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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times). “A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal A PARADE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were “so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them.” At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter’s commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable—one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink—a dark reminder that we often don’t see a cataclysm coming until it’s too late.

Après Dans le jardin de la bête et La Splendeur et l''Infamie, le nouveau chef-d''œuvre d''Erik Larson ! 6 novembre 1860 : Abraham Lincoln devient président des États-Unis. Cinq mois plus tard, c''est le début de la guerre de Sécession. Si, durant cette période, la crise est alimentée par les positions du Nord et du Sud sur l''esclavage, la fracture s''avère beaucoup plus profonde au sein du pays. En quelques semaines, les opinions des uns et des autres deviennent inconciliables, même au sein des familles. L''époque est marquée par les tragédies et les trahisons, la guerre se profile et personne ne semble avoir le pouvoir de l''empêcher. En dépit de sa personnalité unique, Lincoln lui-même se sent impuissant. Ces cinq mois, écrit-il, ont été " tellement incroyables que si j''avais pu les anticiper, je n''aurais pas cru possible de pouvoir y survivre ". Avec un sens de l''intrigue et du suspense digne des plus grands auteurs de thrillers, Erik Larson nous raconte, à partir de nombreux documents inédits, l''histoire de cette période exceptionnelle où les positions tranchées de chacun vont peu à peu mener à une catastrophe à endiguer. Il nous offre également ici, en creux, l''occasion d''une réflexion passionnante sur l''époque moderne.

Un relato fascinante de los caóticos meses que precedieron al estallido de la Guerra Civil americana. El 6 de noviembre de 1860, Abraham Lincoln se convirtió en el inesperado vencedor de la carrera por la presidencia, en un momento en el que Estados Unidos estaba amargamente dividido tras varias declaraciones de secesión de los estados del sur que amenazaban con la destrucción de la Unión. Erik Larson ofrece un relato fascinante de los caóticos meses entre la elección de Lincoln y el bombardeo de Sumter por la Confederación, un período marcado por trágicos errores y malentendidos, egos inflamados y ambiciones ruines, tragedias personales y traiciones. Una historia de horror político que captura las fuerzas que llevaron a Estados Unidos al borde del abismo.

Een architect, een seriemoordenaar en één gezamenlijke obsessie. Het is bijna niet te geloven dat de New York Times-bestseller ‘De duivel in de witte stad’ geheel op de waarheid berust. Het is 1893, en architect Daniel H. Burnham legt de laatste hand aan zijn baanbrekende tentoonstelling voor de langverwachte Wereldtentoonstelling in Chicago. Zijn idealistische levenswerk, ‘De Witte Stad’, vormt de basis voor de gehele tentoonstelling, maar het evenement loopt uit op een immens drama. Om de hoek is seriemoordenaar H.H. Holmes met zijn eigen levenswerk bezig, het bouwen van het ‘Wereldtentoonstelling Hotel’, ook wel het ‘Moordkasteel’ genoemd, inclusief gas- en martelkamers voor de gasten van de tentoonstelling... Erik Larson is een Amerikaanse bestsellerauteur die wereldwijd bekendheid heeft verkregen met meerdere New York Times-bestsellers. Kenmerkend voor Larsons werken is de manier waarop hij historische gebeurtenissen op meeslepende wijze weet te transformeren in verhalen om te verslinden, een stijl die ook wel narratieve non-fictie wordt genoemd. ''De duivel in de Witte Stad’ won de Edgar Award, en zijn boeken zijn in meer dan zeventien landen uitgegeven.

