{"product_id":"berlin-wall-the","title":"Berlin Wall, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The story of this 'foetid flourishin'' is convincingly told. . . . For those who wish to understand the rise of the Wall, this book is valuable.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fine book, perfectly balanced between historical analysis and lively anecdote and written with great verve.” -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thorough attempt to preserve the historical record before the moths of fading of or false memory devour it . . . an intelligent and well-researched account. His most commendable achievement is to have resuscitated those who died because of the Wall.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Taylor . . . follows up his outstanding \u003cem\u003eDresden\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003eThe Berlin Wall, \u003c\/em\u003e and manages once again to combine serious historical research with an assured, gripping narrative. . . . Taylor's extraordinary narrative skill [has] the pacing of a thriller and the immediacy of reportage. -- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superb narrative. . . . Taylor's enthralling story, combined with impeccable research and its rich human interest, makes this as dramatically gripping as any of the spy thrillers that used the wall as a backdrop.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As Taylor eloquently illustrates, the wall served the purposes of both the Eastern bloc and the major Western powers. . . . Taylor provides a fascinating and often heartbreaking account of both the human costs and the geopolitical effects.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Using personal accounts of those who lived through the brutal division of Berlin in 1961, he intricately weaves stories to form a superb, gripping narrative.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67610240549231,"sku":"9780062985880","price":138.32,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0062985884.jpg?v=1790611981","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/berlin-wall-the","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}