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Berlin, 1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else's surprise, become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power. Dodd has little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party, his increasingly concerned cables make little impact on an indifferent U.S. State Department, while Martha is drawn to the Nazis and their vision of a 'New Germany' and has a succession of affairs with senior party players, including first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as the year darkens, Dodd and his daughter find their lives transformed and any last illusion they might have about Hitler are shattered by the violence of the 'Night of the Long Knives' in the summer of 1934 that established him as supreme dictator.Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the times, and with brilliant portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler amongst others, Erik Larson's new book sheds unique light on events as they unfold, resulting in an unforgettable, addictively readable work of narrative history.

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Review:
"Praise for Erik Larson"
" "
THUNDERSTRUCK
"A ripping yarn of murder and invention."--"Los Angeles Times"
"Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes "Thunderstruck" an irresistible tale."--"The Washington Post Book World"
"Gripping....An edge-of-the-seat read."--"People"
DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
"[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel....a dynamic, enveloping book."
--"The New York Times"
"A hugely engrossing chronicle of events public and private. Exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating."
--"Chicago Tribune"
"An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction."--"Time Out New York"
ISAAC'S STORM
"A gripping account...fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true."-

"In this mesmerizing portrait of the Nazi capital, Larson plumbs a far more diabolical urban cauldron than in his bestselling "The Devil in the White City."..a vivid, atmospheric panorama of the Third Reich and its leaders, including murderous Nazi factional infighting, through the accretion of small crimes and petty thuggery."--"Publishers Weekly"(Starred Review)
"Praise for Erik Larson"
" "
THUNDERSTRUCK
"A ripping yarn of murder and invention."--"Los Angeles Times"
"Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes "Thunderstruck" an irresistible tale."--"The Washington Post Book World"
"Gripping....An edge-of-the-seat read."--"People"
DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
"[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel....a dynamic, enveloping book."
--"The New York Times"
"A hugely engrossing chronicle of eve

"Reads like an elegant thriller...utterly compelling... marvelous stuff. An excellent and entertaining book that deserves to be a bestseller, and probably will be."--"The Washington Post"
"A master at writing true tales as riveting as fiction."--"People" (3 1/2 stars)
"Larson has done it again, expertly weaving together a fresh new narrative from ominous days of the 20th century."--Associated Press
"[L]ike slipping slowly into a nightmare, with logic perverted and morality upended....It all makes for a powerful, unsettling immediacy."--Bruce Handy, "Vanity Fair
""Dazzling....Reads like a suspense novel, replete with colorful characters, both familiar and those previously relegated to the shadows. Like Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories or Victor Klemperer's Diaries, IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS is an on-the-ground documentary of a society going mad in slow motion."--"The Chicago Sun-Times
"
"[G]ripping, a nightmare narrative of a terrible time. It rai

-By far his best and most enthralling work of novelistic history....Powerful, poignant...a transportingly true story.---The New York Times
-Tells a fascinating story brilliantly well.---Financial Times
-Highly compelling...Larson brings Berlin roaring to life in all its glamour and horror...a welcome new chapter in the vast canon of World War II.---Christian Science Monitor
-Terrific.---Los Angeles Times

-A stunning work of history.---Newsweek

-Larson has meticulously researched the Dodds' intimate witness to Hitler's ascendancy and created an edifying narrative of this historical byway that has all the pleasures of a political thriller....a fresh picture of these terrrible events.---The New York Times Book Review

-Larson has taken a brilliant idea and turned it into a gripping book.---Women's Wear Daily
-Harrowingly suspenseful.- Vogue.com

-A gripping, deeply-intimate narrative with a climax that reads like the best political thriller, where we are stunned with each turn of the page.---Louisville Courier Journal
-Electrifying reading...fascinating.- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
-Larson's latest chronicle of history has as much excitement as a thriller novel, and it's all the more thrilling because it's all true.---Asbury Park Press
-A superb book...nothing less than masterful.---Toronto Globe and Mail
-Even though we know how it will end -- the book's climax, the Night of the Long Knives, being just the beginning, this is a page-turner, full of flesh and blood people and monsters too, whose charms are particularly disturbing.---Portland Herald

-Larson succeeds brilliantly...offers a fascinating window into the year when the world began its slow slide into war.---Maclean's Magazine
-Erik Larson tackles this outstanding period of history as fully and compellingly as he portrayed the events in his bestseller, THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY. With each page, more horrors are revealed, making it impossible to put down. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS reads like the true thriller it is.---BookReporter.com
-Larson's strengths as a storyteller have never been stronger than they are here, and this story is far more important than either -The Devil in the White City- or -Thunderstruck.- How the United States dithered as Hitler rose to power is a cautionary tale that bears repeating, and Larson has told it masterfully.---Cleveland Plain Dealer
-Reads like an elegant thriller...utterly compelling... marvelous stuff. An excellent and entertaining book that deserves to be a bestseller, and probably will be.---The Washington Post

-Larson's scholarship is impressive, but it's his pacing and knack for suspense that elevates the book from the matter-of-fact to the sublime.---Pittsburgh Review
-A master at writing true tales as riveting as fiction.---People (3 1/2 stars)
-Larson has done it again, expertly weaving together a fresh new narrative from ominous days of the 20th century.---Associated Press

--Mesmerizing...cinematic, improbable yet true.---Philadelphia Inquirer
-[L]ike slipping slowly into a nightmare, with logic perverted and morality upended....It all makes for a powerful, unsettling immediacy.---Bruce Handy, Vanity Fair

