Book Chronicles a 'Strange and Dangerous Life' Robert Siegel talks with Tom Reiss, author of The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. Reiss' book details the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew from Baku, Azerbaijan, who passed himself off as a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany.

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Book Chronicles a 'Strange and Dangerous Life'

March 1, 200512:00 AM ET

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Robert Siegel

Book Chronicles a 'Strange and Dangerous Life'

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Robert Siegel talks with Tom Reiss, author of The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. Reiss' book details the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew from Baku, Azerbaijan, who passed himself off as a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany.