Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst by Bill O'Reilly & Josh Hammer

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About the Book

The concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present today. The biblical book of Genesis clearly defines it when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy — evil, as Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer frame it, is a choice to make another suffer, and as long as human beings have walked the earth, evil has been close by. Confronting Evil recounts the deeds of some of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan, the Roman Emperor Caligula, Henry VIII, the collective evil of nineteenth-century slave traders and twentieth-century robber barons, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, the Ayatollah Khomeini, Vladimir Putin, and the Mexican drug cartels.

Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people. By examining what these figures did and, crucially, why they did it, Confronting Evil frames the struggle between good and evil as a choice every person is compelled to make — a choice many defer, avoiding the harder path by simply looking away. The book, part of O'Reilly's bestselling Confronting series, invites readers to reckon directly with the darkest chapters of human history and the consequences of inaction in the face of them.

Critical and Reader Reception

Confronting Evil debuted as an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Reader reviews have described it as a well-written, well-researched history lesson revealing the deeds of history's most notorious rulers, praising its narration (in audiobook form, read by co-author Josh Hammer) while cautioning that its unflinching subject matter is not for the faint of heart. Reviewers have noted that the book does not shy away from difficult historical truths, framing the stories as a call for readers to actively choose good over indifference.

Why Choose This Book?

• An instant #1 New York Times bestseller: From Bill O'Reilly, described by his publisher as the #1 bestselling history author in the world.
• Part of a popular, ongoing series: Continues O'Reilly's Confronting series, following Confronting the Presidents.
• Wide historical scope: Spans from ancient history through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, covering tyrants, criminals, and warlords across eras and continents.
• Direct, accessible narrative style: Written to be engaging and readable for general history audiences, not just specialists.
• A moral as well as historical lens: Frames history not just as fact but as a series of choices between good and evil.

About the Authors

Bill O'Reilly is a trailblazing television journalist and the author of twenty #1 New York Times bestsellers, including the twelve books in the Killing series of narrative histories, as well as Confronting the Presidents and Confronting Evil. He lives on Long Island, New York. Josh Hammer studied political theory at The George Washington University and international politics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and writes and produces programs including The O'Reilly Update with Bill O'Reilly. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Fans of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series and other narrative history bestsellers
• Readers interested in world history's most notorious tyrants and criminals
• Anyone drawn to accessible, narrative-driven popular history
• Readers of the Confronting series looking to continue with this installment
• History enthusiasts interested in the moral dimensions of historical evil

Note: this book contains detailed accounts of historical atrocities, violence, and human suffering.

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