Description: Fair. 0395925037 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ORDERS SHIP WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS. MAY CONTAIN HIGHLIGHTING AND/OR WRITING. ALL USED BOOK ARE LISTED AS ACCEPTABLE BUT MAY BE GOOD/VERY GOOD/LIKE NEW. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780395925034ISBN:0395925037
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Strange scuff on back cover. Text in English, Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 688 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 29th ptg thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780395083628ISBN:0395083621
Description: Good- Ralph Manheim, trans. 694pp including index; stain & bump to inside bottom cor ner of first 80pp; cover rubbed ISBN: 0395083621. read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade. Used, trade paperback edition. Book = Good condition. DJ = Good. A very good reading copy read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, New York
Date Published: [1971]
ISBN-13:9780395083628ISBN:0395083621
Description: VG. 0395083621. Binding sound and tight without spine crease. Cover has minimal wear. Previous owner's name eradicated from half-title and title pages with whiteout. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Book title and author on top and bottom of text block in black marker.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 694 pages. read more
"I didn't actually read this, I listened to the audio version. It is strange in that Hitler seems to ramble on about things which you would consider arbitary and of no great significance, then out of nowhere his fire comes to the surface, then its back to rambling again.
This pretty much sums up one of Hitler's main stances.
"I believe that our present generation would easily master this danger if they were rightly led. For this generation has gone through certain experiences, which must have strengthened the nerves of all those who did not become nervously broken by them. Certainly in days to come, the Jews will raise a tremendous cry throughout their newspapers, once the hand is laid on their favourite nest. Once the move is made to put an end to this scandalous press and once this instrument which is public opinion is brought under state control and no longer left in the hands of aliens and enemies of the people. I am certain that this will be easier for us than it was for our fathers. The scream of the twelve-inch shrapnel is more penetrating than the hiss from a thousand Jewish newspaper vipers. Therefore let them go on with their hissing."
Indeed, many Jewish families do own newspapers, but here lies the problem. Rather than specifically naming a dynasty the papers and explicit examples of stories, he says "the Jews". When he is speaking of the Rothschild family he states "the Jews". A collective guilt on every Jew for the activies of a corrupt elite, which proved to be so very dangerous. No doubt there are corrupt Jews in high places, but the same can be said in any other race."
"This is a very intense read about the coming about of Hitler's view on politics and race. Not for the faint of heart. Although the book is a very interesting read, it really takes concentration and intestinal fortitude. Great book to get a bird's-eye view of Hitler's genius."
"Being German, I first read it at the age of 15 or so, the copy my grandparents were given for their wedding in 1942. I did not understand everything at the time, in particular some of the allusions to the parliament, but I understood well enough and could not believe what I was reading. In Germany it is not easy to get a copy, I think, but for me this was and is a must-read. Hitler wrote it when no one believed he would ever be in a position to do all this nasty stuff - but then, when he was, he actually did exactly what he had said he would - creepy.
So, as Jame put it in his comment: Read it "as psychology", "in historical context" and "with perspective", but read it."
"If you wish to get into the mind of a madman, read this book. It's difficult to read it without holding the notion that the author was a monster in every possible sense of the word. Naturally, this will heavily influence your perception of the writing. As literature, it's a piece of trash. It's an affront to the tree that died and gave it's pulp over to accept the ink of hate and monstrosity. But I had to read it - I had to try to understand what made this "thing" tick. I grudgingly gave the book one star because I think it's important for psych students and history students to gain a better understanding of the author and his profound impact on world history."
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