What turns a human being into a monster capable of orchestrating the deaths of millions? Can we ever truly understand the minds behind history's most horrific atrocities?

In Pure Evil, Robert Walker dares to ask the questions history books can't answer. Step into imagined interview rooms with nine of the most notorious tyrants who ever lived—from ancient conquerors to 20th-century dictators—and confront them directly about their actions, their beliefs, and their chilling justifications.

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Drawing on extensive historical research and psychological insight, Pure Evil goes beyond biography to explore the chilling mechanisms of moral disengagement that allowed these men to commit unspeakable acts without apparent remorse.

Unsettling, thought-provoking, and profoundly relevant, Pure Evil challenges us to confront the uncomfortable truth: that the line between ordinary human psychology and extraordinary evil may be thinner than we dare to believe.