Μια συναρπαστική αποτύπωση της πορείας μιας ολόκληρης κοινωνίας προς την τρέλα. Chicago Sun-Times ufeffΒερολίνο 1933: Ο χαμηλών τόνων καθηγητής Γουίλιαμ Ντοντ φτάνει στην Ευρώπη, συνοδευόμενος από την οικογένειά του, ως ο νέος πρεσβευτής των ΗΠΑ στη Γερμανία. Είναι η περίοδος που ο Χίτλερ μηχανεύεται τρόπους για να εδραιώσει την κυριαρχία του και να απαλλαγεί από όσους στέκονται εμπόδιο στα σχέδιά του. Η οικογένεια των Αμερικανών θα βρεθεί σε μια πόλη με τα πιο εντυπωσιακά και αβανγκάρντ κτίρια στον κόσμο, όπου τα θέατρα, οι συναυλιακοί χώροι και τα καφέ είναι κατάμεστα. Μέσα από τις καθημερινές συναναστροφές τους, τις δεξιώσεις, την μποέμικη ζωή και τις ερωτικές περιπέτειες της Μάρθας, της κόρης του πρέσβη, αποκαλύπτεται ένας κόσμος γεμάτος ενέργεια και αισιοδοξία. Καθώς όμως γνωρίζουμε τους ανθρώπους του κοντινού περιβάλλοντος του Χίτλερ και την ανεκτική στάση των ξένων διπλωματών απέναντι στο καθεστώς, αρχίζει να ξεδιπλώνεται το εφιαλτικό πρόσωπο του Τρίτου Ράιχ: ένας φονικός σπασμός βίας θα βουτήξει την πόλη στο αίμα. Καλώς ήρθατε στον Κήπο με τα Θηρία. Στον Κήπο με τα Θηρία ο Erik Larson καταθέτει ένα συναρπαστικό αφήγημα […]. Μέσα από τις σελίδες του ξετυλίγεται ένα μωσαϊκό από πρόσωπα, μηχανισμούς, ίντριγκες, μαρτυρίες, γεγονότα και εμπειρίες φρίκης που αποτυπώνουν το πορτρέτο της ναζιστικής εξουσίας. Το βιβλίο [...] εστιάζει σε πτυχές που αξίζει να φωτιστούν περισσότερο: στην αμφίρροπη ελκυστικότητα του ολοκληρωτισμού και τη σαγήνη της βίας, στον βαθιά ενθυλακωμένο αντισημιτισμό στις ΗΠΑ, στις εκδοχές του φιλοναζισμού, κάποιες από τις οποίες επιβιώνουν μέχρι τις ημέρες μας λειτουργώντας ως μια δυνητική απειλή για τις σύγχρονες δημοκρατίες. Από τον πρόλογο της Βασιλικής Γεωργιάδου, Καθηγήτριας Πολιτικής Επιστήμης στο Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Ιστορίας

Erik Larson, autorul bestsellerului Siajul morții, ne oferă o poveste remarcabilă din timpul ascensiunii lui Hitler la putere. Momentul este plasat în 1933, locul – Berlin, când William E. Dodd devine primul ambasador al SUA în Germania nazistă a lui Hitler, într-un an care s-a dovedit a fi un moment de cotitură în istorie. Profesor în Chicago, Dodd își aduce cu el și soția, fiul și fiica, Mar - tha. La început, Martha este fascinată de petreceri și de fast, de tine - rii chipeși din cel de-al Treilea Reich, cu entuziasmul lor contagios pentru readucerea Germaniei într-o poziție de importanță mondială. Îndrăgostită de „Noua Germanie“, ea are aventuri una după alta, in - clusiv cu primul șef al Gestapoului, Rudolf Diels. Dar, pe măsură ce apar dovezile persecuției evreilor, confirmate cu înfrigurare de martori, tatăl ei telegrafiază îngrijorările către un Departament de Stat în mare măsură indiferent. Dodd urmărește alarmat în timp ce evreii sunt atacați, presa este cenzurată și încep să circule proiecte de legi înspăimântătoare. Pe măsură ce primul an curge și umbrele se adâncesc, familia Dodd experimentează zile pli - ne de entuziasm, intrigă, romantism – și, în cele din urmă, groază, când un spasm sfâșietor de violențe și crime dezvăluie adevăratul caracter al lui Hitler și ambiția sa nemiloasă. Scăldată în atmosfera tensionată a perioadei și oferind portrete de neuitat ale bizarului Göring și ale fermecătorului – deși sinistrului – Goebbels, În grădina fiarelor oferă o perspectivă uimitoare, de martor ocular al evenimentelor ce se desfășoară în timp real, dezvăluind o eră cu nuanțe și o complexitate surprinzătoare. Rezultatul este o lucrare extraordinară, ușor de citit, care spune multe despre motivul pentru care lumea nu a recunoscut amenințarea gravă reprezentată de Hitler până când Berlinul și Europa nu au fost înecate în sânge și în teroare.

