{"product_id":"accidental-czar-andrew-s-weiss-9781250760753","title":"Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer to the autocratic leader of Russia and reveals the truth behind the strongman persona he has spent his career cultivating.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the West's collective imagination, Vladimir Putin is a devious cartoon villain, constantly plotting and scheming to destroy his enemies around the globe and in Ukraine. But how did an undistinguished mid-level KGB officer become one of the most powerful leaders in Russian history? And how much of Putin's tough-guy persona is a calculated performance? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAccidental Czar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew S. Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e, a former White House Russia expert, and \u003cb\u003eBrian \"Box\" Brown\u003c\/b\u003e show how Putin has successfully cast himself as a cunning, larger-than-life political mastermind--and how the rest of the world has played into the Kremlin's hands by treating him as one. They shatter all of these myths and expose the man behind the fa軋de.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew S. Weiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250760755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250760753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.60w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2022","brand":"Andrew S. Weiss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945094709503,"sku":"9781250760753","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_12e3b81b-33c7-4cfb-ab23-5e62a888d00c.jpg?v=1681506753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/accidental-czar-andrew-s-weiss-9781250760753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}