New York Times Bestseller. A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora KrugNora Krug has visualized and rendered some of the most valuable lessons of the twentieth century, which will serve all citizens as we shape the future. Shepard Fairey, artist and activist. Timothy Snyder's New York Times bestseller On Tyranny uses the darkest moments in twentieth-century history, from Nazism to Communism, to teach twenty lessons on resisting modern-day authoritarianism. Among the twenty include a warning to be aware of how symbols used today could affect tomorrow (4- Take responsibility for the face of the world), an urgent reminder to research everything for yourself and to the fullest extent (11- Investigate), a point to use personalized and individualized speech rather than cliched phrases for the sake of mass appeal (9- Be kind to our language), and more. In this graphic edition, Nora Krug draws from her highly inventive art style in Belonging at once a graphic memoir, collage-style scrapbook, historical narrative, and trove of memories to breathe new life, color, and power into Snyder's riveting historical references, turning a quick-read pocket.