Thursday, February 07, 2008

The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat

It has been on my mind for years, but I finally did it. Last night, I finished Ryszard Kapuściński's The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat.*



Machiavelli's Il Principe and Sun Tzu's The Art of War are fine, but when it comes to the fine mechanics of power, nothing beats Kapuściński's reportage.

* in German: König der Könige. Eine Parabel der Macht

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

may I have it next, please?

Tigresa