Tyrants

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.