On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder’s lessons for surviving and resisting America’s arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug</b><br><br><b>“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</b><br><br>Timothy Snyder’s <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>On Tyranny</i> 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.<br><br>In this graphic edition, Nora Krug draws from her highly inventive art style in<i> Belonging</i>—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scrapbook, historical narrative, and trove of memories—to breathe new life, color, and power into Snyder’s riveting historical references, turning a quick-read pocket guide of lessons into a visually striking rumination.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 <i>On Tyranny</i> emphasizes the importance of being active, conscious, and deliberate participants in resistance.