"By outlining Fritz Kiehn's career both in a rational-academic but also lively manner, the authors have succeeded in creating an unusually insightful and astute book on what was 'normal' in Germany in the twentieth century." - Die Zeit

"The documentation and interpretation of what was usual makes the book's] presentation interesting and worth reading. It is also worth reading, of course, because of the writing talents of both its authors, who] have not only penned a rich socio-historical study, they have, quite simply... written a good book." - Vierteljahrschrift fur Sozial- und...