false 376989 0 0 4503324 3442153697 9783442153695 0 <![CDATA[Der Bush-Clan. Die wahre Geschichte einer amerikanischen Dynastie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4503324.Der_Bush_Clan_Die_wahre_Geschichte_einer_amerikanischen_Dynastie 2.00 1 The First Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, and it's not hard to understand why. In the book, the family that has produced two presidents as well as an assortment of other politicians, businesspeople, and a number of lesser-known black sheep is portrayed as a powerful empire that leverages wealth and influence to grow ever stronger while stringently covering up numerous instances of drug abuse, infidelity, poor judgment, and scandal. While charges about George W. Bush, including that he snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was president, garnered the most attention upon the book's release, Kelley's history goes back several generations, detailing the rise to power of Senator Prescott Bush and his son, the first President Bush. Those seeking a salacious peek at the inner sanctum of a wealthy and powerful family will not be disappointed by The First Family--Kelley always delivers on that count--and will likely devour allegations of Barbara Bush's sour temperament, George H.W. Bush's long-standing affair with aide Jennifer Fitzgerald, and George W. Bush's obnoxious drunken frat boy days that stretched, according to Kelley, well into adulthood. Those seeking a rock-solid and airtight indictment of the Bushes, however, will be disappointed, since Kelley leans on anonymous sources and rumors for some of the juicier bits. Interestingly, although it tells the stories of a family built on politics, The First Family mostly avoids the subject, clearing the decks of all political substance in order to put the style on wider display. --John Moe]]> 103594 3.44 413 68 376989 3.00 2 0 1052329 2.71 7 0 2004 6405834 3785723490 9783785723494 0 <![CDATA[Lenin, Stalin und Hitler: Drei Diktatoren, die Europa in den Abgrund führten]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6405834-lenin-stalin-und-hitler 0.0 0 This remarkably ambitious book tells the story of the great social and political catastrophe that enveloped Europe between 1914 and 1945. In a period of almost continuous upheaval, society was transformed by two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Combining a powerful narrative with profound analysis, acclaimed historian Robert Gellately argues that these tragedies are inextricably linked and that to consider them as discrete events is to misunderstand their genesis and character. Central to the catastrophe, of course, were Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, and this book makes use of recently opened Russian and German sources to explain how these dictators’ pursuit of utopian—and dreadfully flawed—ideals led only to dystopian nightmare.

In a groundbreaking work, Gellately makes clear that most comparative studies of the Soviet and Nazi dictatorships are undermined by neglecting the key importance of Lenin in the unfolding drama. Rejecting the myth of the “good” Lenin, the book provides a convincing social-historical account of all three dictatorships and carefully documents their similarities and differences. It traces the escalation of conflicts between Communism and Nazism, and particularly of the role of Hitler’s anathema against what he called “Jewish Bolshevism.” The book shows how the vicious rivalry between Stalin and Hitler led inescapably to a war of annihilation and genocide. The reverberations of this gargantuan struggle are felt everywhere to this day.

]]> 30708 3.82 62 18 376989 3.00 2 0 376988 3.80 5 0 2007 6940958 3442153174 9783442153176 0 <![CDATA[Terroristenjägerin. Wie ich das Netzwerk des islamistischen Terrors aufdeckte]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6940958-terroristenj-gerin-wie-ich-das-netzwerk-des-islamistischen-terrors-auf 4.00 1 1095022 4.00 1 0 658369 4.67 3 0 376989 3.00 2 0 588809 3.50 2 0 2004 6394459 3525351003 9783525351000 0 <![CDATA[Handbuch der kommunistischen Geheimdienste in Osteuropa 1944-1991]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6394459-handbuch-der-kommunistischen-geheimdienste-in-osteuropa-1944-1991 0.0 0 1308821 0.0 0 0 2896982 0.0 0 0 2438331 0.0 0 0 1369512 0.0 0 0 376989 3.00 2 0 376988 3.80 5 0 2008 6562729 388680853X 9783886808533 0 <![CDATA[Die Insel der Kannibalen: Stalins vergessener Gulag]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6562729-die-insel-der-kannibalen 0.0 0 61444 3.58 12 2 2967415 0.0 0 0 376989 3.00 2 0 2006 1869036 3203750252 9783203750255 0 <![CDATA[Gates vor Gericht. World War 3.0 - Microsoft und seine Feinde.]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189478194m/1869036.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189478194s/1869036.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1869036.Gates_vor_Gericht_World_War_3_0_Microsoft_und_seine_Feinde_ 0.0 0 92142 3.56 107 19 376989 3.00 2 0 2001 6904907 3421059284 9783421059284 0 <![CDATA[Der Informant: Deep Throat, die geheime Quelle der Watergate-Enthüller Mit einem Nachwort von Carl Bernstein]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6904907-der-informant 0.0 0 Der Informant liest sich wie ein Kriminalroman jener Sorte, der Woodwards und Carl Bernsteins Enthüllungen seit Jahrzehnten immer wieder als phantastische Vorlage gedient hatten. Tatsächlich, so kann man nach der Lektüre sagen, steht die Wirklichkeit der Fiktion in nichts nach.

"Für uns", schreibt Carl Bernstein in seinem Nachwort, "war es von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass wir Felt nicht in den Rücken fielen oder gegen das journalistische Prinzip verstießen, dass die Vertraulichkeit einer Quelle zu wahren ist." Woodwards Buch dokumentiert die Hintergründe einer Recherche, bei der Felt die zweifellos wichtigste, aber keineswegs die einzige Quelle war. Und es dokumentiert eine berufsethische Entschlossenheit, die angesichts immer massiverer Anfechtungen heute kaum mehr aufrecht zu erhalten ist. Auch deshalb, vor allem aber, weil der Autor nun, da er "Deep Throat" nicht mehr schützen muss, über Details berichtet, die er damals aus guten Gründen für sich behielt: Lesenswert! -- Hasso Greb

]]> 15441 3.75 7084 901 15445 4.00 3002 366 658369 4.67 3 0 687241 2.00 1 0 376989 3.00 2 0 2005 6379263 3549072937 9783549072936 0 <![CDATA[Aufstieg und Fall des Kommunismus]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6379263-aufstieg-und-fall-des-kommunismus 0.0 0 157733 3.88 17 4 2119962 3.50 4 0 376989 3.00 2 0 541132 3.71 14 3 680038 4.00 2 1 2009