false 55300 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 55300 6 2744429 book 2002 Napoleon total:66|5:6|4:22|3:27|2:9|1:2| 66 219 104 14 10764 3.89 1375 252 42615210 1883859 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.46 13 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Jan 10 17:01:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 17:14:17 -0800 2009
What the hell were you expecting? The Penguin Lives series is not supposed to be a definitive set of authoritative biography of eminent personages. The point of Penguin Lives (and oth...more...]]> 29063495 422812 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.30 50 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 12:34:47 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 23:10:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49125140 2119767 6333034 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6333034-napoleon 5.00 1 A bestselling historian's vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon's quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual's ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 5 0 false Fri Mar 13 00:10:19 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 00:10:26 -0700 2009 ]]> 39935087 1097503 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.32 66 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 3 0 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 06:02:50 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 06:04:58 -0800 2008 69050394 429233 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 22:23:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 22:27:11 -0700 2009 82280747 2250390 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.32 66 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 28 07:11:29 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 07:15:25 -0800 2009 44341050 1935077 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun Jan 25 18:07:42 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:08:04 -0800 2009 32977644 1526346 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 21:30:03 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 22:11:09 -0700 2008
One thing he says in the beginning is that next to Jesus Christ, ...more...]]> 3367320 210176 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.32 66 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Jul 21 21:50:21 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 21:54:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2387309 146174 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 5 0 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jun 25 23:48:03 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:43:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 61482261 1852710 6526104 1842126504 9781842126509 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6526104-napoleon 1.00 1 2002 1 0 false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 05:20:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:37:25 -0700 2009 51360411 1027175 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 2 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 05:57:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:52:53 -0700 2009 872308 59626 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 3 0 false Tue Apr 24 22:18:50 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:25:54 -0800 2009
This book is okay.]]> 14266961 245653 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 01 08:42:11 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 08:42:34 -0800 2008 81518601 3055208 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.32 66 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Dec 19 17:47:18 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 12:48:01 -0800 2009 80748103 2979097 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Dec 12 07:05:16 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 07:05:16 -0800 2009 79552235 2989111 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Dec 01 13:21:58 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 13:22:50 -0800 2009 78084915 2658672 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 3 0 false Tue Nov 17 09:38:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 09:38:46 -0800 2009 77796074 1459342 55300 0143037455 9780143037453 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318m/55300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170449318s/55300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55300.Napoleon 3.32 66 A bestselling historian’s vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuries

In an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johnson offers a vivid look at the life of the strategist, general, and dictator who conquered much of Europe. Following Napoleon from the barren island of Corsica to his early training in Paris, from his meteoric victories and military dictatorship to his exile and death, Johnson examines the origins of his ferocious ambition. In Napoleon’s quest for power, he sees a realist unfettered by loyalty or ideology; in his violent legacy, a model for the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Napoleon is dramatic testimony to a single individual’s ability to work his will on history.]]> 2002 0 0 false Sat Nov 14 17:52:30 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 17:52:30 -0800 2009 77576662 2894073 897524 0670030783 9780670030781 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212m/897524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179281212s/897524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897524.Napoleon 3.32 66 Napoleon, the great dictator's energy and acumen are matched by those of his biographer, Paul Johnson, whose histories have been lauded as "fresh, readable, provocative . . . wise" (Los Angeles Times). Here Johnson profiles "the grandest possible refutation of those who hold that events are governed by forces, classes, economics, and geography rather than the powerful wills of men and women."

With masterly eloquence, Napoleon charts Bonaparte's career from the barren island of Corsica and his early training in Paris-he was a bold soldier with an uncanny gift for math, maps, and strategy-through high-profile victories in Italy, military dictatorship, and campaigns across Europe to his end on the forsaken isle of St. Helena. In Napoleon's insatiable hunger for power, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology, a brilliant opportunist and propagandist who fulfilled his ambition in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He interprets Napoleon's life in the trajectory of his times, revealing how his complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century and sounds an alert to us in the twenty-first.]]> 2002 0 0 false Thu Nov 12 13:51:28 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:51:38 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=55300