Books by Richard J. Evans
“Hitler’s People is a new book by historian Richard Evans…offering short portraits of major and minor players in the Third Reich, and what motivated them. It opens with a section on Adolf Hitler himself. I’ve never read any biographies of any of the men surrounding Hitler, so reading about their background and how they ended up getting involved made for interesting reading. Education and appreciation for culture were absolutely no guard against becoming a devout Nazi.” Read more...
Notable Nonfiction Books of Fall 2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Richard J. Evans were recommended
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1
Patriot: A Memoir
by Alexei Navalny, translated by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel -
2
Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
by Stephanie Baker -
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Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich
by Richard J. Evans -
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The Golden Road
by William Dalrymple -
5
The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place
by Kate Summerscale
Notable Nonfiction Books of Fall 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Notable Nonfiction Books of Fall 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the memoir of the brave politician who opposed Putin, to how the culture of ancient and early medieval India transformed the world, from a book about the people who surrounded Hitler, to a serial killer in 1950s London, Sophie Roell, editor of Five Books, introduces some of her favourite nonfiction books published in the last three months.
