Thomas Harding

Chronicles the lesser-known story of an intrepid Jewish investigator who pursued and captured notorious Nazi Germany war criminal Rudolf Hèoss in an account that explains how the case continues to impact today's world.

The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz

Hanns and Rudolf

âe~A passionate memoir.âe(tm) Neil MacGregor âe~A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book.âe(tm) Tom Holland âe~Personal and panoramic, heart-wrenching yet uplifting, this is history at its most alive.âe(tm) A.D. Miller In the spring of 1993, Thomas Harding travelled to Berlin with his grandmother to visit a small house by a lake. It was her 'soul place', she said âe" a sanctuary she had been forced to leave when the Nazis swept to power. The trip was a chance to see the house one last time, to remember it as it was. But the house had changed. Twenty years later Thomas returned to Berlin. The house now stood empty, derelict, soon to be demolished. A concrete footpath cut through the garden, marking where the Berlin Wall had stood for nearly three decades. Elsewhere were signs of what the house had once been âe" blue tiles showing behind wallpaper, photographs fallen between floorboards, flagstones covered in dirt. Evidence of five families who had made the house their home over a tumultuous century. The House by the Lake is a groundbreaking work of history, revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a prosperous Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant. Moving from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of two world wars to the dividing and reuniting of a nation, it is a story of domestic joy and contentment, of terrible grief and tragedy, and of a hatred handed down through the generations. It is the long-awaited new work from the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf.

The House by the Lake

When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother's family had made money from plantations worked by enslaved people, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became a quest to learn more about Britain's role in slavery. It was a history that he knew surprisingly little about - the myth that we are often taught in schools is that Britain's role in slavery was as the abolisher, but the reality is much more sinister. In WHITE DEBT, Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823. It started on a small sugar plantation called 'Success' and grew to become a key trigger in the abolition of slavery across the empire. We see the uprising through the eyes of four people: the enslaved man Jack Gladstone, the missionary John Smith, the colonist John Cheveley, and the politician and slaveholder John Gladstone, father of a future prime minister. Charting the lead-up to the uprising right through to the courtroom drama that came about as a consequence, through this one event we see the true impact of years of unimaginable cruelty and incredible courage writ large. Captivating, moving and meditative, WHITE DEBT combines a searing personal quest with a deep investigation of a shared history that is little discussed amongst White people. It offers a powerful rebuttal of the national amnesia that masks the role of the British in this devastating period, and asks vital questions about the legacy we have been left with - cultural, political and moral - and whether future generations of those who benefited from slavery need to acknowledge and take responsibility for the White Debt.

The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery

White Debt

UMA CASA. CINCO FAMÍLIAS. CEM ANOS DE HISTÓRIA. Na primavera de 1993, Thomas Harding foi a Berlim levando sua avó em visita a uma casa à beira de um lago. A avó dizia que ali era seu "lugar da alma", um santuário que ela fora obrigada a abandonar quando os nazistas tomaram o poder. A viagem era uma chance de ver a casa pela última vez, de recordar como era. Mas estava muito diferente. Vinte anos mais tarde, Thomas voltou a Berlim. A casa estava abandonada, deteriorada, em vias de ser demolida. Uma pista de concreto cortava o jardim, deixando a marca de onde existira por quase três décadas o Muro de Berlim. Por toda parte se escondiam sinais do que tinha sido belos azulejos azuis decorados cobertos por um papel de parede, fotografias antigas caídas entre as tábuas do chão, entulhos cobrindo os caminhos de pedras do jardim. Vestígios das cinco famílias que tinham morado ali num período tumultuado. Começando no final do século XIX e entrando pelos dias atuais, passando pela devastação de duas guerras mundiais, pela divisão e reunificação de uma nação, A casa no lago traz relatos de união e alegria em família, de terríveis sofrimentos e tragédias, e de um ódio perpassando gerações. É mais uma obra importante do aclamado autor de Hanns & Rudolf. "É uma ousadia qualificar a existência de uma casa de madeira a "uma história da Alemanha", mas Harding relaciona tão habilmente a saga dos sucessivos ocupantes da casa com o drama mais amplo da história alemã do século XX, que ele consegue realizar essa façanha." Marcus Tanner - The Independent

Uma história da Alemanha

A casa no lago

One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company That Took on the World

