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Pros
a life by andrew roberts is a work of art that manages to capture the essence of one of the most complex, multifaceted and controversial characters in human history. From his humble beginnings on the island of corsica to his meteoric rise to power as ... Read More
Roberts' biography is still highly insightful and absolutely worth reading. Offers numerous examples that are translatable to leaders and managers. Invites fanciful dreams about a myriad of possible trajectories of the modern world.
Cons
If this strikes you as simplistic moralizing, i'm afraid you won't find the book much more palatable. This book is 2 wide at the spine. The writing is pedestrian and the battle descriptions very difficult to follow.
I am about halfway through the 900 or so pages of this book. Nearly all men in the 18th century were sexist> i believe the sole purpose of a historian is to write about history in a factual non-biased manner? This biography fails to rise above mere... Read More
The most damning thing i can say about napoleon is that i cannot detect a single shred of remorse for what he did to france and europe. Roberts fails to address recent scholarship, especially of gildea, schroeder and esdaile on foreign policy. It is h... Read More
Sharp, choppy style further exacerbates the problem making it difficult to listen to this.
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Quality
The quality was exceptional and it worked exactly as advertised
The combination of massive research engaging writing and a 900page book broken into double space breaks every 23 pages makes th... Read More
The reader reads much too quickly at a gallop and that gets irritating after a while
This book at 1300 pages filled that hole with animus
Price
I learned a great deal that filled in time periods that before reading the book were general and imprecise the kind of knowledg... Read More
I learned a great deal about napoleon and was captivated by the author’s terrific storytelling
I was also happy with the price as i felt that it was a fair value for the quality of the product
Shipping
The product arrived on time and in excellent condition with no damage or defects
I purchased the kindle and paid extra at the time of purchase for the accompanying audiobook
They were permitted to put their cases forward for being awarded medals promotions and even pensions after which once he had ch... Read More
Packaging/appearance
And the blood of martyrs like the nuns of compiegne illustration were still on the walls
Competitiveness
Nothing could better have demonstrated napoleons contempt for the north german neutrality zone and the place of prussia within ... Read More
He can only be compared to julius caesar and alexander the great in terms of impact
Helena napoleon might have devised a better economic system than the continental system designed to exclude england
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- This product had a total of 3,617 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 22 2024.
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If you are looking for a book on napoleons military history only look elsewhere
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The story line of ridley scotts movie was so blase and weak please use your money if you really want to know what makes napoleon tick and josephine tick what compelled them to be who they are and what were the greatest fears that chased them and read this book
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Each day she thought shed be next
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The survival instincts of josephine must have been off the charts she was a patrician and napoleon was military both ripe for being accused by the ministry of peace that was a name of the group that cut your head off you cant make this up
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Some movies just dont work out
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When i was 9 or 10 my mother introduced me to the childrens section of the library on chestnut streetno longer there the last i lookedin philadelphia
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He did not often follow his own advice his penchant for putting his siblings in positions of authority which were beyond their capabilities was his undoing
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Like all narcissists he was often overconfident lacking in respect for his enemies
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