The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World Audiobook

" An amazing academic account of the lives of some of the world's most amazing minds, but a slow read. "

" I'm still deciding whether this is a 3 or 4. Each of the featured individuals could certainly merit their own book. The fascinating question that I am left with at the end is if the type of creativity and drive these 9 individuals had could be found in future generations. "

" This was a real difficult read to get into. I was expecting to read about the life altering journeys of these nine men as they escaped the hands of the Hitler regime, but it just never really happened. It spent most of the time talking about the Hungarian lifestyle, the entertainment business such as film and production as well as photography and also a lot about famous people such as Einstein and movie actors long since dead. Although this in itself might have been an interesting read to many, I was really looking for the plight of freedom from the German devastation. One thing is correct though, the people in this book definitely left their impact on this world, but it could have been written better. "

" I am intrigued by the cultured existance Jewish people had in Europe before the Nazis came to power. "

" Thank You Kati Marton for writing this fascinating book. Reading about the the triumphs and the struggles of these great men was inspiring. "

" Fascinating look at Budapest and its Jewish inhabitants. How they secularized themselves and tried become non-Jews. The anti-Semitism that occurred and the resulting escape from that climate of the great minds of the time. These nine Jews touched many aspects of 20th century history. Great read. "

" A really interesting book about 9 Hungarians who excelled in art and science and shapped American history. Also a great history lesson on both World Wars. An excellent read. "

" Very interesting. Took me awhile to read this, but I learned a lot about this period of history and about these men. "

" the portrait of Budapest prior to WW1 was fascinating. Interesting stories, a little hard to keep them all straight. "

" Good, solid, and entertaining writing about a time in history and a people: the Hungarians. But especially these Hungarians. The writing is so good, I actually got a feel for the time and place and personalities. Highly recommended. "

" A gripping drama of nine men who fled their beloved home country (and city), to change the world as we know it today. Kat Marton brought wonderful life to these already colorful characters. "

" Fascinating history and well written. "

" From photography and motion pictures to mathematics and physics, these brilliant men and their truly amazing accomplishments are well portrayed in this (long) book. MP3 from Overdrive. "

" Didn't like it as much as I wanted to. =( "

" Interesting but text booky "

" Just finished "Enemies of the People" not dreaming that this could be as good, if not better. But it is. Marton is a terrific writer. "

" Interesting facts, especially for people interested in Hungary, Jewish contribution to the worlds and the Carpathian area. I thought it is not that well written, though. "

" Not quite as good as Marton's other effort on similar subject matter, Enemies of the People, but still thoroughly enjoyable. "

" Not quite as good as Marton's other effort on similar subject matter, Enemies of the People, but still thoroughly enjoyable. "

" A really interesting book about 9 Hungarians who excelled in art and science and shapped American history. Also a great history lesson on both World Wars. An excellent read. "

" Interesting facts, especially for people interested in Hungary, Jewish contribution to the worlds and the Carpathian area. I thought it is not that well written, though. "

" Just finished "Enemies of the People" not dreaming that this could be as good, if not better. But it is. Marton is a terrific writer. "

" I'm still deciding whether this is a 3 or 4. Each of the featured individuals could certainly merit their own book. The fascinating question that I am left with at the end is if the type of creativity and drive these 9 individuals had could be found in future generations. "

" Excellent, especially for people interested in history and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. <br/>I did not hear about most of these nine people. I learned a lot about a very talented generation and about the few that survived the Nazi destruction. <br/>Very well written. "

" Liked it - found it hard to keep track of all the different personalities - especially at first. <br/>I had heard of the film directors/producers, but not of the other men. Very interesting. "

" I am intrigued by the cultured existance Jewish people had in Europe before the Nazis came to power. "

" Good, solid, and entertaining writing about a time in history and a people: the Hungarians. But especially these Hungarians. The writing is so good, I actually got a feel for the time and place and personalities. Highly recommended. "

" Although interesting, there're too many individual stories of the nine men and not enough depth. A lot of things seem glossed over, as if this entire book is simply an introduction to a bigger text. "