on their pages-underlines, question marks, exclamation points, scrawled comments. Ryback traces the path of the key phrases and ideas that Hitler incorporated into his writing, speeches, conversations, self-definition, and actions. We watch him embraceDonQuixote, Robinson Crusoe,and the works of Shakespeare. We see how an obscure treatise inspired his political career and a particular interpretation of Ibsen's epic poemPeer Gynthelped mold his ruthless ambition. He admires Henry Ford's anti-Semitic tract,The International Jew,and declares it required reading for fellow party members.We learn how hisextensive readings on religion and the occult provide the blueprint for his notion of divine providence, how the words of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer are reborn as infamous Nazi catchphrases, and, finally, how a biography of Frederick the Great fired the destructive fanaticism that compelled Hitler to continue fighting World War II when all hope of victory was lost. Hitler's Private Library,a landmark in the study of the Third Reich, offers a remarkable view into Hitler's intellectual world and personal evolution. It demonstrates the ability of books to preserve in vivid ways the lives of their collectors, underscoring the importance of the tactile in the era of the digital., Mulholland Books presents... CROSSBONES YARD Ray and Marie Benson killed 13 women before they were caught, tried and imprisoned. Five of their victims were never found. Six years later, psychologist Alice Quentin discovers a woman's body on the waste ground at Crossbones Yard. The wounds are horrifyingly similar to the Bensons' signature style. But who would want to copy their crimes? When Alice is called in to consult, her first instinct is to say no. She wants to focus on treating her patients, not analysing the mind of a murderer. But the body at Crossbones Yard is just the start, and the killer may already be closer than Alice knows.
LC Classification Number
DD247.H5R94 2008
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