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Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst
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By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly: A dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived
The concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present today. The biblical book of Genesis clearly defines it when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy. Evil is a choice to make another suffer. As long as human beings have walked, evil has been close by.
Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people.
By telling what they did and why they did it, Confronting Evil explains the struggle between good and evil--a choice every person in the Judeo-Christian tradition is compelled to make. But many defer. We avoid the life decision. We look away. It's easier.
Prepare yourself to read the consequences of that inaction. As John Stuart Mill said in his inaugural address to the University of St. Andrews in 1867: "Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing."
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781250374042
EAN:
9781250374042
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
304
Authors:
Bill O'Reilly , Josh Hammer
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Pretty typical for orielly. Good book, not great.
I’m sure it’s a great book like all his books are. I however didn’t receive it so I’m buying it again just not from Amazon. Definitely looking forward to reading it soon.
Excellent and easily readable history. Although the book mixes vastly different levels of villains, there are evil people at all levels of society. The later O’Reilly books are less dispassionate history and more moral lessons based in history. Bill has every right at this stage of his life to present his observations and concerns about our world.
This book is absolutely great. The author writes in a manner that is easy to follow and understand. O’Reilly provides historical background in each chapter of the various characters he is talking about. This book is not only interesting but very suspenseful. You really just don’t want to put the book down. I am kind of sad that I have finished, however the book makes for a nice coffee table book and a conversational piece when you have visitors.
This was a well written book, easy to read and certainly kept ones interest going. As a matter of fact, I read the 304 page book in 4 days. Each chapter gives a brief history of the individual being reviewed and their strain of evil. This was the first Bill O'Reilly book I have read and after finishing I went back and ordered a few others. Excellent Book!