Legacy

Future History 2050

Le vite parallele del più spietato criminale nazista e dell'ebreo che riuscì a catturarlo Un autore da oltre 70.000 copie Una storia vera Alla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, viene creato un pool investigativo per scovare e assicurare alla giustizia internazionale i gerarchi nazisti responsabili delle atrocità dell’Olocausto. Uno dei migliori investigatori del gruppo è Hanns Alexander, ebreo tedesco rifugiatosi in Gran Bretagna per sfuggire alle persecuzioni delle SS, e in seguito arruolatosi nell’esercito inglese. Il suo nemico numero uno si chiama Rudolph Höss, il terribile comandante di Auschwitz, responsabile del massacro di oltre un milione di persone e freddo esecutore della “soluzione finale” voluta da Hitler. Ma Höss, che dopo la guerra vive sotto falsa identità, è una preda difficile da stanare, e Hanns dovrà giocare d’astuzia e agire con determinazione per riuscire a catturarlo. Questo libro – scritto dal pronipote di Alexander, ignaro dell’avventuroso passato del prozio fino al giorno del suo funerale, nel 2006 – racconta una sconvolgente pagina di storia: le vite parallele di due tedeschi, un ebreo e un cattolico, divisi dal nazismo, eppure destinati a incrociarsi di nuovo in circostanze incredibili, fino alla resa dei conti finale. Una sconvolgente pagina di storia. Per non dimenticare. «Una trama avvincente, un crimine inconfessabile, una storia fondamentale, un narratore che racconta in maniera scrupolosa e spassionata.» John Le Carré «In questa avvincente e documentata biografia, Harding – già giornalista e film-maker – descrive i due personaggi in capitoli alternati: dalla loro nascita e infanzia alla loro esperienza durante il secondo conflitto mondiale, fino al momento della resa dei conti finale, quando il criminale di guerra tenta disperatamente di sfuggire ai suoi persecutori.» Publishers Weekly «Un appassionato racconto sulla guerra. Il comandante di Auschwitz è una lettura avvincente e commovente, scritta con una grande accuratezza e un’infinita compassione.» The Bookseller La storia vera del soldato ebreo che da solo dette la caccia al più spietato criminale nazistaThomas HardingLaureato in Antropologia alla Cambridge University, ha lavorato come giornalista (specializzato in ecologia e ambiente) e come film-maker. Ha collaborato anche con il «Financial Times» e il «Guardian». Ha diretto un giornale locale in West Virginia (USA) e attualmente vive in Gran Bretagna. Nel suo primo libro, Il comandante di Auschwitz, racconta in particolare la storia del suo prozio, Hanns Alexander.

Il comandante di Auschwitz

'Meticulous and gripping - a thriller that disturbs for revelations about a singular act of murder, and the national security state which we call home' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street 'An In Cold Blood for our time - a brilliant and unflinching anatomy of a murder that is both brutal true crime and heartbreaking human tragedy' Tony Parsons 'A real-life procedural... which might have important implications for us all.' Guardian A groundbreaking examination of a terrifying murder and its aftermath by the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake. In June 2006, police were called to number 9 Downshire Hill in Hampstead. The owner of the house, Allan Chappelow, was an award-winning photographer and biographer, an expert on George Bernard Shaw, and a notorious recluse, who had not been seen for several weeks. Someone had recently accessed his bank accounts, and attempted to withdraw large amounts of money. Inside the darkened house, officers found piles of rubbish, trees growing through the floor, and, in what was once the living room, the body of Chappelow, battered to death, partially burned and buried under four feet of paper. The man eventually arrested on suspicion of his murder was a Chinese dissident named Wang Yam: a man who claimed to be the grandson of one of Mao's closest aides, and a key negotiator in the Tiananmen Square protests. His trial was the first in modern British history to be held 'in camera': closed, carefully controlled, secret. Wang Yam was found guilty, but has always protested his innocence. Thomas Harding has spent the past two years investigating the case, interviewing key witnesses, investigating officers, forensic experts and the journalists who broke the story, and has unearthed shocking and revelatory new material on the killing, the victim and the supposed perpetrator. It is a crime that has been described in the press and by the leading detective as 'the greatest whodunnit' of recent years: an extraordinary tale of isolation, deception and brutal violence, stretching from the quiet streets of north London to the Palace of Westminster and beyond. It is an explosive new work of non-fiction from an author working at the height of his powers. www.bloodonthepage.com

Blood on the Page

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Eén huis. Vijf families. Honderd jaar Duitse geschiedenis

Het huis aan het meer

'I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Five stars... history on a scale at once intimate and grand.' TELEGRAPH A panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told through the story of one extraordinary family, and one groundbreaking company. This is the story of how a family transformed themselves from penniless immigrants to build a company that revolutionised the way we eat, drink and are entertained. For over a century, Lyons was everywhere. Its restaurants and corner houses were on every high street, its coffee and tea in every cup, its products in every home. But it was a victory that was not easily won. Told through the lives of five generations, Legacy is at once intimate and sweeping, charting the tragedy and unimaginable success of one of Britain's most famous families. It is also an illuminating new exploration of Britain and its place in the world, from the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake. 'A magnificent book... endlessly fascinating.' JEWISH CHRONICLE 'How the Lyons company took on the world... a satisfying slab of dynastic history.' GUARDIAN, 'Book of the Day' 'Written with love and imagination... a masterclass in historical empathy.' TLS 'An affectionate and colourful family history.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Rich... Fascinating... Harding is to be congratulated on this panoramic history.' EVENING STANDARD 'Endlessly fascinating and hard to put down... this is a tour de force.' JULIA NEUBERGER

