In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Description: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin recounts the experiences of the American ambassador and his family during the early years of Nazi Germany in 1933 Berlin. The book details their personal observations amid political upheaval
ISBN: 030740885X
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dctoedt
· 2011-09-19
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By invoking Nazi analogies to make your point, you're actually doing a disservice to your argument.
I just finished reading the NYT best-seller In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin [1]. It made me think that, notwithstanding Godwin's Law [2], citizens should continue to be mindful of what can happen in a 'civilized' society.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Beasts-Terror-American-Hitlers/... (not an affiliate link).
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson Highly entertaining non-fiction that reads like fiction. Accounts of the build-up to hitler's Germany like you're actually there. http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Beasts-Terror-American-Hitlers/...