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The passionate, gripping, true story of one manâs single-minded quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family, their beloved art collection, and to restore their legacy.Simon Goodmanâs grandparents came from German-Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps. And thatâs almost all he knew about themâhis father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. But when he passed away, and Simon received his fatherâs old papers, a story began to emerge. The Gutmanns, as they were known then, rose from a small Bohemian hamlet to become one of Germanyâs most powerful banking families. They also amassed a magnificent, world-class art collection that included works by Degas, Renoir, Botticelli, Guardi, and many, many others. But the Nazi regime snatched from them everything they had worked to build: their remarkable art, their immense wealth, their prominent social standing, and their very lives. Simon grew up in London with little knowledge of his fatherâs efforts to recover their familyâs prized possessions. It was only after his fatherâs death that Simon began to piece together the clues about the Gutmannsâ stolen legacy and the Nazi looting machine. He learned much of the collection had gone to Hitler and Hermann Goering; other works had been smuggled through Switzerland, sold and resold to collectors and dealers, with many works now in famous museums. More still had been recovered by Allied forces only to be stolen again by heartless bureaucratsâEuropean governments quietly absorbed thousands of works of art into their own collections. Through painstaking detective work across two continents, Simon has been able to prove that many works belonged to his family, and successfully secure their return. With the help of his family, Simon initiated the first Nazi looting case to be settled in the United States. They also brought about the first major restitution in The Netherlands since the post-war era. Goodmanâs dramatic story, told with great heart, reveals a rich family history almost obliterated by the Nazis. It is not only the account of a twenty-year long detective hunt for family treasure, but an unforgettable tale of redemption and restoration.
Hardcover:
9781451697636, titled "The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Familyâs Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis" | Scribner, August 25, 2015, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: The passionate, gripping, true story of one manâs single-minded quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family, their beloved art collection, and to restore their legacy.
Paperback:
9781451697643, titled "The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Familyâs Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis" | Reprint edition (Scribner, August 16, 2016), cover price $17.00
CD/Spoken Word:
9781681415093, titled "The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis" | Mp3 una edition (Dreamscape Media Llc, August 25, 2015), cover price $29.99
9781681415055, titled "The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis" | Unabridged edition (Dreamscape Media Llc, August 25, 2015), cover price $49.99
At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised.In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.
Hardcover:
9781410471222 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, August 6, 2014), cover price $30.99 | About this edition: At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.
9781599951492 | Center st, September 3, 2009, cover price $27.00
Paperback:
9780316240055 | Mti rep edition (Back Bay Books, October 22, 2013), cover price $17.00
9780316240079 | Mti rep edition (Lb Books, October 22, 2013), cover price $10.00
Miscellaneous:
9781599952659 | Center st, September 3, 2009, cover price $12.99
CD/Spoken Word:
9781427277428 | Unabridged edition (St Martins Pr, December 8, 2015), cover price $57.99
9781427235404 | Abridged edition (St Martins Pr, November 5, 2013), cover price $24.99
9781427206916 | Abridged edition (St Martins Pr, September 1, 2009), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.
Paperback:
9781416590637 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, May 10, 2011), cover price $16.00
Product Description: From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasure they looted were the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. This is the true-life Indiana Jones story of a college professor turned Army sleuth who foils a Nazi plot to preserve these cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand Year Reich...read more
Hardcover:
9781416590620 | Simon & Schuster, May 11, 2010, cover price $27.00 | About this edition: From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities.
CD/Spoken Word:
9781615730438 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, May 11, 2010), cover price $34.95
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