Formats Book Description Publication Date: Mar 21 2002 In conjunction with the Channel 5 series, this book contains 16 essays on the most evil men and women of all time. Included are: Nero; Vlad the Impaler; King John; Ivan the Terrible; Attila the Hun; Rasputin; Hitler; Pol Pot; and Idi Amin. In conjunction with the Channel 5 series, this book contains 16 essays on the most evil men and women of all time. Included are: Nero; Vlad the Impaler; King John; Ivan the Terrible; Attila the Hun; Rasputin; Hitler; Pol Pot; and Idi Amin. I picked this up on deep discount but I think that it's worth full-price. It consists of 16 different essays on some of the most vile individuals to walk this earth. It is far from perfect and Mao is suspiciously absent as he is indisputably in the top five on everyone's Monster List. However, the book is quite helpful for research purposes as I made use of the chapters on Caligula and Nero just the other day. It's not a pretty picture but it's one that must be studied or in the words of Santayana, those who forget the past are condemned to relive it. If you like to slow down and look at car accidents, this book is for you. Seriously, if you like history and if you are curious about any of the people profiled in this book, then buy it. Also great for people (like me) who often have to put books down