Tyrants: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Tyrants by David Wallechinsky: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
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
Quick facts about Tyrants
- Title: Tyrants
- Author: David Wallechinsky
- First published: 2006
- Genre: history, dictatorship, biography
- OpenLibrary ID: OL104528W
Where to read Tyrants
Tyrants by David Wallechinsky is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Tyrants about?
Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe.
Who wrote Tyrants?
Tyrants was written by David Wallechinsky.
When was Tyrants published?
Tyrants was first published in 2006.
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