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The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history. Karl Wittgenstein, who ran away from home as a wayward and rebellious youth, returned to his native Vienna to make a fortune in the iron and steel industries. He bought factori…
A portrait of the Wittgenstein family of Vienna traces the triumphs and vicissitudes of a star-crossed dynasty held together by a love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty, and the cataclysmic upheaval of two world wars.
The House of Wittgenstein is the grand saga of a brilliant and tragic Viennese family whose members included a famous philosopher and the world's greatest one-handed classical pianist. The Wittgenstein family was one of the wealthiest, most talented, and most eccentric in Europe…
The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history. Karl Wittgenstein, who ran away from home as a wayward and rebellious youth, returned to his native Vienna to make a fortune in the iron and steel industries. He bought factori…
A portrait of the Wittgenstein family of Vienna traces the triumphs and vicissitudes of a star-crossed dynasty held together by a love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty, and the cataclysmic upheaval of two world wars.
From the simple stories in the Bible to the prophecies of Muhammad and Sybil to the intricate philosophies of Newton and Nietzsche, Waugh leaves no stone unturned in his compulsive mission to create a fascinating and complex portrait of God, as humans have claimed to understand …
"This is a book about God. Not just any god, but the god that created Adam and Eve, the god of Abraham; the god of the Jews; the god of the Christians; and the god of Islam - without a doubt, the most influential figure in the history of human civilization. But what do we really…