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Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius
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This is a very good biography of the brilliant, very influential, and rather odd Ludwig Wittgenstein. Monk sets out to provide a thorough narrative that depicts both Wittgenstein's career as a philosopher and his unusual personal life in a way that shows the unity of this life. Monk presents Wittgenstein as a man in constant search of an elusive goal... »
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Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis
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George VI thought him a "damnable villain," and Neville Chamberlain found him not quite a gentleman; but, to the rest of the world, Adolf Hitler has come to personify modern evil to such an extent that his biographers always have faced an unenviable task. The two more renowned biographies of Hitler--by Joachim C. Fest ( Hitler) and by Alan ... »
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Recollections: An Autobiography
If you have read Man's Search for Meaning, this autobioraphical reflection from Frankl is very good. It is good to read about his life from his recollect... »
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Beethoven's Letters
[[ASIN:0486227693 Beethoven's Letters]]
As a pianist, teacher, adjudicator, examiner, critic and author, I am often presented with performances of B... »
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World of Yesterday
This is an interesting book, I grant, particularly for the period-view we get, and particularly since that period is so obscured from view by the enormity... »
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Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
Following the collapse of the Romanov Empire (Russia), the Hapsburg Empire (Austria) and the Hohenzollern Empire (Germany) in the wake of World War I, E... »
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