{"product_id":"50-people-who-messed-up-the-world-isbn-9781472143013","title":"50 People Who Messed up the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho would top \u003ci\u003eyour \u003c\/i\u003elist of the fifty people who have done the most to make the modern world a worse place?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I can't imagine how they  whittled it down to just 50 people' \u003ci\u003e- comedian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNik Rabinowitz  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fantastic thought-provoking book that renews my  appreciation for history. It reminds us how we got here and how we can avoid  things getting worse'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMandla Shongwe, SAFM  Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fascinating, terrific read' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGareth  Cliff, CliffCentral \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom despotic mass-murderers to sports cheats, and from corrupt politicians to truly dreadful celebrities, who has had the most damaging -- or vexatious -- impact in their particular sphere of modern life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis line-up of the very worst of the twentieth century and beyond includes the obvious candidates: those who have caused extraordinary damage through their murderous paranoia, brutal avarice, or demented self-regard -- Stalin, King Leopold, Idi Amin and the like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut murderous dictators aside, there are plenty of others who deserve recognition for their role in making the world a significantly more dangerous or, at the very least, more annoying place: terrorist Carlos the Jackal; Robert Oppenheimer, the man who gave the world the atomic bomb; notorious sports cheat Lance Armstrong; and the one and only President Donald Trump, who has of course succeeded in making the world both more annoying \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e more dangerous.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis perfectly focused spotlight on infamy is illustrated throughout by award-winning political cartoonist Zapiro.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894892261605,"sku":"NP9781472143013","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/94b69765-70bd-4639-8094-ab000085cf86.jpg?v=1767810846","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/50-people-who-messed-up-the-world-isbn-9781472143013","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}