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The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance   Anders Rydell Disappointing book about the efforts to identify, and in some cases, return books stolen by the Nazis. Well enough written, as you would expect from a journalist. Based on the title, and my interest, I thought there would be much more history. Instead Rydell deals primarily with the present day attempts at identification. Also, he inserts himself into the narrative way too much for me. Besides, I am unconvinced that it really means something to return a book to the descendants of someone who was gassed and then incinerated by fascist racists. Too bad.