One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company that Took On the World

A Reiondre to M. Iewels Replie, 1566

A groundbreaking examination of a terrifying murder and its aftermath by the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake. In June 2006, police were called to number 9 Downshire Hill in Hampstead to investigate reports of unusual card activity. The owner of the house, Allan Chappelow, was an award-winning photographer and biographer, an expert on George Bernard Shaw, and a notorious recluse, who had not been seen for several weeks. Inside they found piles of rubbish, trees growing through the floor, and, in what was once the living room, the body of Chappelow, battered to death, and buried under four-feet of page proofs. The man eventually convicted of his murder was a Chinese dissident named Wang Yam: the grandson of one of Mao's closest aides, and a key negotiator in the Tiananmen Square protests. His trial was the first in the UK to be held 'in camera': behind closed doors, and without access to the press or public. Yam has always protested his innocence - admitting to the card fraud, but claiming no knowledge of the murder. Thomas has spent the past three months investigating the case and has unearthed some revelatory material. It's a story that has been described in the press and by the leading detective (now retired) as the 'greatest whodunnit' of recent years: an extraordinary tale of isolation, deception, espionage and brutal violence, stretching from the quiet streets of north London to the Palace of Westminster and beyond.

Britta Teckentrup

A beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding's Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in that time, a world war came and went, and the Berlin Wall was built a stone's throw from the cottage's back door. Thomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography The House by the Lake - now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read like a haunting fairy-tale, and magnificent artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this is the astonishing true story of the house by the lake. PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE: A Radio 4 Book of the Week Named a Best Book of the Year by: The Times ” New Statesman ” Daily Express ” Commonweal magazine Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2015 Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016 Over 50 five-star reviews on Amazon "A passionate memoir." - Neil MacGregor "A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book." - Tom Holland "A book that will stay with me for a very long time." - Rachel Joyce "A superb work of social history." - The Sunday Times "Diamond brilliant ... an extraordinary book." - Sunday Express "A deft history of a cabin containing many secrets." - Independent "A fascinating window on a tumultuous period" - Financial Times "Original, personal, moving and uplifting" - Literary Review "This is a history that is often poignant, sometimes heartening, and never other than intimate." - Spectator "An extraordinary book.... Harding has extracted the past from the dust that collects between floorboards and from layers of peeling wallpaper." - Washington PostSEE ALSO THOMAS HARDING'S NEW BIOGRAPHY, LEGACY:"I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history." - Nigella Lawson"Written with love and imagination ... a masterclass in historical empathy." - TLS"Nobody quite stirs the soup of historical detail like Harding." - Express

The House by the Lake: the Story of a Home and a Hundred Years of History

When Thomas Harding discovered that his family had profited from slavery, he set out to interrogate the choices of his ancestors and Britain's role in this terrible history. His investigation took him to Demerara (now Guyana), the site of an uprising by enslaved people in 1823, the largest in the British Empire and a key trigger in the abolition of slavery. Charting the dramatic build-up to this landmark event through the eyes of four people - an enslaved man, a missionary, a colonist, and a slaveholder - Harding lays bare the true impact of years of unimaginable cruelty and incredible courage and asks how those who benefitted from slavery can take responsibility for the White Debt.

The Demerara Uprising and Britain's Legacy of Slavery

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In Witte schuld vertelt Harding over de slavenopstand van 1823, in de Britse (voorheen Nederlandse) kolonie Demerara, nu Guyana genaamd, in het Caribisch gebied. Het begon op een kleine suikerplantage genaamd ‘Success’ en groeide uit tot een belangrijke dominosteen in de afschaffing van de slavernij in het hele Britse Rijk. We zien de opstand door de ogen van vier mensen: de slaafgemaakte man Jack Gladstone, de missionaris John Smith, de kolonist John Cheveley en de politicus en slavenhouder John Gladstone, vader van een toekomstige Britse premier. Harding vertelt het verhaal vanaf de aanloop naar de opstand tot aan het rechtbankdrama dat erop volgde.

De opstand op de plantages van Demerara in 1823 en de erfenis van de slavernij

Witte schuld

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Ronit Avni

A how-to guide on using video to change the world -- written by the world's leading video activists.

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