Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Eccentricity of Tyrants - Ambrose, Tom
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A penetrating and incisive study of the fanaticism and foibles of some of history's most illustrious names From Assad to Nero, Gaddafi to Ivan The Terrible, this work attempts a thorough illumination of the minds of some of the most powerful people in history. While leaving some room to describe the amusing incidents and eccentricities associated with a host of men and women of power, it also reaches into the terrifying depths and depravities of minds that shaped the destinies of peoples and nations. Using a unique combination of history, politics, and psychology, this book fully describes how power not only corrupts but deranges.…mehr

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A penetrating and incisive study of the fanaticism and foibles of some of history's most illustrious names From Assad to Nero, Gaddafi to Ivan The Terrible, this work attempts a thorough illumination of the minds of some of the most powerful people in history. While leaving some room to describe the amusing incidents and eccentricities associated with a host of men and women of power, it also reaches into the terrifying depths and depravities of minds that shaped the destinies of peoples and nations. Using a unique combination of history, politics, and psychology, this book fully describes how power not only corrupts but deranges.
Autorenporträt
Tom Ambrose is the author of Godfather of the Revolution: The Life of Philippe Egalite, Duc D'Orleans; Hitler's Loss: What Britain and America gained from Europe's Cultural Exiles; and Prinny and His Pals: George IV and the Remarkable Gift of Royal Friendship.