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Title: Napoleon: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives Series.) by Paul Johnson ISBN: 0-670-03078-3 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 09 May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (30 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good essay on Napoleon
Comment: This is not strictly speaking a biography. It is more an essay on the imact of Napolean. It is an attempt to place Napoleon in context of world events. Johnson's conclusions that he was the developer of the authoritarian state are absolutely correct. Napoleon was a fantastic military leader, and great self promoter and opportunitst who led France and Europe into disaster.
Johnson puts forward a compelling case that Napoleon's memory should be scorned. It is hard to see how the French regard him as a national hero after his actions.
Rating: 1
Summary: You can never judge a book by its cover.
Comment: I learned this the hard way.
The hard cover's exterior is impressive and when you read Paul Johnson's quote at the back, you get the feeling that the author is writing about a subject he was tremendously impressed with. Read the book and it seems like Wellington's own secretary decided to spare a few words on Europe's greatest conqueror.
A defining tragedy in a book lovers life is falling for an expensive hardcover on a very good subject and finding out that the book is absolutely pathetic. Even if i wanted to resell it, i would be cheating the person up front if i asked for more than a buck on this book!
Rating: 1
Summary: lost balance
Comment: If you hate Napoleon you will love this book. If you love Napoleon you will hate this book. If you are looking for unbiased writing, you won't find it in Mr. Johnsons offering. The vituperative character assaults start in the introduction, and are laced throughout. This is a simplistic rehash of contemporary negative propoganda from Napoleons enemies, and in no way should be taken as a serious historical study. There is no sense of a balanced viewpoint. Every negative inuendo and rumour finds its way into this book, and are presented as fact. The title should have read "I Hate Napoleon", and is an example of slander at its nastiest.
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Title: Winston Churchill: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) by John Keegan ISBN: 0670030791 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 10 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Leonardo Da Vinci (Penguin Lives) by Sherwin B. Nuland ISBN: 0670893919 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) by Thomas Keneally ISBN: 0670031755 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Robert E. Lee: A Penguin Life by Roy, Jr. Blount ISBN: 0670032204 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 08 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Renaissance : A Short History by Paul Johnson ISBN: 067964086X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 22 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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