An excellent book for anyone who enjoys history and has a sense of humor. Bankl chronicles the Hapsburg dynasty with brevity (thankfully, since they ruled for 700 years) and wit, together with an impressive attention to detail and a wealth of evidently highly obscure sources that pretty much guarantees that just about everyone will learn a thing or two from this book.
Sehr interessantes und kurioses Buch für alle die sich für die Geschichte (der Monarchie in Österreich) interessieren sowohl für solche, die mehr über das tatsächliche Monarchenleben erfahren wollen und nicht lediglich glorifizierte Versionen.
There were parts that could have been organized better (and language that could have been updated to be more sensitive), but generally this was amusing.