Nonfiction, thought-provoking historical analysis that explains how authoritarian propaganda has galvanized throughout history, and how to defeat totalitarian history chapters from repeating. This book will save your life.

 AUTHORITARIANISM & PROPAGANDA The Puppet Master Tools

• Your guide to identify and defeat authoritarian propaganda before it galvanizes.
• Pairs Critical Thinking with Intellectual Honesty.
• Historical examples from the Bolshevik Revolution to the fall of Pinochet.
• A litmus test from cover to cover with hundreds of easter-eggs. 
  
• A relative short read with thought-provoking and mid-blowing wisdom, meant to be read several times over.
  
  

WARNING:  Read this book only if you truly have an open mind, if not… you are still welcome to buy it and have it readily available for whenever your mind opens up.  This book will be waiting for you.  This book will challenge you, pull you in all directions, and augment the way you see the world today – yes, seriously, are you ready?

THOUGHT-PROVOKING HISTORICAL STUDY AUTHORED FROM AN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST PERSPECTIVE.

Much more than a book.  This is your Guide to defeat authoritarian propaganda.

• Paperback Highest-Quality paper perfect binding. Elegant typography. 
• eBook Customizable viewing on mobile, tablet, and computers. 
• Both books are available worldwide via BookBaby Bookshop or any of the vendors listed on this page. 

Why did I write this book? 

I wrote AUTHORITARIANISM & PROPAGANDA The Puppet Master Tools while extended on deployed onboard USS COLE DDG-67.  At the time I was the Ship's Intelligence Officer. This book was the third manuscript I wrote, but the first one I released because of the urgency of this topic.  Authoritarianism is galvanizing around the world, and the catalyst to is through propaganda.  Propaganda thrives on bias exploitation, and everybody is susceptible to fall into totalitarian traps and become useful fools to serve their nefarious agendas.  The key to prevent this is written in these pages.  The key to defeat authoritarianism starts with each one of us.

This book is a fairly short read, but it is meant to be read several times.  Each time you read it you will discover additional layers to this important topic.  Everything in the book has a purpose, from the cover design to the linguistic structure, the typography, the feel of the paper, everything has a reason to be, and those discerning eyes will be able to find all the intricacies incorporated through this book. This serves guide to identify these propagandistic tactics and defeat them before they galvanize power. 

The book also is accompanied with videos, materials, descriptions, interviews, and articles related to authoritarian propaganda.  You'll be able to access all those (free of charge) today by visiting www.halflifecrisis.com

Authoritarian history is repeating again, and this is my way to do my part to prevent our world from falling victims of totalitarian regimes. - J. Marcelo Baqueroalvarez

Visit Authoritarianism & Propaganda - Half Life Crisis for more detail about this book, related material, international vendors accepting several currencies, and a lot more.

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WOKE & PROUD The Charlatans' Inconvenience
This is my second book and was written as case study for my debut book.

I'm a US Navy Veteran who retired as a Senior Chief Intelligence Specialist after 20+ years of service.  Today I'm a multimedia artist living my post-Navy adventure with my beloved wife and daughter.   

The following link has more details about me.  But here are a few highlights:

J. Marcelo Baqueroalvarez - Half Life Crisis

• Born in San Francisco de Quito, Republic of Ecuador.
• Came to the United States in 1995, graduated college Magna Cum Laude in 1999.
• Severed in the US Navy from 2003 to 2024. Travelled the world and have more than two decades of adventures to talk about.
• Founded BeeZee Vision, LLC™ - a Multimedia and Web-Development company in Virginia 2013.  Today it is a family-owned artistic expression portal.
• Founded Half Life Crisis™ in 2019 as a daughter-dad art project. Today it is a hub for Original Art and Literature.
• Founded Info in Context™ in 2024 a free educational resource to defeat authoritarian propaganda in the USA and around the world. 

I'm the kind of person who speaks my mind unapologetically and live life to the fullest in the best way I can.  Now that I'm retired, I focus on the little things in life, and spending as much quality time I can with my wife and daughter.  There is a lot you don't get to do when you're floating in the middle of the sea for months at the time.  Since all that is over now, I don't take myself too seriously, but I am very serious about what I set my mind to. At this time is to help defeat authoritarian propaganda in the USA and abroad.