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"At a glittering society party in St. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon?s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes--conflict...
4) I, Crocodile
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When a Nile crocodile is brought back to Paris by the Emperor Napoleon, it must not only struggle to get enough to eat, but escape from being eaten, too!
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2010
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128 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm.
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An engaging biography of Napoleon Bonaparte--one of the most brilliant and reckless generals in history--who declared himself emperor of France in 1804, conquered lands from Portugal to Poland, made kings and queens of his family members, and nearly brought all of Europe to its knees.
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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585 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 23 cm.
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"Michael Broers' biography draws on the thoughts of Napoleon himself as his incomparable life unfolded. It reveals a man of intense emotion, but also of iron self-discipline; of acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Tracing his life from its dangerous Corsican roots, through his rejection of his early identity, and the dangerous military encounters of his early career, it tells the story of the sheer determination, ruthlessness, and careful...
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
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315 p. : maps, plans ; 25 cm.
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"In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world."--From publisher description.
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Matthew Hawkwood novels volume 4
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
522 pages ; 24 cm
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October, 1812. Britain and France are still at war when Bow Street Runner and former private investigator Matthew Hawkwood now of the British Secret Service joins a colleague in Paris on a special mission to successfully negotiate a peace treaty between France and the allies. Failure would mean prison, torture and a meeting with the guillotine.
17) For the king
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
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335 p. ; 24 cm.
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"It's Christmas Eve in Paris in the year 1800, eight years after the execution of King Louis XVI and a year since First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte seized power. Amid a backdrop of political turmoil, all of the city's elite, including Bonaparte himself, are expected to attend the premiere of the year's most anticipated musical event at the Opera. But as his carriage approaches the theater, a massive bomb detonates on Rue Saint-Nicaise, narrowly missing...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
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310 pages cm
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Professor von Volt plans to send Geronimo and his time traveling friends back to King Solomon's court to borrow a ring that supposedly will restore harmony to Mouse Island and balance the environment--but they soon find themselves taking an unplanned detour through Napoleon's court, a Viking village, and the Minotaur's labyrinth, before finally arriving before the wise King.
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Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
651 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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An in-depth biography of a young Napoleon Bonaparte describes the evolution of Napoleon as a leader, debunks many myths that are often repeated about him, and sheds new light on his inner life to reveal a ruthless, manipulative, driven man.
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