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Power corrupts; absolute power is even more fun. At least that's what many of the world's great dictators found. Sex Lives of the Great Dictators is a look at the bedroom antics of the most powerful, and some of the most evil, men in history. Napoleon said: "Not tonight, Josephine", but only because he was busy entertaining other women. Mao Tse-tung was the greatest womaniser the world has ever known. On Saturday nights he would fill the Olympic-sized swimming pool in the Forbidden City with naked 18-year olds and go for a dip. Lenin returned to Russia in the closed train in 1917 with his wife and two mistresses. Like Kennedy, Benito got the whole thing over with in seconds; unlike Kennedy, he was romantic and serenaded his conquests with a violin. And Hitler? Well, as you would expect, he was just plain weird. Five of his lovers committed suicide because of his questionable practices. Now re-jacketed and fully updated with riveting revelations on Saddam Hussein and South Korea's Kim Chong II, this is 'one history lesson you are unlikely to forget.' (Northern Echo)
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The newest books in my Sex Lives series have a list of all the
personalities that appear the books, so you can play "International Daisy
Chain". This is a game invented, not by me, but by Truman Capote. Pick any
two people from the list and see how many lovers you need to daisy chain
between them. The player who joins them with the least lovers wins. Play it
at home or in bed - or why not try a game of "Strip Daisy Chain"?
personalities that appear the books, so you can play "International Daisy
Chain". This is a game invented, not by me, but by Truman Capote. Pick any
two people from the list and see how many lovers you need to daisy chain
between them. The player who joins them with the least lovers wins. Play it
at home or in bed - or why not try a game of "Strip Daisy Chain"?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Like the Enquirer, 17 Aug 2007
By M. E. Motto - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex Lives of the Great Dictators (Paperback)
I wouldn't say this book is a stomach-turner. Rather, it reads more like a salacious novel, or some daily celebrity mag... You read it and think to yourself - could that REALLY be true? It seems so gossipy in some spots you wonder. But, it is an interesting read. The parts on Mussolini and Napoleon do read very well, the parts on Hitler and Mao a bit over the top. Some of the inferences - like all of the Nazi elite being gay - seems too much for me. Plus, I've read quite a few biographies on the individuals in this book, and some of the stuff in here is news to me - which makes me question how authentic it is.
Not a bad book, and a super fast read. I won't buy any other books in the series, though. If you want to know about the sex lives of these people, I'd recommend just picking up an in-depth biography. These short blurbs on each dictator read more like sexy book reports in comparison.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Adds new meaning to men of power., 13 Feb 2000
By Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex Lives of the Great Dictators (Paperback)
Did you ever picture Hitler as a great lover? Think of napoleon has someone women swooned over? Imagine Castro as a playboy? Well then you might want to take the time and read Nigel Cawthorne's Sex Lives of the Great Dictators.Take a look at what men of power did to make women come at their beckon call. See how the powerful and ruthless tyrants controlled the fairer sex. Read about the exploits of those who ruled with an iron fist, but in private were all together different.
Men like Saddam Hussein, Marcos, Castro, Idi Amin, Napoleon, Lenin and others are all included in a tantalizing, alluring and yet some how romantic set of stories. Cawthorne continues his success of Sex lives books with this installment.
Trafalgar Square Book's website is a wonderful collection of this and so many other books. It is easy to navigate and you'll be sure to find something to appeal to your taste. This book, like other in the series, is priced to fit most budgets and overall this would make a good gift.
8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disgusting, 8 Sep 2002
By J. N. W. Bos "Joan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sex Lives of the Great Dictators (Paperback)
Although I do not have a weak stomach, this book is one of the most disgusting books I have ever read. Especially the chapters on Mao Tse-tung and Hitler are repellent. The chapter on Mussolini is the only one that has some "funny" passages. Il Duce "rarely bothered with a bed, preferring to do it on the floor or against the edge of his desk. The act was perfunctory. He would not bother to take off his trousers or his shoes. The whole thing would be over in a minute or two." The book starts with Napoleon and ends with Saddam `Abu Ali' Hussein. In stead of this book, I would recommend Cawthorne's "Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England". Compared with the dictators, those Kings were decent men!
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