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In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson — WisdomDeck honest review
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In the Garden of Beasts

by Erik Larson

America's ambassador to Berlin in 1933 and his daughter, watching Hitler consolidate while Washington looked away. Chilling in its ordinariness.

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  1. Normalization is gradual.
  2. Diplomats hesitate.
  3. Watch the early signs.

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