As a soldier in the first World War, Adolf Hitler never rose above the rank of lance corporal, and before that, he had been an impoverished drifter. Yet within months of the war’s end, he had embarked on a path that was to lead Europe into years of conflict, terror, and the Holocaust. In The Man Who Invented Hitler, David Lewis pinpoints what he believes were the key events in his transformation. He documents the fact that Hitler emerged from the war with hysterical blindness, not blindness from mustard gas poisoning, as commonly believed. Hitler was treated by the controversial psychiatrist Edmund Forster, whose methods included telling patients that only the strength of their will and personality could bring them recovery. Once Hitler found that by sheer will he could cure his own blindness, the next step was obvious to him.
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The author crafts character-driven novels for adults, focusing on rich characters, tight dialogue, and uncomplicated storylines. Years spent writing commercial copy honed a skill for engaging the 'Theatre of the Mind.' This literary approach emphasizes how enduring characters, rather than fleeting plots, shape our lives. Ultimately, the author writes to entertain, indulging a personal preference for compelling characters and straightforward narratives.
Designing XML Internet Applications
- 82 pages
- 3 hours of reading
For readers with previous experience developing Internet applications using other tools, introduces XML, a new standard descended from SGML, as an alternative to HGML. Explains how to think about structured information within the system, how to apply that thinking to an intranet application design, and how to implement the applications. The CD-ROM contains the Java, C++, and Pearl source code needed, along with XML tools and the Java Development Kit. No bibliography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.