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< p=""> Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe. Although Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been deposed, North Korea's Kim Jong-il continues to attract attention on the world stage; at the same time, other dictatorships, led by royal families, military juntas, and single political parties, persist in repressing and brutalizing their citizens without ever attracting anything like Saddam's or Kim Jong-il's level of international attention. <> < p=""> In this fascinating, eye-opening read, < i=""> New York Times<> bestselling author David Wallechinsky offers in-depth portraits of each of the twenty worst dictators -- and the governments they head -- currently in power: exposing their crimes, and revealing their strange personalities and mysterious backgrounds. < i=""> Tyrants<> also reveals the extent that foreign corporations and governments support these tyrants despite their policies. <> < p=""> Timely and provocative, crafted with the popular touch that has made Wallechinsky a bestselling author, < i=""> Tyrants<> will awaken you to the criminal regimes of the present -- and pose challenging questions about America's role in curbing (or promoting) their power in the future. <> < p=""> The Tyrant Hall of Shame includes: <> < ul=""> < li=""> Kim Jong-il/North Korea< i=""> < li=""> Hu Jintao/China< i=""> < li=""> Seyed Ali Khamenei/Iran< i=""> < li=""> King Abdullah/Saudi Arabia < i=""> < li=""> Muammar al-Qaddafi/Libya< i=""> < li=""> Omar al-Bashir/Sudan< i=""> < li=""> IslamKarimov/Uzbekistan< i=""> < li=""> Saparmurat Niyazov/Turkmenistan < i=""> < li=""> Fidel Castro/Cuba< i=""> < l="">
Synopsis
In Tyrants, New York Times bestselling author David Wallechinsky offers in-depth portraits of each of the twenty worst dictators currently in power--not only exposing his crimes, but also revealing his personality and background. Drawing on the author's investigative reporting and firsthand research, each chapter will peel back the curtain on one of these little-known yet terrifying figures, exploring his life, his reign of terror, and his own personal behavior.
Synopsis
Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by reports from the many dictatorships that still exist around the world. Led by royal families, military juntas, or single political parties, despotic regimes persist in repressing and brutalizing their citizens.
In Tyrants, New York Times bestselling author David Wallechinsky offers in-depth portraits of twenty dictators and their governments. Wallechinsky probes their often mysterious backgrounds, exposes their crimes, and reveals details about their strange personalities and quirks. Tyrants also reveals the extent to which foreign corporations and governments support these leaders. Timely and provocative, Tyrants will awaken readers to the criminal regimes of the present day, and pose challenging questions about America's role in curbing (or promoting) their power in the future.
David Wallechinsky is the bestselling co-author of The Book of Lists and The People's Almanac, and the author of The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics and The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. A contributing editor to Parade magazine, he divides his time between Santa Monica, CA, and Provence.
Synopsis
Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe. Although Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been deposed, North Korea's Kim Jong-il continues to attract attention on the world stage; at the same time, other dictatorships, led by royal families, military juntas, and single political parties, persist in repressing and brutalizing their citizens without ever attracting anything like Saddam's or Kim Jong-il's level of international attention.
In this fascinating, eye-opening read, New York Times bestselling author David Wallechinsky offers in-depth portraits of each of the twenty worst dictators -- and the governments they head -- currently in power: exposing their crimes, and revealing their strange personalities and mysterious backgrounds. Tyrants also reveals the extent that foreign corporations and governments support these tyrants despite their policies.
Timely and provocative, crafted with the popular touch that has made Wallechinsky a bestselling author, Tyrants will awaken you to the criminal regimes of the present -- and pose challenging questions about America's role in curbing (or promoting) their power in the future.
The Tyrant Hall of Shame includes:
- Kim Jong-il/North Korea
- Hu Jintao/China
- Seyed Ali Khamenei/Iran
- King Abdullah/Saudi Arabia
- Muammar al-Qaddafi/Libya
- Omar al-Bashir/Sudan
- Islam Karimov/Uzbekistan
- Saparmurat Niyazov/Turkmenistan
- Fidel Castro/Cuba
About the Author
David Wallechinsky is the bestselling coauthor of The Book of Lists and The People's Almanac, and the author of The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics and The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. Also a contributing editor to Parade magazine, he divides his time between Santa Monica, California, and Provence, France.