{"product_id":"strongman-kenneth-c-davis-9781250853264","title":"Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the Don't Know Much About\u003c\/b\u003e(R) \u003cb\u003ebooks comes a dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history's deadliest dictators. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year! A YALSA 2021 Nonfiction Award Nominee!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders--strongmen--capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history--Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein--Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen's personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they'd become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeticulously researched and complete with photographs, \u003ci\u003eStrongman\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves as an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"A fascinating, highly readable portrayal of infamous men that provides urgent lessons for democracy now.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStrongman\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that is both deeply researched and deeply felt, both an alarming warning and a galvanizing call to action, both daunting and necessary to read and discuss.\" --Cynthia Levinson, author of \u003ci\u003eFault Lines in the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth C. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250853265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250853264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.10w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e513782 \/ Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kenneth C. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981825442047,"sku":"9781250853264","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d7e8f1d-5284-47ac-8617-4c29efe00106.jpg?v=1683257732","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strongman-kenneth-c-davis-9781250853264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}