The Rants, Raves & Thoughts of Moammer Khadafy is the latest title in a brand new series of thoughtful, and thought-provoking titles dealing with some of the less appealing dictators and terrorists of our time. The goals and inspirations of this new series on the modern world's terrorists and dictators is to explain, in their own words and in the words of others, what makes them so ruthless. The books demonstrate what a talented group of free-thinking writers and graphic designers can do with access to a database of information and a limitless imagination about how to let the words of these powerful, psychotic people reveal who they are, what they believe and what they hope to achieve. The Rants, Raves & Thoughts of Moammer Khaday lets you step inside the head of Libya's notorious strongman, from his views on war, terrorism, Africa, women, political theory and himself.
Julian Smith is an award-winning writer, editor and photographer.
His latest book, Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure, will be published by Harper Perennial on December 7, 2010.
He is the author of the guidebooks to El Salvador, Ecuador, Virginia and the American Southwest. His writing and photography have appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, Wired, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, US News & World Report and USA Today.
With a background in the natural sciences, including degrees in biology and wildlife ecology, he helped launch and edit Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, an international peer-reviewed scientific journal. He lives in Portland, OR.
Find more information on his website: www.juliansmith.com
