Tyranny Books

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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.29 — 109,785 ratings — published 2017
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,509,396 ratings — published 1948
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,590,966 ratings — published 1945
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The Captive Mind The Captive Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,981 ratings — published 1953
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,444,749 ratings — published 1985
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Hitler: A Study in Tyranny – A Classic Biography: Authoritative and Readable, Abridged Hitler: A Study in Tyranny – A Classic Biography: Authoritative and Readable, Abridged (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,668 ratings — published 1952
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,968,648 ratings — published 2008
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The Language of the Third Reich: LTI--Lingua Tertii Imperii: A Philologist's Notebook The Language of the Third Reich: LTI--Lingua Tertii Imperii: A Philologist's Notebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,577 ratings — published 1947
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,860,410 ratings — published 1953
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Every Man Dies Alone Every Man Dies Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.27 — 37,136 ratings — published 1947
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Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,696 ratings — published 2012
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Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6) Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.11 — 74,672 ratings — published 2000
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The Feast of the Goat The Feast of the Goat (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.35 — 43,224 ratings — published 2000
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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,201 ratings — published 2010
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,916 ratings — published 2010
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.46 — 100,399 ratings — published 2009
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The Power of the Powerless The Power of the Powerless (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,163 ratings — published 1978
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On Freedom On Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,646 ratings — published 2025
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Autocracy, Inc. Autocracy, Inc. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.18 — 17,050 ratings — published 2024
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A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.00 — 22 ratings — published 1992
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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,772 ratings — published 2013
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Sostiene Pereira Sostiene Pereira (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.20 — 36,365 ratings — published 1994
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The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.19 — 161 ratings — published
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Surviving Autocracy Surviving Autocracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,652 ratings — published 2020
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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 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.82 — 12,085 ratings — published 2010
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Prophet Song Prophet Song (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.03 — 85,931 ratings — published 2023
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.82 — 69,606 ratings — published 2004
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Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,242 ratings — published 2022
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Our Missing Hearts Our Missing Hearts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.79 — 211,936 ratings — published 2022
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,370,205 ratings — published 1956
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On Fascism On Fascism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.96 — 712 ratings — published 2020
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Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.93 — 36,013 ratings — published 1980
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.46 — 22,124 ratings — published 2013
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.19 — 69,573 ratings — published 1998
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The Origins of Totalitarianism The Origins of Totalitarianism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,924 ratings — published 1951
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Red Scarf Girl Red Scarf Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.80 — 17,428 ratings — published 1997
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.36 — 54,561 ratings — published 2000
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.37 — 886,906 ratings — published 1946
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The Return The Return (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,804 ratings — published 2016
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The Autumn of the Patriarch The Autumn of the Patriarch (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.86 — 26,807 ratings — published 1975
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The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,161 ratings — published 1549
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,746,100 ratings — published 1996
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Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,429 ratings — published 2015
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,182,880 ratings — published 2009
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The Bridge at Andau The Bridge at Andau (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,563 ratings — published 1957
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.08 — 14,618 ratings — published 1961
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Shadowfell (Shadowfell, #1) Shadowfell (Shadowfell, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.94 — 14,815 ratings — published 2012
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Transit Transit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 3.69 — 3,278 ratings — published 1944
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tyranny)
avg rating 4.01 — 72,283 ratings — published 2012
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1984 by George OrwellI Am Legend by Richard MathesonThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Into a Dark Future
33 books — 10 voters
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Samuel Adams
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
Samuel Adams

Robert A. Heinlein
“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.”
Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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