James Glass – författare

In this path-breaking work of intellectual and cultural history, James M. Glass provides a provocative new answer to the questions about the Holocaust that bedevil us to this day: How and why did so many ordinary Germans participate in the Final Solution? And how did they come to regard Jews as less than human and deserving" of extermination?Glass argues that the answers lie in the rise of a particular ethos of public health and sanitation that emerged from the German medical establishment and filtered down to the common people. Building his argument on a trove of documentary evidence, including the records of the German medical community and of other professional groups, he traces the development in the years following World War I of theories of racial hygiene that singled out the Jews as an infectious disease, and that determined them as life unworthy of life" in the words of Nazi propogandists and German scientists.Looked at from a broader perspective, Glass writes, the actions and beliefs of the German people show what today would be regarded as insane, became, for World War II German society, normal politics. Murdering millions of innocent people was not seen as a vicious criminal conspiracy, but as a therapy essential to the culture's well-being.

The Art of Story is here to help you understand what you already know. You've read stories that moved you. You've felt that pull—the thing that kept you turning pages, made you care about the characters, and stayed with you long after you finished. That isn't magic. That's craft. And you can learn it.This guide walks alongside you as you uncover how stories work. You'll explore why certain characters feel real, how writers build tension without forcing it, and why some scenes linger while others fade. You'll discover what makes readers turn the page—not through complicated rules, but through understanding the simple, human reasons stories matter.Whether you're working on your first novel, a memoir close to your heart, or a short story that won't leave you alone, you'll find yourself nodding along. Yes, that's what I was trying to do. Oh, that's how you do it. Each chapter builds naturally on the last, with examples drawn from books you already know and love.The best part? You don't need formulas or checklists. You don't need to memorize anything. You just need to understand the principles—the "e;why"e; behind what works—so you can make choices that feel true to your story.Your story is worth telling.

When the sun sets, the truth gets darker.In After Dark: True Cases of Serial Killers, author James Glass takes readers deep into the chilling realities behind some of history's most infamous murderers. Spanning centuries and continents, this gripping true‑crime collection uncovers the lives, crimes, and eventual capture of killers whose actions shocked the world—and forever changed the way justice is pursued.From the shadowy streets of 19th‑century Edinburgh to modern forensic breakthroughs, each case explores not only what happened, but why. Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, Glass examines the psychology of predation, the evolution of investigative techniques, and the societal failures that allowed these crimes to unfold.