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"His remembrances of the German film industry in the 1920s and 1930s are fascinating....important document on German and American filmmaking." CLASSIC IMAGES
Relates the author's eyewitness account of her parents' arrests in Cold War Budapest, Hungary, and the terrible separation that followed, drawing on secret police files to reveal how her family was betrayed by friends and colleagues.
Buy now to get the main key ideas from Kati Marton’s The Chancellor The chancellor of Germany does not rule with sovereign power, but by persuasion and support of its political parties. That’s what makes Angela Merkel’s contributions to Germany, Europe, and the entire world during her 16 years as chancellor so remarkable. Kati Marton’s The Chancellor (2021) details this legacy from Merkel’s humble beginnings in East Germany through her meteoric rise in German politics. Throughout, Marton recounts examples of Merkel’s humble, indefatigable, and brilliant leadership as Germany’s first female chancellor. As her tenure went on, Merkel began to take global democracy increasingly seriously. With authoritarian populism beginning to spread during her final years as chancellor, she worked relentlessly to ensure European affairs were untainted by the time she left. Despite never truly wanting the role, Merkel leaves her position as the unofficial chancellor of Europe.
Get the Summary of Kati Marton's The Great Escape in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Great Escape" by Kati Marton chronicles the lives of several prominent Hungarian individuals who left their mark on the world through their contributions to film, science, and literature. The book delves into the golden era of Budapest, highlighting the city's transformation into a cultural and intellectual hub, particularly for its Jewish community. It follows the aspirations and challenges of Michael Curtiz, a filmmaker who brought the essence of Budapest's café culture to Hollywood, and Alexander Korda, whose ambition in the film industry led him to flee Hungary's rising anti-Semitism. The narrative also explores the lives of Andre Kertesz, a photographer who captured the poetic in the mundane, and a group of young Jewish men who became influential mathematicians and physicists, including Leo Szilard, John von Neumann, Eugene Wigner, and Edward Teller...