Last Call at the Hotel Imperial

This is an outstanding accomplishment... excellent history, Herculean research, and juicy storytelling. I have to admit that I had to skim the last half, as I simply don't have the mental bandwidth to absorb it all right now, in the midst of work. I highly recommend the book to anyone with the patience and time to work through the many subjects, who's who, and interpersonal twists and turns terms of her subjects. This book gives you a front row seat to Europe, and other parts of the world, in the 1920s and 1930s, thanks to these intrepid, and mostly forgotten, journalists.

Geeze, this book is something else. Was it what I expected when I bought it and brought it home? No. Did it enlighten me about a group of people I didn't know much about? Absolutely! Ten-fold!

This book weaves you through a tumultuous time in world history as the author peels back the lives of the people reporting on it. At times, I wasn't sure where I was going, but I was certainly enjoying the journey.