Os bastidores de como Churchill uniu sua nação durante o pior momento da Segunda Guerra Mundial Assim que Winston Churchill assumiu como primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido, Hitler invadiu a Holanda e a Bélgica. A Polônia e a Tchecoslováquia já haviam sucumbido e a evacuação de Dunquerque ocorreria duas semanas depois. Pelos doze meses seguintes, Hitler travaria uma incessante campanha de bombardeios, matando 45 mil britânicos. Coube a Churchill manter a nação unida e convencer o presidente americano Franklin Roosevelt de que era um aliado valioso — e com disposição para lutar até o fim. Em O esplêndido e o vil, Erik Larson mostra em detalhes como Churchill incutiu no povo britânico “a arte de não temer”. Muito além de uma história de malabarismos políticos, a obra é também um drama doméstico e íntimo. Baseado em documentos originais de arquivos e relatórios de espionagem secretos — alguns deles abertos apenas recentemente —, além de diários, o livro oferece uma nova perspectiva sobre o ano mais sombrio da capital inglesa através da experiência cotidiana de Churchill e daqueles próximos a ele. Além do famoso no 10 da Downing Street, residência oficial dos primeiros-ministros em Londres, o leitor também é levado a endereços menos conhecidos, como Chequers, a casa de campo oficial, e Ditchley, o lugar que abrigou Churchill e sua equipe quando os ataques se intensificaram. Narrado em ritmo de ficção, O esplêndido e o vil transporta o leitor da disfunção política dos dias de hoje de volta a uma época de verdadeira liderança, quando — ao encarar o horror impiedoso — a eloquência, a coragem e a perseverança de Churchill foram capazes de unir uma família e um reino.

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis “One of [Erik Larson’s] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment.”—Time • “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers.”—NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Time • Vogue • NPR • The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • The Globe & Mail • Fortune • Bloomberg • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMatters On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill’s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London’s darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents’ wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela’s illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill’s “Secret Circle,” to whom he turns in the hardest moments. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today’s political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill’s eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.

ÅRHUNDRADETS BROTT 1893 öppnade en spektakulär världsutställning i Chicago. Statyer och konstverk hade fraktats från jordens alla hörn och världens första Pariserhjul tronade över konstgjorda sjöar och arkitektoniska underverk i bländande vitt. Tanken var att rädda stadens usla rykte – men bara några kvarter utanför utställningsområdet hade mannen som skulle bli känd som USA:s förste seriemördare byggt ett hotell med lönnrum och kremeringsugnar. DJÄVULEN I DEN VITA STADEN är detaljerad och uppslukande true crime – om tillblivelsen av en lika häpnadsväckande som otursförföljd världsutställning, och jakten på en skoningslös bedragare och mördare. Hur H. H. Holmes lyckades tortera, mörda och dölja sina offer är trots alla bevis lika obegripligt som fascinerande. Erik Larsons flerfaldigt belönade faktaklassiker har sålt över 5 miljoner exemplar och fått mer än 100 000 5-stjärniga läsarbetyg. ”Larson balanserar skickligt de makabra detaljerna med världsutställningens katastrofala konsekvenser.” – USA Today

"Assassinato, magia e loucura na feira que transformou os Estados Unidos No final do século XIX os Estados Unidos eram uma nação jovem e orgulhosa, ávida por afirmar seu lugar entre as maiores potências mundiais. Nesse contexto, a Feira de Chicago de 1893 teve papel fundamental: com o objetivo de apresentar a maior e mais impressionante exposição de inovações científicas e tecnológicas já idealizada, coube ao arquiteto Daniel Burnham, famoso por projetar alguns dos edifícios mais conhecidos do mundo, a difícil tarefa de transformar uma área desolada em um lugar de magnífica beleza: a Cidade Branca. Reunindo as mais importantes mentes da época, Burnham enfrentou o mau clima, tragédias e o tempo escasso para construir a enorme estrutura da feira. A poucas quadras dali, outro homem igualmente determinado, H. H. Holmes, estava às voltas com mais uma obra grandiosa, um prédio estranho e complexo. Nomeado Hotel da Feira Mundial, o lugar era na verdade um palácio de tortura, para o qual Holmes atraiu dezenas, talvez centenas de pessoas. Autor de crimes inimagináveis, ele ficou conhecido como possivelmente o primeiro serial killer da história americana. Separados, os feitos de Burnham e Holmes são fascinantes por si só. Examinadas juntas, porém, suas histórias se tornam ainda mais impressionantes e oferecem uma poderosa metáfora das forças opostas que fizeram do século XX ao mesmo tempo um período de avanços monumentais e de crueldades imensuráveis. Combinando uma pesquisa meticulosa com a narrativa envolvente que lhe é característica, Erik Larson escreveu um suspense arrebatador, que se torna ainda mais assustador por retratar acontecimentos reais. Premiado com um Edgar Award e finalista do National Book Award, O demônio na Cidade Branca foi publicado pela primeira vez no Brasil em 2005 e agora é relançado pela Intrínseca. Os direitos cinematográficos do livro foram adquiridos por Leonardo DiCaprio, que divulgou planos de interpretar ele próprio o assassino H. H. Holmes."--

