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Ryback, T: Hitler's Private Library

Autor Timothy W. Ryback
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 feb 2010
He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. This title provides a view of Hitler's evolution and offers insights into his emotional and intellectual world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780099532170
ISBN-10: 0099532174
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 131 x 202 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Random House
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

Recenzii

"Elegantly written, meticulously researched, fascinating" Ian Kershaw "Lively and entertaining survey of the dictator's reading ... a wealth of fascinating detail" -- Richard Overy Sunday Telegraph "Enlightening" -- Clive Sinclair, Book Of The Week Independent "Ryback has made an original and interesting contribution to the study of this monster, not least by showing that, in some respects, he was just like many of the rest of us" -- Simon Heffer Daily Telegraph "Ryback's...volume is unique in its focus on a limited number of books and in the forensic attention he lavishes on them" -- Bertrand Benoit Financial Times Review

Notă biografică

Timothy W. Ryback is the co-founder of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation at Leiden University in The Netherlands. His previous books include the highly acclaimed Hitler's Private Library: The Books that Shaped his Life, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was described by Ian Kershaw as `elegantly written, meticulously researched, fascinating¿, and The Last Survivor: Legacies of Dachau, which was a New York Times Notable Book for 2000. He has been involved with several institutions dealing with international affairs and served as a lecturer in History and Literature at Harvard University. He has also written for the Atlantic, the New Yorker and the New York Times. He and his wife reside in Paris.