A copy of the Adolf Hitler book was included in a seasonal promotion at a branch in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, bearing a festive label describing it as “an essential read”.
The display was removed after a complaint from a customer. A Waterstone’s spokesman said: “A customer spotted that one shop had used a seasonal point-of-sale wraparound promoting the book as the ‘perfect present’. “Obviously this was not an appropriate thing to say about Mein Kampf.
“We apologise for the offence caused and will communicate with all our branches at the earliest possible opportunity to remind them of the sensitivities surrounding our stocking of Mein Kampf.” The spokesman added that most Waterstone’s branches stock a few copies of the book, which was published in 1925 and set out Hitler’s early political theories.
4 comments:
I can not read the whole sticker.
An essential read for anyone searching to understand one of histories most despicable *******. A shocking read and a vital warning for future **************.
Tom
I guess the pic is fake/not directly related.
I gave one of my grandsons Mein Kampf, as he is very interested in politics. I also gave him the Communist Manifesto. He had already read The Prince and other political "classics".
At least they didn't recommend it for Hanukkah
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