Un architetto e un serial killer. L''incredibile storia di due uomini e dell''Esposizione Universale di Chigago. Stati Uniti, 30 ottobre 1893. L’architetto Daniel H. Burnham è sul tetto del mondo: l’Esposizione Universale di Chicago si è appena conclusa con uno straordinario successo di critica e pubblico e, ad appena quattro anni dal clamore suscitato dall’Esposizione di Parigi, l’America celebra il suo trionfo di avanguardia globale nel campo dell’architettura e simbolo delle promesse della modernità e del Novecento. Quella di Burnham è stata una lotta dai contorni epici contro tempo, politica e caratteristiche fisiche del terreno: tra complesse bonifiche – l’area di Jackson Park, su cui sorgono gran parte degli edifici, pochi mesi prima dei lavori era una landa di sterpaglie e desolazione –, rischi di sciopero, scontri con le personalità locali e un clima quanto mai inclemente, l’edificazione della «Città Bianca» appare a tutti come un miracolo. Un sogno giunto al suo lieto fine. Ma c’è un’altra città, oscura e demoniaca, che si è andata costruendo parallelamente nel ventre del paese; una città tirata su da un unico uomo nel silenzio dello scantinato del suo albergo, cadavere su cadavere, omicidio dopo omicidio. Per tutta la durata dell’Esposizione, Henry Howard Holmes, «l’assassino più folle e depravato dell’Ottocento», ha infatti continuato a uccidere: il suo hotel, «il Castello», da cui sono passati nei mesi della fiera centinaia di turisti, è un intricato dedalo di stanze e corridoi che nascondono scannatoi, camere di tortura e forni crematori. Un capolavoro di perversione, sorretto unicamente dal fascino di un uomo che, con la sua avvenenza e i suoi modi calmi e diretti, è riuscito a ingannare un’intera comunità: dai numerosissimi creditori alle giovani donne che continuavano a venire da lui cercando lavoro, per poi scomparire per sempre. Con la stessa prosa esatta e potente de Il giardino delle bestie, Erik Larson ricostruisce la storia di queste due città – la città della speranza e quella della morte – e dei due uomini che le hanno erette. Il diavolo e la città bianca è l’affresco di un momento storico elettrizzante in cui, a pochi passi da Buffalo Bill e Thomas Edison, si aggiravano le illusioni e gli incubi di un’America ingenua e inconsapevole. «Quando una storia vera può fare piú paura della finzione». The New York Times «Un libro avvincente, che cattura tutto lo spirito di un''America in corsa verso la modernità». Independent on Sunday «Il diavolo e la città bianca sprizza cosí tanta vitalità che si ha paura che possa prendere vita tra le nostre mani». Yorkshire Evening Post