-Dazzling....Reads like a suspense novel, replete with colorful characters, both familiar and those previously relegated to the shadows. Like Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories or Victor Klemperer's Diaries, IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS is an on-the-ground documentary of a society going mad in slow motion.---The Chicago Sun-Times
-[G]ripping, a nightmare narrative of a terrible time. It raises again the question never fully answered about the Nazi era--what evil humans are capable of, and what means are necessary to cage the beast.---The Seattle Times
-In this mesmerizing portrait of the Nazi capital, Larson plumbs a far more diabolical urban cauldron than in his bestselling The Devil in the White City...a vivid, atmospheric panorama of the Third Reich and its leaders, including murderous Nazi factional infighting, through the accretion of small crimes and petty thuggery.---Publishers Weekly(Starred Review)

Praise for Erik Larson
THUNDERSTRUCK
-A ripping yarn of murder and invention.---Los Angeles Times

-Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale.---The Washington Post Book World
-Gripping....An edge-of-the-seat read.---People
DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
-[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel....a dynamic, enveloping book.-
--The New York Times
-A hugely engrossing chronicle of events public and private. Exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating.-
--Chicago Tribune

-An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction.---Time Out New York
ISAAC'S STORM
-A gripping account...fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.---New York Times Book Review

-Superb...Larson has made the Great Hurricane live again.---The Wall Street Journal

-Gripping....The Jaws of hurricane yarns.---Newsday

"By far his best and most enthralling work of novelistic history....Powerful, poignant...a transportingly true story."--The New York Times

"Tells a fascinating story brilliantly well."--Financial Times

"Highly compelling...Larson brings Berlin roaring to life in all its glamour and horror...a welcome new chapter in the vast canon of World War II."--Christian Science Monitor

"Terrific."--Los Angeles Times

"A stunning work of history."--Newsweek

"Larson has meticulously researched the Dodds' intimate witness to Hitler's ascendancy and created an edifying narrative of this historical byway that has all the pleasures of a political thriller....a fresh picture of these terrrible events."--The New York Times Book Review

"Larson has taken a brilliant idea and turned it into a gripping book."--Women's Wear Daily

"Harrowingly suspenseful." Vogue.com

"A gripping, deeply-intimate narrative with a climax that reads like the best political thriller, where we are stunned with each turn of the page."--Louisville Courier Journal

"Electrifying reading...fascinating." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Larson's latest chronicle of history has as much excitement as a thriller novel, and it's all the more thrilling because it's all true."--Asbury Park Press

"A superb book...nothing less than masterful."--Toronto Globe and Mail

"Even though we know how it will end -- the book's climax, the Night of the Long Knives, being just the beginning, this is a page-turner, full of flesh and blood people and monsters too, whose charms are particularly disturbing."--Portland Herald

"Larson succeeds brilliantly...offers a fascinating window into the year when the world began its slow slide into war."--Maclean's Magazine

"Erik Larson tackles this outstanding period of history as fully and compellingly as he portrayed the events in his bestseller, THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY. With each page, more horrors are revealed, making it impossible to put down. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS reads like the true thriller it is."--BookReporter.com

"Larson's strengths as a storyteller have never been stronger than they are here, and this story is far more important than either "The Devil in the White City" or "Thunderstruck." How the United States dithered as Hitler rose to power is a cautionary tale that bears repeating, and Larson has told it masterfully."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Reads like an elegant thriller...utterly compelling... marvelous stuff. An excellent and entertaining book that deserves to be a bestseller, and probably will be."--The Washington Post

"Larson's scholarship is impressive, but it's his pacing and knack for suspense that elevates the book from the matter-of-fact to the sublime."--Pittsburgh Review

"A master at writing true tales as riveting as fiction."--People (3 1/2 stars)

"Larson has done it again, expertly weaving together a fresh new narrative from ominous days of the 20th century."--Associated Press

""Mesmerizing...cinematic, improbable yet true."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"[L]ike slipping slowly into a nightmare, with logic perverted and morality upended....It all makes for a powerful, unsettling immediacy."--Bruce Handy, Vanity Fair

"Dazzling....Reads like a suspense novel, replete with colorful characters, both familiar and those previously relegated to the shadows. Like Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories or Victor Klemperer's Diaries, IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS is an on-the-ground documentary of a society going mad in slow motion."--The Chicago Sun-Times

"[G]ripping, a nightmare narrative of a terrible time. It raises again the question never fully answered about the Nazi era--what evil humans are capable of, and what means are necessary to cage the beast."--The Seattle Times

"In this mesmerizing portrait of the Nazi capital, Larson plumbs a far more diabolical urban cauldron than in his bestselling The Devil in the White City...a vivid, atmospheric panorama of the Third Reich and its leaders, including murderous Nazi factional infighting, through the accretion of small crimes and petty thuggery."--Publishers Weekly(Starred Review)

Praise for Erik Larson

THUNDERSTRUCK
"A ripping yarn of murder and invention."--Los Angeles Times

"Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale."--The Washington Post Book World

"Gripping....An edge-of-the-seat read."--People

DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
"[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel....a dynamic, enveloping book."
--The New York Times

"A hugely engrossing chronicle of events public and private. Exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating."
--Chicago Tribune

"An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction."--Time Out New York

ISAAC'S STORM
"A gripping account...fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true."--New York Times Book Review

"Superb...Larson has made the Great Hurricane live again."--The Wall Street Journal

"Gripping....The Jaws of hurricane yarns."--Newsday
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The extraordinary true story of intrigue and emerging terror at the American embassy in Berlin during the tumultuous twelve months that witnessed Hitler's rise to ultimate power in Germany.

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