"In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larson

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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers

7. "In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larson

Dec. 06, 2011, 10:35 a.m. ET

By Monitor staff

In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler鈥檚 Berlin (Crown Publishers, 448 pp.), gifted narrative nonfiction writer Erik Larson (鈥�The Devil in the White City鈥�) offers a disturbing but riveting account of the life of William E. Dodd, the American ambassador to Germany, and his family during Hitler鈥檚 rise to power. Monitor reviewer Erik Larson writes, 鈥淸T]hanks to Larson, Dodd鈥檚 courage and foresight live on, a welcome new chapter in the vast canon of World War II.鈥� (CSMonitor.com, 6/6/11)

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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

15 bests nonfiction titles of 2011, according to the Monitor's reviewers

7. "In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larson

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