Confronting Evil

Assessing the Worst of the Worst

De: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer

Narrado por: Robert Petkoff

By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly comes a dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived.

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 is a choice to make another suffer. As long as human beings have walked, evil has been close by.

Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. 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 telling what they did and why they did it, Confronting Evil explains the struggle between good and evil--a choice every person in the Judeo-Christian tradition is compelled to make. But many defer. We avoid the life decision. We look away. It's easier.

Prepare yourself to listen to the consequences of that inaction. As John Stuart Mill said in his inaugural address to the University of St. Andrews in 1867: “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”

"[What stands out is] Petkoff's bravura performance, the fine sound quality, and the exceptional direction and editing. Indeed, this is an impressive audiobook" —AudioFile on Hitler's Last Days

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

©2025 Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

Short list of some of the worst

Excellent book, only comments or suggestions is North Korea, or some African countries should be on this list.. I did learn somethings about some of the people in the book...

easy listen, good info

insightful storytelling without being overwhelmed with detail. thought provoking. Very enjoyable and educational Be good

A very captivating book by a great author.

The very in-depth research into the lives, cultural, and historical influences which not only shaped the mentality and moral structure of the people of this book, but also which influenced the people who were of the nation’s society.

Very informative

Bill O’ Riley hit another out of the park. He always does top notch research for his books. He has a knack for writing informative as well as entertaining stories

Not O'Reilly's best work but a good read nonetheless.

While O'Reilly's "Killing" books provided a much deeper insight; this book reminded me of a "Cliff Notes" version. Each chapter was good, but not nearly at the same depth I'm used to. Certainly a recommended read, but you'll be left unsatisfied. (Perhaps inspiring the reader to learn more WAS the goal?)