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Spin Dictators traces how leaders such as Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and Peru's Alberto Fujimori pioneered less violent, more covert, and more effective methods of monopolizing power. The book reveals why most of today's authoritarians are spin dictators-and how they differ from the remaining "fear dictators" such as Kim Jong-un and Bashar al-Assad, as well as from masters of high-tech repression like Xi Jinping.
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A spin doctor for a big tobacco company fights to protect America's right to smoke while still trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son.
"An entertaining satire on contemporary morality..."--Entertainment Weekly
"...quirky and intelligent rarity that elicits wry smiles and hearty laughs alike."--USA Today
"Two thumbs up!"--Ebert & Roeper
"*** A consistent pleasure to watch... recommended."--Video Librarian
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When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love, or life is safe.
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