Dictatorship Books

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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,752,514 ratings — published 1945
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Matched (Matched, #1) Matched (Matched, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.62 — 820,093 ratings — published 2010
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,690,464 ratings — published 1948
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.46 — 103,788 ratings — published 2009
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The Orphan Master's Son The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.07 — 105,770 ratings — published 2012
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,193,548 ratings — published 2008
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.25 — 11,500 ratings — published 2011
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In the Time of the Butterflies In the Time of the Butterflies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.15 — 81,590 ratings — published 1994
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,529,234 ratings — published 1985
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.29 — 116,689 ratings — published 2017
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The Origins of Totalitarianism The Origins of Totalitarianism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.29 — 15,636 ratings — published 1951
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.89 — 282,394 ratings — published 2007
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The Feast of the Goat The Feast of the Goat (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.35 — 44,853 ratings — published 2000
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,292,463 ratings — published 2009
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,408 ratings — published 2003
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,953,011 ratings — published 1963
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,664 ratings — published 2020
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.15 — 34,486 ratings — published 2018
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.37 — 11,223 ratings — published 2018
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The Fountains of Silence The Fountains of Silence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.30 — 85,990 ratings — published 2019
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Sostiene Pereira Sostiene Pereira (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.20 — 38,178 ratings — published 1994
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.48 — 109,230 ratings — published 2015
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From Dictatorship to Democracy From Dictatorship to Democracy (online)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,172 ratings — published 1993
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.30 — 127,757 ratings — published 1991
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Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.83 — 14,123 ratings — published 2002
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The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.31 — 340,537 ratings — published 1982
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War War (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.22 — 13,864 ratings — published 2024
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The Comedians The Comedians (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.99 — 10,394 ratings — published 1966
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The Anatomy of Fascism The Anatomy of Fascism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,792 ratings — published 2004
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The New Class: An Analysis of the Communist System The New Class: An Analysis of the Communist System (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.85 — 294 ratings — published 1957
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,463 ratings — published 2012
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The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1) The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,224 ratings — published 2003
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The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,052 ratings — published 2004
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The Power of the Powerless The Power of the Powerless (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,501 ratings — published 1978
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Priča o vezirovom slonu i druge pripovijetke Priča o vezirovom slonu i druge pripovijetke
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.13 — 456 ratings — published 1947
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The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.26 — 347 ratings — published 2014
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How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,931 ratings — published 2019
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A Long Petal of the Sea A Long Petal of the Sea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.06 — 117,789 ratings — published 2019
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The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) The Man in the High Castle (Vintage)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.59 — 242,424 ratings — published 1962
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.82 — 12,188 ratings — published 2010
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.77 — 12,565 ratings — published 2008
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Tengo miedo torero Tengo miedo torero (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.44 — 20,357 ratings — published 2001
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The Appointment The Appointment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.38 — 4,310 ratings — published 1997
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The Land of Green Plums The Land of Green Plums (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.67 — 6,527 ratings — published 1994
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,839,007 ratings — published 2010
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Before We Were Free Before We Were Free (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.91 — 9,798 ratings — published 2002
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The Autumn of the Patriarch The Autumn of the Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.86 — 27,416 ratings — published 1975
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How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 4.25 — 18,745 ratings — published 2018
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Space Invaders Space Invaders (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,143 ratings — published 2013
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The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dictatorship)
avg rating 3.95 — 702 ratings — published 2015
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“For every King is right in his own eyes and rests the blame to whoever he wishes to carry it.”
Oscar Auliq-Ice

George Orwell
“Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.”
George Orwell

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