Recommendations by NEXT GENERATIONS
Vice President of Education, Greta Brewer
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig ( a must- read novella) that is a classic in Europe and not well known in the States.
Nothing Makes You Free Melvin Jules Bukiet, Editor (all writings are by descendants of Holocaust survivors
The Berlin Trilogy by Philip Kerr - brilliant series by a Scottish writer whose main character gumshoe, Bernie Gunther became a Nazi to save himself.
Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson ( the author was a member of the Dutch Resistance) As a psychiatrist, he pioneered the study of war trauma on children. He just celebrated his 100th birthday! This book just came out in English -the spring of 2011.
In the Garden Of Beasts by Erik Larson - gripping non-fiction, well-written and utterly fascinating.
Second Hand Smoke by Thane Rosenbaum