{"product_id":"the-hour-of-the-predator-encounters-with-the-autocrats-and-tech-billionaires-taking-over-the-world-paperback","title":"The Hour of the Predator: Encounters with the Autocrats and Tech Billionaires Taking Over the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiuliano Da Empoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CHILLING ASSESSMENT OF THE DISINTEGRATING WORLD ORDER: the rise of autocratic regimes, erosion of traditional diplomacy, and growing influence of tech billionaires and unregulated AI \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The one book you absolutely need to read in order to understand current politics\" -- Anne Applebaum, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eAutocracy, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending the internationally bestselling author's personal insight with startling historical comparisons to the days of Machiavelli and the Spanish conquest of Mexico, Giuliano Da Empoli's \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of the Predator\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and incisive examination of the shifting power dynamics in global politics, where traditional government institutions find themselves increasingly outmatched by technology tycoons and autocratic strongmen: geopolitical predators who shape the world through brute force, ceaseless deception, and chaotic disruption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on his experience as a political advisor to a former Italian Prime Minister, Da Empoli takes the reader on an eye-opening journey around the international political circuit--from New York to Riyadh, and from the United Nations to Mohammed bin Salman's Ritz-Carlton-- and through the looking glass to a world of ruthless power struggles, where the tech lords already seem to inhabit another world and AI is already out of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hour of the Predator\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest book from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of the Kremlin\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into thirty-five languages and is now being adapted for a major movie by Olivier Assayas starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiuliano da Empoli\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian and Swiss writer and political scientist living in France. He was once a senior advisor to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of the Kremlin, \u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than half a million copies in France, where it also won the Grand Prix du Roman and was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize. It has since gone on to become an international bestseller, being translated into thirty-five languages across the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Taylor \u003c\/b\u003eis a British prizewinning translator, author and former journalist. His translations include \u003ci\u003eHHhH \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCivilisations \u003c\/i\u003eby Laurent Binet, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Door of No Return\u003c\/i\u003e by David Diop, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth about the Harry Quebert \u003c\/i\u003eAffair by Joël Dicker and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Henri Pick\u003c\/i\u003e by David Foenkinos. He lives in Texarkana, Texas in the USA.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702924538189,"sku":"9781805680161","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/AAnIPMnamF9781805680161.webp?v=1762248077","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-hour-of-the-predator-encounters-with-the-autocrats-and-tech-billionaires-taking-over-the-world-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}