- Hardcover: 402 pages
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books (1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0394553365
- ISBN-13: 978-0394553368
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #496,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.3 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
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Sit Back, Read, Learn & LAUGH, Aug 15 2001
By spideranansie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Selling Hitler (Mass Market Paperback)
A well-told and detailed account on the biggest publishing mess in the whole of history, Harris' "Selling Hitler" is hilarious, but has serious lessons to impart. Behind his account of how some of the biggest names in international publishing were conned into making the most enormous fools of themselves are some very chilling scenarios which we witness -- the callousness of the "primitive" Kujau, as well as the publishing world where money is above everything and the pursuit of profit is considered above journalistic integrity, the dishonesty and readiness of one such as Heidemann to believe in the authenticity of the diaries and the unrepentance of the reminiscing Nazis on the "good old days". Most importantly, we see the prevalence of and influence of Hitler and the Nazis on the world so many decades after the demise of the Third Reich, and have to imagine what would have happened had the 'diaries' been used to rewrite history if proof that they were forgeries was not conclusive. Harris' book explains the hold Hitler continues to have on the generation which had undergone the war as well as those after it, and serves as a warning on how memory or delusion can be harmful. A fantastic read, this book should be brought back into publication and made accessible to more people. Highly recommended if you're interested in seeing how people make monkeys of themselves on the world stage.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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How was it possible?, Mar 12 2001
By Bart Coessens - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Selling Hitler (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of the most interesting history books I have read. All along you keep thinking, how was it possible? How could they deceive so many people at the same time. I found myself yelling out loud "wake up, can't you see it's a fraud?" But still they believe the scam. This is a great book, and it teaches us about those "scientific" certainties and experts. I just couldn't stop reading, stayed up at night and kept on reading in the car while my wife drove me to work. A must read for everyone with an intrest in history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sit Back, Read, Learn & LAUGH, Aug 15 2001
By spideranansie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Selling Hitler (Mass Market Paperback)
A well-told and detailed account on the biggest publishing mess in the whole of history, Harris' "Selling Hitler" is hilarious, but has serious lessons to impart. Behind his account of how some of the biggest names in international publishing were conned into making the most enormous fools of themselves are some very chilling scenarios which we witness -- the callousness of the "primitive" Kujau, as well as the publishing world where money is above everything and the pursuit of profit is considered above journalistic integrity, the dishonesty and readiness of one such as Heidemann to believe in the authenticity of the diaries and the unrepentance of the reminiscing Nazis on the "good old days". Most importantly, we see the prevalence of and influence of Hitler and the Nazis on the world so many decades after the demise of the Third Reich, and have to imagine what would have happened had the 'diaries' been used to rewrite history if proof that they were forgeries was not conclusive. Harris' book explains the hold Hitler continues to have on the generation which had undergone the war as well as those after it, and serves as a warning on how memory or delusion can be harmful. A fantastic read, this book should be brought back into publication and made accessible to more people. Highly recommended if you're interested in seeing how people make monkeys of themselves on the world stage.
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