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Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life

by Timothy W. Ryback
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Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life
Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life

Books that shaped a dictator's mind.

If you're intrigued by history's darker chapters, "Hitler's Private Library" could be a compelling read for you. Ryback doesn't just list out books; he deeply examines how the content may have influenced one of the most infamous leaders in history. This insight offers a unique perspective on how literature can shape a person's worldview—ironically, including one who infamously sought to control knowledge through censorship and book burnings.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life

by Timothy W. Ryback
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ISBN: 9780307455260
Authors: Timothy W. Ryback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 2010-01-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Politics
Related Topics: Biography, Politics, World War II, War, Politics, History, Biography
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 638 readers)

Description

A Washington Post Notable Book with a new chapter on eugenicist Madison Grant’s The Passing of the Great Race. In this brilliant and original exploration of some of the formative influences in Adolf Hitler’s life, Timothy Ryback examines the books that shaped the man and his thinking. Hitler was better known for burning books than collecting them but, as Ryback vividly shows us, books were Hitler’s constant companions throughout his life. They accompanied him from his years as a frontline corporal during the First World War to his final days before his suicide in Berlin. With remarkable attention to detail, Ryback examines the surviving volumes from Hitler’s private book collection, revealing the ideas and obsessions that occupied Hitler in his most private hours and the consequences they had for our world. A feat of scholarly detective work, and a captivating biographical portrait, Hitler’s Private Library is one of the most intimate and chilling works on Hitler yet written.
 

Books that shaped a dictator's mind.

If you're intrigued by history's darker chapters, "Hitler's Private Library" could be a compelling read for you. Ryback doesn't just list out books; he deeply examines how the content may have influenced one of the most infamous leaders in history. This insight offers a unique perspective on how literature can shape a person's worldview—ironically, including one who infamously sought to control knowledge through censorship and book burnings.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.