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"'A special edition of Hello magazine as it might be published in Hell - a Through the Keyhole from the seventh circle of Dante's Inferno.' Michael Bracewell, Frieze 'Superbly arch... York is on vintage form in Dictators' Homes' GQ 'A hugely entertaining, and alarming, glimpse into the private lives and homes of the most powerful people on earth.' Independent 'Crammed with historical interest and amusing details.' Daily Telegraph 'This highly original book is morbidly fascinating... a coffee table book with a difference.' Glamour 'A perfect example of a post-modern coffee-table book.' Financial Times 'Fascinating' Vogue, 'Irresistible' Spectator 'Sinisterly sumptuous' Tatler"
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`A hugely entertaining, and alarming, glimpse into the private
lives and homes of the most powerful people on earth.'
lives and homes of the most powerful people on earth.'
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Your typical dictator lacks the fashion sense of a Peter York or the ironic analytical detachment of a Douglas Coupland -- and it shows. This lush photographic guide to a dozen dictator's palaces provides a unique insight into the domestic desires -- or lack thereof -- of these powerful and ruthless (but frequently ill-educated and ignorant) men. Given the almost unlimited resources at their disposal, how do they choose to live, and what do their domestic surroundings tell us about them, as people? York and Coupland set out to answer this question, and the results are nothing if not surprising.
(NB: readers of a delicate disposition might wish to skip rapidly past the discussion of Nicola and Elena Ceaucescu's bathroom habits, which were, to say the least, rather peculiar.)
(NB: readers of a delicate disposition might wish to skip rapidly past the discussion of Nicola and Elena Ceaucescu's bathroom habits, which were, to say the least, rather peculiar.)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Pictures is what I was after. You want to see Saddam's boudoir and his cheesy taste in more than just a handful of pics. There is some good insight into what dictators want to project but I was looking for loads of pictures of Dictator Chic from Africa to S. America and was disappointed.
14 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I would advise against buying both Dictator's Homes and Dictator's style. Despite the different titles, they share the same text and photographs. It is almost as if the authors and publishers are bunch of greedy crooks. The set made a poor Christmas present.
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