Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst / Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer.
"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. As long as human beings have walked, evil has been close by. This book will recount the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the slave traders. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Their stories starkly display how some of the worst events in history unfolded. 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 decision. We look away. It's easier. Prepare yourself to hear 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."-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781250374042
- ISBN: 1250374049
- Physical Description: 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2025
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Caligula -- Genghis Khan -- King Henry VIII -- The slavers off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana -- Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Ku Klux Klan -- The Robber Barons -- Joseph Stalin -- Adolf Hitler -- Mao Zedong -- Ayatollah Khomeini -- Vladimir Putin -- The drug cartels.Includes bibliographic references (pages 247-275) and index.
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- Subject:
- Good and evil > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Good and evil > History.
Dictators > History.
Political ethics.
State crimes. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 93 of 106 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 170.9 ORE (Text) | 36015000753208 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 170.9 ORE (Text) | 36015000753265 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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