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George M. Taber

Biography

George M. Taber

George M. Taber is the author of the bestselling JUDGMENT OF PARIS, which recounts the story of the famous 1976 event when unknown California wines defeated top French ones. Taber's second book, TO CORK OR NOT TO CORK, won the Jane Grigson Award and was a finalist for the James Beard Award. Before turning to writing books, Taber was a reporter and editor with TIME magazine for 21 years, based in Bonn, Paris, Houston and New York.

George M. Taber

Books by George M. Taber

Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story Behind the Nazi Search for Europe's Bullion
by George M. Taber - History, Nonfiction

For the entire history of human civilization, gold has enraptured people around the globe. The Nazis were no less enthralled by it and felt that gold was the solution to funding Hitler's war machine. Gold was also on the mind of FDR across the Atlantic, as he worked with Europe's other leaders to bring the United States and the rest of the world out of a severe depression. CHASING GOLD is the story of how the Nazis attempted to grab Europe’s gold to finance history’s bloodiest war.