{"product_id":"hitlers-private-library-9780099532170","title":"Hitlers Private Library","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, \u003cb\u003eAdolf\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes \u003c\/b\u003e- the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, Timothy W. Ryback offers a systematic examination of this remarkable collection. The volumes in Hitler''s library are fascinating in themselves but it is the marginalia - the comments, the exclamation marks, the questions and underlinings - even the dirty thumbprints on the pages of a book he read in the trenches of the First World War - which are so revealing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHitler''s Private Library\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with a remarkable view of Hitler''s evolution - and unparalleled insights into his emotional and intellectual world. Utterly compelling, it is also a landmark in our understanding of the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElegantly written\u003c\/b\u003e, meticulously researched, fascinating * Ian Kershaw *\u003cbr\u003eLively and entertaining survey of the dictator's reading ... a wealth of fascinating detail -- Richard Overy * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eEnlightening -- Clive Sinclair, Book of the Week * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eRyback 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 *\u003cbr\u003eRyback'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 *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017524379991,"sku":"9780099532170","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099532170.jpg?v=1750773830","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hitlers-private-library-9780099532170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}