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Books by Guliano da Empoli

The Hour of the Predator Encounters with the Autocrats and Tech Billionaires Taking Over the World
This time, political analyst da Empoli has eschewed fiction (see The Wizard of the Kremlin, bwl.117) and used his expertise to analyse the present situation. Comparing us with the Aztecs confronting the Spanish invasion, he illustrates how our politicians and institutions are finding themselves impotent in the face of the real wielders of power, the billionaire 'tech bros', and their autocratic enablers (the combination of Musk and MBS). A world without ethics or agreed rules for civil cohabitation. Extremely readable, terrifyingly convincing!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 119 Winter 2026)