{"product_id":"the-seven-addictions-and-five-mel-gordon-9781932595123","title":"The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Decadence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber\u003c\/i\u003e is the first contemporary biography of a notorious actor\/dancer\/poet\/playwright who scandalized sex-obsessed Weimar Berlin during the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era where everything was permitted, Anita Berber's celebrations of \"Depravity, Horror and Ecstasy\" were condemned and censored. She often haunted Weimar Berlin's hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos, radiantly naked except for an elegant sable wrap, a pet monkey hanging from her neck, and a silver brooch packed with cocaine. Multi-talented Anita saw no boundaries between her personal life and her taboo-shattering performances. As such, she was Europe's first postmodern woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong those Anita Berber claimed as members of her vast sexual harem were Marlene Dietrich, Magnus Hirschfeld (the founder of modern sexology and gay liberation), Klaus Mann, Conrad Veidt, Lawrence Durrell, and the King of Yugoslavia. Berber acted in Fritz Lang's \u003ci\u003eDr. Mabuse: The Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e and starred in the silent epic, \u003ci\u003eLucifer\u003c\/i\u003e. Even Leni Riefenstahl credits Berber for inspiring her controversial career. After sated Berliners finally tired of Anita Berber's libidinous antics, she became a \"carrion soul that even the hyenas ignored,\" dying in 1928 at the age of 29.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a remarkable career, including over 150 photographs and drawings that recreate Anita's enduring \"Repertoire of the Damned.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1932595120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932595123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feral House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.38w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2006","brand":"Mel Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047354691839,"sku":"9781932595123","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a12a0a06-a18e-4427-96e8-16c870de27f2.jpg?v=1684989726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-seven-addictions-and-five-mel-gordon-9781932595123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}