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Napoleon A Life

Andrew Roberts

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the acclaimed author of “A thrilling tale of military and political genius… Roberts is an uncommonly gifted writer.” —

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Amalia's parents claimed they found her name in a book related to Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, although they later admitted it might have been a joke.

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Yeah, my parents found it in a book. It was Napoleon Bonaparte's sister's name or something.

— Episode: The Gossip Girl of Thames New Zealand

Episode: The Gossip Girl of Thames New Zealand

Amalia's parents claimed they found her name in a book related to Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, although they later admitted it might have been a joke.

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Yeah, my parents found it in a book. It was Napoleon Bonaparte's sister's name or something.

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The speaker was a huge fan of this biography, noting it was somewhat transgressive for an Englishman to write admiringly of Napoleon, and they strongly recommended it despite its length.

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He's the biographer of Napoleon. He wrote Napoleon, A Life.

— Episode: Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Historian Andr...

Episode: Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Historian Andrew Roberts...

The speaker was a huge fan of this biography, noting it was somewhat transgressive for an Englishman to write admiringly of Napoleon, and they strongly recommended it despite its length.

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He's the biographer of Napoleon. He wrote Napoleon, A Life.

His biography, as we talk about it, Napoleon is a little transgressive, being an Englishman who talks somewhat admiringly of Napoleon.

And so I can't recommend his books, Napoleon and Churchill in Leadership in War, strongly enough. Love them. They will take some time.

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