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Blood and Splendor: The Lives of Five Tyrants, From Nero to Saddam Hussein
Blood and Splendor The Lives of Five Tyrants From Nero to Saddam Hussein
Author: Daniel Myerson
Nero, Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, Hitler, and Saddam Hussein. The names evoke horror and bloodshed -- but also awe at the range of power of these despots and their accomplishments. What makes a tyrant? And why, when history has taught us time and again that they must be stopped, do such leaders continue to exist? The five short but substantial bi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380804894
ISBN-10: 0380804891
Publication Date: 1/1/2001
Pages: 300
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Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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