heads of state

Presents William Shakespeare's play adapted into graphic novel format about Cassius, who fears Julius Caesar's ambition and forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, which includes Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat.

Examines the life of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, drawing from Soviet archival film and a wealth of interviews, including a discussion with Mikhail Gorbechev, to reveal the atrocities of Stalin's twenty-nine-year reign of tyranny.

Profiles Cuban dictator Fidel Castro through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.

Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged articles that provide biographical information on a wide range of world leaders of the twentieth-century, profiling 438 leaders from ninety-eight countries who left an enduring legacy on a country, region, or the world.