Dictator Style
Title | Dictator Style PDF eBook |
Author | Peter York |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2006-05-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780811853149 |
Originally published: Great Britain: Atlantic Books, 2005.
Dictators' Homes
Title | Dictators' Homes PDF eBook |
Author | Peter York |
Publisher | Atlantic |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Dictators |
ISBN | 9781843545576 |
If our homes are an extension of our personalities then the interiors in Dictators' Homes provide evidence to substantiate the theory that these men and women were the world's most terrifying rulers. Featuring rare, jaw-dropping photographs of interiors that are now mostly (thankfully) destroyed, Peter York places each lair in its historical context leaving no tiger pelt unturned. From Saddam Hussein's private artwork and General Noriega's Christmas tree to the alarming tube and knob contraption in Ceausescu's en-suite bathroom no design detail is unexamined. The worlds' most famous Dictators are here. From Mussolini and Mobutu via Idi Amin, Lenin and Tito this book ensures that Dictators' crimes against good taste will no longer go unpunished.
The Dictator's Handbook
Title | The Dictator's Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Bueno de Mesquita |
Publisher | Public Affairs |
Total Pages | 354 |
Release | 2011-09-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 161039044X |
Explains the theory of political survival, particularly in cases of dictators and despotic governments, arguing that political leaders seek to stay in power using any means necessary, most commonly by attending to the interests of certain coalitions.
Dictator's Dreamscape
Title | Dictator's Dreamscape PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Hartman |
Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | 369 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0822986493 |
Joseph Hartman focuses on the public works campaign of Cuban president, and later dictator, Gerardo Machado. Political histories often condemn Machado as a US-puppet dictator, overthrown in a labor revolt and popular revolution in 1933. Architectural histories tend to catalogue his regime’s public works as derivatives of US and European models. Dictator’s Dreamscape reassesses the regime’s public works program as a highly nuanced visual project embedded in centuries-old representations of Cuba alongside wider debates on the nature of art and architecture in general, especially in regards to globalization and the spread of US-style consumerism. The cultural production overseen by Machado gives a fresh and greatly broadened perspective on his regime’s accomplishments, failures, and crimes. The book addresses the regime’s architectural program as a visual and architectonic response to debates over Cuban national identity, US imperialism, and Machado’s own cult of personality.
The Benevolent Dictator
Title | The Benevolent Dictator PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Feuer |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2011-05-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1118061543 |
An unconventional philosophy for starting and building a business that exceeds your own expectations What does it require to take a concept rapidly and effectively from mind to market? The Benevolent Dictator recognizes that entrepreneurship is a gauntlet. Those who succeed are benevolent dictators—able to make the intricate process happen in days, weeks and months to win. The Benevolent Dictator gives you no-nonsense how-to advice and examples that have worked. This non-traditional, gung-ho guide is not afraid to lay out the leadership methods that can effectively get a new business off the ground, and through the requisite fast-track growth phases that produce tangible success measured by your bottom line and your wallet. Learn critical specifics on how to move from idea development to build-out, through steps for continuous improvement, and on to the big cash out Features proven tools, strategies, and tactics that will help you bottle entrepreneurial lightning over and over again As the cofounder of office retail giant OfficeMax, the author turned a $3 million investment into a $1.5 billion sale in his 16 years as CEO Beating the competition is never easy. For those times when you need an iron hand, then you also need the wisdom to know when and how to use it. Whether you're a business student, aspiring entrepreneur, or a practicing executive, you need to discover the winning ways of The Benevolent Dictator.
Dictator
Title | Dictator PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Harris |
Publisher | Random House |
Total Pages | 546 |
Release | 2016-06-02 |
Genre | Historical fiction |
ISBN | 0099474190 |
'Confirms Harris's undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller' Daily Mail There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit, skill and courage. And for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static. And no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. 'The finest fictional treatment of Ancient Rome in the English language' Scotsman
The Dictator's Learning Curve
Title | The Dictator's Learning Curve PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Dobson |
Publisher | Anchor |
Total Pages | 354 |
Release | 2013-03-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 030747755X |
In this riveting anatomy of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between dictators and those who would challenge their rule. Recent history has seen an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy—with waves of protests sweeping Syria and Yemen, and despots falling in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. But the Arab Spring is only the latest front in a global battle between freedom and repression, a battle that, until recently, dictators have been winning hands-down. The problem is that today’s authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regimes of Burma and North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and internationally connected, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with subtle coercion. The Dictator’s Learning Curve explains this historic moment and provides crucial insight into the fight for democracy.