Srdja Popovic led Otpor!, the student movement that played a crucial role in toppling Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. Since then, he has trained activists worldwide in nonviolent resistance, from Egypt to Ukraine to Zimbabwe. This book distills his practical wisdom for movements seeking change. Popovic rejects the image of revolution as spontaneous uprising, arguing that successful movements result from careful planning and strategic thinking. He teaches how to pick winnable battles that build momentum, how to use humor and absurdity to puncture authoritarian dignity, how to make repression backfire by provoking overreaction to clearly peaceful protest. The book includes case studies from historical movements—Gandhi, the American civil rights movement, Solidarity—alongside contemporary examples Popovic has advised. He emphasizes the importance of remaining nonviolent not just morally but strategically, showing that violent movements are statistically less likely to achieve lasting change. For activists, the book provides tactical guidance; for citizens, it offers hope that even powerful regimes can be challenged through creative, disciplined organizing.