Lee Daniel Kravetz Livres

In 2009, tragedy struck the town of Palo Alto: A student from the local high school had died by suicide by stepping in front of an oncoming train. Grief-stricken, the community mourned what they thought was an isolated loss. Until, a few weeks later, it happened again. And again. And again. In six months, the high school lost five students to suicide at those train tracks. A recent transplant to the community and a new father himself, Lee Daniel Kravetz's experience as a science journalist kicked in: what was causing this tragedy? More important, how was it possible that a suicide cluster could develop in a community of concerned, aware, hyper-vigilant adults? The answer? Social contagion. We all know that ideas, emotions, and actions are communicable--from mirroring someone's posture to mimicking their speech patterns, we are all driven by unconscious motivations triggered by our environment. But when just the right physiological, psychological, and social factors come together, we get what Kravetz calls a "strange contagion:" a perfect storm of highly common social viruses that, combined, form a highly volatile condition. Strange Contagion is simultaneously a moving account of one community's tragedy and a rigorous investigation of social phenomenon, as Kravetz draws on research and insights from experts worldwide to unlock the mystery of how ideas spread, why they take hold, and offer thoughts on our responsibility to one another as citizens of a globally and perpetually connected world"-- Provided by publisher

The gripping account of one historian's hunt for answers as he delves into the surprising life of an ordinary Nazi officer. 'Totally exhilarating' Philippe Sands It began with an armchair. It began with the surprise discovery of a stash of personal documents covered in swastikas sewn into its cushion. The SS Officer's Armchair is the story of what happened next, as Daniel Lee follows the trail of cold calls, documents, coincidences and family secrets, to uncover the life of one Dr Robert Griesinger from Stuttgart. As Lee delves deeper, Griesinger emerges as at once an ordinary man with a family and ambitions, and an active participant in the Nazi machinery of terror whose choices continue to reverberate today. 'Gripping, it unfolds like a detective story as an obscured past emerges into the light' Hadley Freeman, author of House of Glass 'An absorbing work of historical detection... Riveting' Evening Standard

Told through three unique interwoven narratives, this novel reimagines a chapter in the life of Sylvia Plath, telling the story behind the creation of her classic, semi-autobiographical novel The bell jar

Ein rätselhafter Fund führt in eine dunkle Vergangenheit Eine Studentin kauft in Prag einen alten Sessel – und entdeckt darin Jahrzehnte später persönliche Papiere eines Deutschen aus der NS-Zeit. Daniel Lee erfährt von der Geschichte und beginnt nachzuforschen: Wer war der Mann? Wie lebte er? Akribische Recherchen offenbaren: Der Vorbesitzer des Sessels war SS-Obersturmführer und nahm am brutalen deutschen Vernichtungskrieg in Russland teil, ab 1943 beaufsichtigte er die Rekrutierung und den Einsatz von Zwangsarbeitern in Prag. Sein Werdegang steht beispielhaft für die vielen »normalen« Menschen, die in der verbrecherischen Maschinerie des NS-Regimes dienten. Zugleich wird deutlich: dieses Erbe lastet mit traumatischen Spätfolgen auf den Nachkommen von Tätern und Opfern.