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The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
What if every leader—hero or tyrant—played by the same brutal rules to keep their grip on power? The Dictator’s Handbook pulls back the curtain on the unspoken calculus of control, where loyalty is traded like gold and entire nations become pawns in a game only the ruthless master. But when you discover the chilling patterns binding despots and CEOs alike, will you dare to dismantle the system—or find yourself seduced by its ruthless logic?
- Originally Published: September 2011
- Publisher: PublicAffairs
- Published: July 31, 2012
- Genre: Politics
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1610391849
- Access: Members
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The Prince
What if cruelty could save a kingdom—and mercy destroy it? In this ruthless manifesto of power, Machiavelli dissects the cutthroat calculus of leadership, urging rulers to choose pragmatism over virtue in a world where survival hinges on deception and control. But as he lays bare the art of domination—when to wield fear, flattery, or force—a timeless dilemma emerges: Does a leader’s moral soul have to die to keep their throne alive… or is tyranny the price of immortality?
- Originally Published: 1532
- Publisher: FingerPrint Classics, 2023
- Genre: Political Science
- Pages: 170
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-8175993075
- Access: Members
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Propaganda
What if your deepest desires were engineered by unseen architects, and your free will merely an illusion? In Propaganda, Edward Bernays unveils the century-old machinery that molds masses, manipulates democracies, and manufactures consent—turning citizens into unwitting pawns. But when the very tools used to control nations now lurk in your smartphone’s glow, will you dismantle the system… or become its perfect weapon?
- Originally Published: 1928
- Publisher: iG Publishing, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 175
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970312594
- Access: Members