Het ware verhaal van de scheepsramp die Amerika bij de Eerste Wereldoorlog betrok Uitgeroepen tot het beste non-fictieboek van 2015 door onder meer Kirkus Reviews en Publishers Weekly ''Larson is journalist die non-fictie schrijft als romans, echte pageturners.'' - George R.R. Martin (auteur van Game of Thrones) Op 1 mei 1915, terwijl WO I zijn tiende maand inging, was de luxe oceaanstomer Lusitania van New York onderweg naar Liverpool, met een recordaantal kinderen en peuters. Aan boord van het met brons en mahoniehout versierde schip, baadden de opvarenden in luxe. Ze maakten een ontspannen indruk, ondanks dat Duitsland de zee rondom Groot-Brittannië tot oorlogsgebied had verklaard en zelfs een advertentie in Amerikaanse kranten had laten plaatsen met een waarschuwing niet aan boord van dit soort schepen te gaan. Al maanden zaaiden Duitse duikboten dood en verderf in de Atlantische Oceaan. Maar de Lusitania was een van de grootste en snelste schepen van het moment en haar kapitein William Thomas Turner had groot vertrouwen in de ongeschreven regels die gentlemen op zee aanhielden en die er al eeuwen voor zorgden dat passagiersschepen veilig waren voor oorlogshandelingen. Duitsland was echter vastberaden om deze regels niet meer te handhaven en Walther Schwieger, de kapitein van Unterseeboot-20 gaf hier maar al te graag gehoor aan. Wat Schwieger echter niet wist, is dat een ultrageheime tak van de Britse geheime dienst al zijn bewegingen nauwgezet volgde, wat volgens sommigen duidt op een complot om Amerika te betrekken bij WO I. Op 7 mei 1915 werd de Lusitania aan stuurboord geraakt door een torpedo. Binnen 18 minuten was het volledig gezonken, waarbij 1198 van de 1962 opvarenden om het leven kwamen. Erik Larson, die voor zijn eerdere boeken genomineerd werd voor een Pulitzer Award, beschrijft een van de grootste scheepsrampen die ooit plaatsvond zo kleurrijk en spannend dat dit boek leest als een roman. Hij voert het tempo op tot aan de uiteindelijke ontknoping, die zelfs doorgewinterde lezers de adem zal benemen. Erik Larson staat bekend als een van de succesvolste en meest getalenteerde schrijvers van non-fictie. The Devil in the White City stond meer dan een jaar in The New York Times-bestsellerlijst en ook zijn andere boeken blijven daar vaak maandenlang in staan. In totaal verkocht hij al meer dan 3 miljoen exemplaren van zijn boeken en werd hij genomineerd voor de prestigieuze Pulitzer Award. ''Larson is een van de huidige meesters van narratieve non-fictie.'' - The New York Times Book Review ''Larson [...] heeft een opmerkelijk oog voor detail.'' - The New York Times ''[Larson] weet levendig de ramp in woorden te vatten, evenals de microkosmos van het schip zelf.'' - The New Yorker ''[Larson is] een fantastische verteller van verhalen.'' - Lev Grossman, TIME ''Een intrigerend, meeslepend onderzoek naar een legendarische ramp.'' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review ''Het verhaal leest als een grade-A thriller.'' - Booklist, starred review ''Een meeslepend verslag van een van de meest tragische gebeurtenissen op zee ten tijde van WO I.'' - Publishers Weekly

«Historien om hvordan Daniel Burnham - arkitekten bak blant annet Flatiron Building i New York - på få år fikk bygget verdensutstillingen i Chicago i 1893, er like spennende som historien om den kvinnebedårende H.H. Holmes'' systematiske appetitt for drap er sjokkerende ... En mesterlig blanding av krimhistorie og byplanlegging.» - Asbjørn Slettemark, OP-5 Året er 1893. Chicago har fått æren av å arrangere den prestisjefylte verdensutstillingen. En gruppe unge, ambisiøse arkitekter og ingeniører klarer å bygge "den hvite byen" på rekordtid. Mange av de besøkende er unge kvinner som søker lykken i storbyen, og flere av dem tar inn på "World''s Fair Hotel". Det blir det siste de gjør. For i skyggen av verdensutstillingen har hotelleieren, den sjarmerende og utspekulerte legen H.H. Holmes, innredet lydtette rom, gasskamre og kremasjonsovner som gjør det mulig for ham å torturere, henrette og skjule mer enn 200 ofre.

"A cornucopia of knowledge and insight on the biggest questions in the sociolegal tradition . . . an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers." —Michael McCann, Gordon Hirabayashi Professor for the Advancement of Citizenship, University of Washington Law and society scholars challenge the common belief that law is simply a neutral tool by which society sets standards and resolves disputes. Decades of research shows how much the nature of communities, organizations, and the people inhabiting them affect how law works. Just as much, law shapes beliefs, behaviors, and wider social structures, but the connections are much more nuanced—and surprising—than many expect. Law and Society Reader II provides an accessible overview to the breadth of recent developments in this research tradition, bringing to life this dynamic field. In this second volume, editors Erik W. Larson and Patrick D. Schmidt have compiled excerpts of 43 illuminating articles published since 1993 in The Law & Society Review, the flagship journal of the Law and Society Association. By its organization and approach, this volume enables readers to join in discussing the key ideas of law and society research. The selections highlight the core insights and developments in this research tradition, making these works indispensable for those exploring the field and ideal for classroom use. Across six concisely introduced sections, it analyzes inequality, lawyering, the relation between law and organizations, and the place of law in relation to other social institutions.

