false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175800101m/560136.jpg 560136 1 <p><i>The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber</i> is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor/dancer/poet/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s.</p> <p>In an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber's celebrations of "Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy" were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin's hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her neck, and a silver brooch packed with cocaine. Multi-talented Anita saw no boundaries between her personal life and her taboo-shattering performances. As such, she was Europe's first postmodern woman.</p> <p>Among those Anita Berber claimed as members of her vast sexual harem were Marlene Dietrich, Magnus Hirschfeld (the founder of modern sexology and gay liberation), Klaus Mann, Conrad Veidt, Lawrence Durrell, and the King of Yugoslavia. Berber acted in Fritz Lang's <i>Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler</i> and starred in the silent epic, <i>Lucifer</i>. Even Leni Riefenstahl credits Berber for inspiring her controversial career. After sated Berliners finally tired of Anita Berber's libidinous antics, she became a "carrion soul that even the hyenas ignored," dying in 1928 at the age of 29.</p> <p><i>The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber</i> chronicles a remarkable career, including over 150 photographs and drawings that recreate Anita's enduring "Repertoire of the Damned."</p> 547297 1 5 2006 The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Depravity total:36|5:5|4:12|3:8|2:9|1:2| 36 117 82 9 2 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 18:08:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 18:11:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 02 13:26:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:27:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 14:51:31 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 14:51:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 01:00:18 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 04:38:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 18 22:03:27 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 20:38:00 -0700 2009 Voluptuous Panic is better!]]> 1 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:44:30 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 14:52:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Nov 19 22:10:06 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 22:11:34 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 07:22:45 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:11:05 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 12:21:04 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 14 07:03:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 12:18:12 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:18:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 13:40:56 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 13:01:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 22:41:51 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 22:41:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 21:39:13 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 21:39:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 02:39:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 02:39:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 18:20:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 18:20:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 17:47:09 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 17:47:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 04 12:27:57 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 12:27:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 04 05:48:05 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 05:48:05 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 07:48:36 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 07:48:51 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 14:11:52 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 10:32:53 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=560136