The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin

by Masha Gessen

Book Overview

National Book Award winner Masha Gessen's biography of a ruthless man's ascent to near-absolute power.

"In a country where journalists critical of the government have a way of meeting untimely deaths, Gessen has shown remarkable courage in researching and writing this unflinching indictment of the most powerful man in Russia." --The Wall Street Journal

"Thanks to fearless reporting and acute...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594486514
• ISBN13: 9781594486517
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher