Erik Larson es un maestro de la narrativa de no ficción que entrelaza magistralmente grandes eventos históricos con experiencias humanas íntimas. Sus obras profundizan en momentos cruciales de la historia, desvelando la tensión, el miedo y el coraje que moldearon el mundo. El estilo distintivo de Larson permite a los lectores experimentar los acontecimientos pasados con una inmediatez palpable, revelando las profundas motivaciones psicológicas de sus sujetos. Sus narrativas son viajes inmersivos al pasado que resuenan con temas atemporales de resiliencia humana y el impacto de la historia en los individuos.
En el jardín de las bestias reconstruye el espíritu del Berlín de 1933 y se sumerge, echando mano de los recursos de la literatura, en la historia de unos años que fueron el embrión de una década de oscuridad y destrucción. Una historia que tiene como testigos a Williamd E. Dodd, embajador estadounidense en Alemania, y a su familia, quienes ignoraban que se estaban adentrando en el corazón del mayor germen de horror y violencia que la humanidad ha padecido en su historia reciente.
"On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Over the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign - and it was up to Churchill to shore the country and teach the British what Erik Larson calls 'the art of being fearless.' Drawing on diaries, archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports, Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family, and his closest advisers. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."-- Back cover
On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small -- hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more -- all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history
On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small -- hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more -- all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history
The narrative delves into the harrowing events surrounding the deadliest hurricane in history, blending gripping storytelling with historical detail. It explores the impact of the storm on communities, the human experiences during the disaster, and the aftermath that shaped future responses to such calamities. The author, known for meticulous research and engaging prose, brings to life the tragedy and resilience of those affected, making it a compelling read for history enthusiasts and those interested in natural disasters.
Set against the Chicago World Fair of 1893 two true tales are intertwined; Daniel Hudson Burnham, the architect behind the Fair -- and Henry H. Holmes, the serial killer using the Fair to kill his victims.
"Futurists are certain that humanlike AI is on the horizon, but in fact engineers have no idea how to program human reasoning. AI reasons from statistical correlations across data sets, while common sense is based heavily on conjecture. Erik Larson argues that hyping existing methods will only hold us back from developing truly humanlike AI"-- Provided by publisher
The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City,
the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of
canals and gardens. The killer was H H Holmes, a handsome doctor with blue
eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair and his own devilish charms to
lure scores of young women to their deaths.
It's Berlin, 1933. William E Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City,
a true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's -great hush- In
Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley
Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive
creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives
intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in
Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova
Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping
companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific
advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich
outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this
background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to
perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the
world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, -the kindest of men, - nearly commits
the perfect murder. With his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides
us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North
Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was
described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector
who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a
driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate
