{"product_id":"hitlers-private-library-the-books-that-shaped-his-life-9780307455260","title":"Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life","description":"A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new chapter on eugenicist Madison Grant's \u003ci\u003eThe Passing of the Great Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHitler 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA feat of scholarly detective work, and a captivating biographical portrait, \u003ci\u003eHitler's Private Library\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most intimate and chilling works on Hitler yet written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy W. Ryback\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Last Survivor: Legacies of Dachau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 1999. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation and lives in Paris with his wife and three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655354650898,"sku":"9780307455260","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99bcae40-fbe0-4d0f-879c-7787eab15379.jpg?v=1733379850","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hitlers-private-library-the-books-that-shaped-his-life-9780307455260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}