Autocrats : Charisma, Power and Their Lives Seldom before in the history of the world has rage been so global in scale. Authoritarian leaders are largely to blame for this dangerous pass—their brutal surgery on masses without administering anaesthesia. Sadly, we do not know enough about them and their chillingly effective ways. Autocrats: Charisma, Power, and Their Lives fills that gap with real-life situations of how an authoritarians cult takes hold, grows, and sustains itself. It describes grippingly their personality, their psychological make-up, and their private lives.