Em 1o de maio de 1915, com a I Guerra Mundial chegando a seu décimo mês, um luxuoso transatlântico, decorado como um palacete inglês, saiu de Nova York com destino a Liverpool, levando um número recorde de bebês e crianças. Era surpreendente que os passageiros estivessem tão tranquilos, já que os mares ao redor da Inglaterra tinham sido declarados zona de guerra pela Alemanha e havia meses os U-boats alemães levavam terror ao Atlântico Norte. Mas o Lusitania era um dos maiores navios “galgos”, e seu capitão, William Thomas Turner, acreditava piamente no cavalheirismo de guerra que por um século evitara que navios civis fossem atacados. No caminho para Liverpool, porém, uma série de forças, algumas imensas e outras dolorosamente pequenas — arrogância, segredos, um nevoeiro —, convergiu na rota do Lusitania e de um submarino alemão, culminando em uma das maiores tragédias da história. Esse episódio é contado de forma impressionante por Erik Larson numa narrativa cheia de glamour e suspense, que revive momentos de figuras célebres da época, como a arquiteta pioneira Theodate Pope e o presidente dos Estados Unidos Woodrow Wilson. O leitor é convidado a visitar os quartos compartilhados da segunda classe e a Sala 40, um misterioso departamento do Almirantado inglês, percorrendo fragmentos que capturam o drama e a carga emocional de um acidente cujo significado mais profundo foi obscurecido pelo tempo. “O relato de Larson do naufrágio do Lusitania é o mais lúcido e cheio de suspense já escrito.” The Washington Post

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania “Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly “Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR “Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. Martin On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger’s U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small—hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don’t, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era. Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. Finalist for the Washington State Book Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, LibraryReads, Indigo

Inmenso y lujoso, el Lusitania, que zarpó de Nueva York el 1 de mayo de 1915, era un monumento al orgullo y el ingenio de la época, el barco civil más rápido. Con el pasaje completo, partió con tranquilidad pese a la atmósfera bélica existente. La idea de que un submarino alemán pudiera hundirlo parecía absurda, un sentimiento del que se hacía eco la naviera: «El Lusitania es el barco más seguro del mar. Es demasiado rápido para cualquier submarino. Ningún navío de guerra alemán puede llegar a él ni acercársele». Hacia las dos de la tarde del 7 de mayo, el buque recibía el impacto de un torpedo disparado por un submarino alemán. En apenas veinte minutos se hundió y hubo 1.200 muertos, la mayoría ciudadanos norteamericanos. Esta tragedia fue utilizada por la prensa para crear un clima de opinión propicio a la participación en la guerra. Pero ¿cuál es la verdad sobre este hundimiento? ¿Fue un hecho orquestado para justificar la entrada de Estados Unidos en la Gran Guerra? ¿Iba cargado con material explosivo para Gran Bretaña? ¿Pudo haberse evitado un desastre como este? Con un rico elenco de personajes y un planteamiento original, Lusitania permite a los lectores experimentar el viaje y la tragedia en tiempo real, así como descubrir detalles íntimos que habían quedado ocultos por las neblinas de la historia.

Boken skildrer stemningen i Berlin i årene før krigen. William E. Dodd blir USAs første ambassadør til Hitlers Tyskland i 1933. Til å begynne med fascineres han og familien av Det tredje rikets pomp og prakt. Men opprustningen, statsaggresjonen og jødeforfølgelsene blir etter hvert umulige å overse. Han formidler uroen til Washington, men blir ignorert. Boken tegner et bilde av årsakene til at verden ikke skjønte hvilken alvorlig fare Hitler utgjorde, før det var for sent og Europa sto i brann. Erik Larson er en amerikansk historiker og forfatter.

