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Gr. 5-8. These entries in the Major World Leaders series introduce two names constantly in the news. Hussein is somewhat disappointing as a biography, focusing mostly on Iraq and Hussein's 30 years in power. There's little about Hussein's personal life, or about his relationship with his oldest son (and possible successor), and there's only passing reference to the horrible things Hussein has done and may do. As history, however, this is a solid choice, with extensive, informative chapters on the consequences of colonialism, the Iran-Iraq and Persian Gulf wars, weapons inspection, and, bringing the chronology up to the present, regime change in Baghdad. The final chapter considers the challenges of a war against Iraq. Putin covers events that led to the leader's coming to power: the cold war, glastnost, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the resignation of Putin's predecessor, Boris Yeltsin. Shields writes interestingly about the leader, his lifelong desire to be a spy, his family life, and how he rather surprisingly got to where he is today. Each book features well-chosen photos, a chronology, and a short bibliography. Fine additions to the biography or history shelf. Ilene Cooper
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