{"product_id":"napoleon-a-life-9780143037453","title":"Napoleon: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Paul Johnson, \"a very readable and entertaining biography\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) about one of the most important figures in modern European history: Napoleon Bonaparte\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, Johnson sees a realist unfettered by patriotism or ideology. And he recognizes Bonaparte's violent legacy in the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eNapoleon\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent work that bears witness to one individual's ability to work his will on history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143037453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.15h x 5.09w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e75914 \/ Napoleon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096028643509,"sku":"9780143037453","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f58fafb9-6033-4e37-bf3b-b9ae78cad6d2.jpg?v=1692801061","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/napoleon-a-life-9780143037453","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}