N°1 des ventes dès sa sortie aux États-Unis, le nouveau chef-d''œuvre de l''auteur du Diable dans la Ville Blanche. " Un écrivain exceptionnel. " The New York Times " Un livre remarquable et captivant. Il mérite vraiment d''être lu par le plus grand nombre. " The Washington Post Après Le Diable dans la Ville blanche, Erik Larson nous offre un superbe thriller politique et d''espionnage, fondé sur des événements réels et peu connus qui se sont déroulés en Allemagne pendant l''accession au pouvoir d''Adolf Hitler. 1933. Berlin. William E. Dodd devient le premier ambassadeur américain en Allemagne nazie. Sa fille, la flamboyante Martha, est vite séduite par les leaders du parti nazi et leur volonté de redonner au pays un rôle de tout premier plan sur la scène mondiale. Elle devient ainsi la maîtresse de plusieurs d''entre eux, en particulier de Rudolf Diels, premier chef de la Gestapo, alors que son père, très vite alerté des premiers projets de persécutions envers les Juifs, essaie de prévenir le département d''État américain, qui fait la sourde oreille. Lorsque Martha tombe éperdument amoureuse de Boris Winogradov, un espion russe établi à Berlin, celui-ci ne tarde pas à la convaincre d''employer ses charmes et ses talents au profit de l''Union soviétique. Tous les protagonistes de l''histoire vont alors se livrer un jeu mortel, qui culminera lors de la fameuse " Nuit des longs couteaux ". " Un document sidérant qui se lit vraiment comme un thriller. J''ai été tellement captivé et surpris par sa lecture que je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois pour vérifier que les événements qu''il dépeint ont réellement eu lieu. C''est le cas – et c''est incroyable. Cette histoire est en effet tellement fabuleuse qu''on ne pourrait même pas en faire un roman : on aurait du mal à vous croire tant la réalité dépasse la fiction. " Philippe Kerr

En junio 1933, William E. Dodd, profesor de la Universidad de Chicago, recibe la llamada del presidente Franklin D. Roosevelt, que le nombra embajador de Estados Unidos en Alemania. Deberá viajar con su familia a la capital alemana, un nido de conspiraciones en el que la hija acabará coqueteando con la cúpula del poder nazi... Como si de una trepidante novela se tratara, Erik Larson realiza una documentada reconstrucción del Berlín de 1933, una ciudad que vivía una de esas encrucijadas en que la realidad supera a la ficción.

''A compelling tale... a narrative that makes such a brave effort to see history as it evolves and not as it becomes.'' SPECTATOR Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the times, and with brilliant portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler amongst others, Erik Larson''s new book sheds unique light on events as they unfold, resulting in an unforgettable, addictively readable work of narrative history. Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else''s surprise, become America''s first ambassador to Hitler''s Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler''s consolidation of power. Dodd has little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party, his increasingly concerned cables make little impact on an indifferent U.S. State Department, while Martha is drawn to the Nazis and their vision of a ''New Germany'' and has a succession of affairs with senior party players, including first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as the year darkens, Dodd and his daughter find their lives transformed and any last illusion they might have about Hitler are shattered by the violence of the ''Night of the Long Knives'' in the summer of 1934 that established him as supreme dictator . . .

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City “A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” —The New York Times Book Review September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people—and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline''s own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man''s heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude.

Un homme construit le paradis sur Terre, l''autre y fait régner l''enfer. 1893: l''Exposition universelle de Chicago est l''occasion pour les Etats-Unis de montrer leur puissance au reste du monde. Au coeur de cet événement sans précédent, le célèbre architecte Daniel H Burnham, créateur du premier gratte-ciel, à qui revient la tâche de créer une cité de rêve, la Ville blanche. On attend près de 30 millions de visiteurs, de nombreuses personnalités, parmi lesquelles Houdini, Frank Lloyd Wright ou Thomas Edison. Mais, dans l''ombre de l''Exposition, une autre figure accomplit de bien plus noirs desseins : H H Holmes, un jeune médecin apparemment bien sous tous rapports, en réalité l''un des tueurs en série les plus terrifiants de l''histoire du crime, sur la piste duquel se pressent un inspecteur d''une incroyable ténacité et une étrange association, le Whitechapel Club. Vendu à plus d''un million d''exemplaires outre-Atlantique, bientôt porté à l''écran avec Leonardo DiCaprio, ce document exceptionnel bénéficie d''une construction et d''un sens de l''intrigue dignes des plus grands auteurs de thrillers. Une formidable histoire où l''on constatera, une fois de plus, que la réalité dépasse toujours la fiction.