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A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder´s bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America´s arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug

´Nora Krug has visualized and rendered some of the most valuable lessons of the twentieth century, which will serve all citizens as we shape the future.´--Shepard Fairey, artist and activist

Timothy Snyder´s New York Times bestseller On Tyranny uses the darkest moments in twentieth-century history, from Nazism to Communism, to teach twenty lessons on resisting modern-day authoritarianism. Among the twenty include a warning to be aware of how symbols used today could affect tomorrow (´4: Take responsibility for the face of the world´), an urgent reminder to research everything for yourself and to the fullest extent (´11: Investigate´), a point to use personalized and individualized speech rather than clichéd phrases for the sake of mass appeal (´9: Be kind to our language´), and more.

In this graphic edition, Nora Krug draws from her highly inventive art style in Belonging--at once a graphic memoir, collage-style scrapbook, historical narrative, and trove of memories--to breathe new life, color, and power into Snyder´s riveting historical references, turning a quick-read pocket guide of lessons into a visually striking rumination. In a time of great uncertainty and instability, this edition of On Tyranny emphasizes the importance of being active, conscious, and deliberate participants in resistance.