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Given the economic stressors, it's no wonder that Nazism got a foothold in Germany when it did. If America goes into recession under the current regime, watch out!

Cops and robbers, and now a clairvoyant? We are truly getting into Call of Cthulhu territory (which is exactly why I bought the book in the first place)!

Ah, now we delve into the seedy underworld of Berlin. Truth be told, that's all we really want to know about, isn't it? Well, it is for me.

I sense an Ufa silent movie marathon in my future: Dr Caligari, The Golem, Nosferatu, Faust, Metropilis are all invited.

Excellent. Back-to-back bios of Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht. The gloss on Brecht is really good!

This is not a graphic novel. This is a graphic encyclopedia. So much information!

In the late '20s "No matter who you talked to, everyone was afraid of something that was uncertain and difficult to grasp" - Max Schmeling, professional boxer

I have an entirely illogical, but rather visceral reaction to Albert Einstein's presence in this book. Maybe it has something to do with enjoying the fantasy that was Berlin so much that I don't want to concede to logic. I don't want the magic destroyed (and yet, the Nazis are coming . . .)!

Josephine Baker's story is fascinating. I wonder if anyone has made a movie or done a documentary about her life? I'd be interested to see it!