What do Normal Lowell and Claudette Abela Baldacchino have in common?

They have both been singled out as some of the 300 craziest politicians in the world, along with Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Alex Salmond.

The Fat Boy with the Bomb and 299 of the World's Craziest Politicians is a book by American journalist Brian O'Connell, illustrated by British artist, Norm Chung. It will be published on November 5.

It identifies the downright dangerous leaders, as well as the just plain stupid lawmakers from around the world.

The Fat Boy with the Bomb and 299 of the World's Craziest Politicians profiles individuals from every corner of the world; 18 of the included politicians come from Africa, 70 from North Americas,19 from Central and South America, 47 from Asia, 16 Australasia as well as 80 from Western Europe and 43 from Eastern Europe. And all have a bespoke illustration by artist Norm Chung.

“I'm not trying to shock,” says O'Connell. “Anyone can point a stick at the world's dictators, such as Equatorial New Guinea's 'President for Life' Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, where it’s reported in some precincts that he garners 103 per cent of the vote.

“But this book is really about lifting the lid on the mad and bad that the world doesn't yet know, like Quincy Timberlake who says he plans to stand in the 2017 Kenyan presidential elections, but has been charged with the murder of his three year old son.”

 

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