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1) Dictatorship
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Describes what a dictator is, how he or she takes over a country, and what it is like to live under such a regime. The history of how dictatorships have evolved, the rise and fall of dictators, and the future of dictatorships are examined"--Provided by publisher.
2) Dictatorship
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English
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"A book for middle school students about the history of the dictatorship as a political system"--
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top...
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Council wars volume 3
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The world had bee a paradise until the Fall and the ensuing civil war. The United Free States felt well defended behind its screen of elite Dragon carriers. But when New Destiny proved to have dragon carriers of its own, and more of them, the linchin of the UFS defense went out the window. Edmund Talbot, the newly appointed head of the UFS navy is faced with turning defeat into success.
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Temeraire volume 8
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Capt. William Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East.
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Dagger and the coin volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Lord Regent Geder Palliako's great war has spilled across the world, nation after nation falling before the ancient priesthood and the weapon of dragons. But even as conquest follows conquest, the final victory retreats before him like a mirage. Schism and revolt begin to erode the foundations of the empire, and the great conquest threatens to collapse into a permanent war of all against all"--
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Since the days of the Roman Empire dictators have written books. But in the twentieth-century despots enjoyed unprecedented print runs to (literally) captive audiences. The titans of the genre--Stalin, Mussolini, and Khomeini among them--produced theoretical works, spiritual manifestos, poetry, memoirs, and even the occasional romance novel and established a literary tradition of boundless tedium that continues to this day. How did the production...
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Al-Fayeed "Barry", the son of a war-torn country's controversial dictator, returns to his homeland after a self-imposed exile in the U.S. But the lives of Barry and his American family are suddenly upended when Barry's volatile brother, Jamal, ascends to the throne. Barry's western views are pitted against Jamal's wife, Leila, who wants her husband to rule with an iron fist. Barry finds himsel torn between the seductive lure of power and the sympathy...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The continuing political and personal story of the Al-Fayeed family and its role leading a regime in the country of Abuddin.
In the second season of this gripping drama, Barry Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner) - who has returned with his family to his Middle Eastern homeland after 20 years in the U.S. - realizes that his brother Jamal (Ashraf Barhom), now president of Abuddin, lacks any sense of justice or morality. Covertly working with the U.S. government...
13) Total recall
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man.
14) House of Saddam
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Revealing the private world of Saddam Hussein and his inner circle, this gripping miniseries charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.
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English
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A cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States first published in 1935. During the presidential election of 1936, Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, observes with dismay that many of the people he knows support the candidacy of a fascist, Berzelius Windrip. When Windrip wins the election, he forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court, and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Do you crave the power to shape the world in your image? Can you tell lies without blinking an eye? Do you see enemies all around you? If you answered yes to all of the above, then this is the job for you! And if becoming a dictator sounds intriguing, well, you've just stumbled upon the playbook that will guide you step by step towards making your big lie a reality. Join Gaslit Nation co-hosts Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa, with artist Kasia Babis,...
17) The tyrant's law
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Series
Dagger and the coin volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Tyrant Geder Palliako, rogue banker Ban Cithrin bel Sarcour of the Medean, and disgraced widow and loyal traitor to the Empire Clara Kalliam continue the great war while, in the shadows of the world, Captain Marcus Wester tracks an ancient secret that will change the war in ways not even he can forsee.
19) Arch-conspirator
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
"In Arch-Conspirator, Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected. "A gut punch of a story. Roth takes everything fragile about love, everything powerful about certain doom, and blooms with it. You'll be holding your breath until the very last word."-Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive,...
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