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A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London

Andrew Nagorski

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The dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, and the group of friends who made it possible.

March 1938: German soldiers are massing on the Austrian border, on the cusp of fulfilling Hitler’s dream of absorbing the country into the Third Reich. Many Jews make frantic plans to flee to safety. But one of the most famous men in the world, unable to contemplate leaving his beloved Vienna, is not among them. His name is Sigmund Freud.

In examining the histories of both Freud and his closest circle, Andrew Nagorski brilliantly evokes the story of Europe in the first half of the Twentieth Century. This is a tale of a great city, a collapsing empire, a rising terror – and of a man who would change the way we think.

‘Astonishing... In the American journalist Andrew Nagorski this tale has found its ideal narrator’ Sunday Times

‘[A] thrilling book, as edge-of-your-seat gripping as any heist movie’ Guardian Book of the Day

‘A gripping masterpiece’ Freud Museum London

ANDREW NAGOSKI was born in Scotland to Polish parents, moved to the United States as an infant and has rarely stopped moving since, serving as Newsweek’s bureau chief in Hong Kong, Moscow, Rome, Bonn, Warsaw, and Berlin. He is the author of seven previous critically acclaimed books, including Hitlerland and The Nazi Hunters. He now lives in St Augustine, Florida, and continues to write for numerous publications.

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Tony Carr

A Lifetime in Football at West Ham United

TONY CARR

The autobiography of a West Ham legend – including exclusive interviews with Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole and Mark Noble

Tony Carr is one of the most influential coaches of all time. After signing with West Ham, a broken leg ended his dreams of a playing career. Not to be deterred, he joined the youth academy as a coach, and over a decade later was appointed director.

Over the next 43 years he honed his craft, guiding multiple generations of international footballers through the ranks.

In this unique evocation of a coach’s craft, Tony tells the incredible story of his footballing life. He recounts his time with West Ham, with tales of the twelve managers he coached under, and players and ex-players talk frankly about football and their place within it.

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TONY CARR was born in Bow, East London and joined West Ham as a teenager, spending 48 years at the club. He won the FA Youth Cup twice and was made an MBE for his services to football in 2010. He lives in Essex.

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