books about: 1814     books:     1814      The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. Sandra Gulland Touchstone, 1999 This is how history should be taught If I were king I would allow students to learn history through books like this one... I learned more about the French Revolution than I ever even tried to know in school. This book was impossible to put down and I am more than ready to read the next book in the ...             God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan Jonathan D. Spence W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 good book with bad title This is a very good book about an unpleasant page in Chinese history dominated by a religious lunatic. It is amazing and surprising how religious thought can stir up the masses. We have other examples in recent history - the Moonies, Jim Jones and the tragedy at ...             The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings Marquis De Sade Grove Press, 1994 PSYCHOTIC, NAUSEATING, AND BRILLIANT Upon first reading "120 Days....", I could not believe that it was ever published: although not graphic pornography, It is sickening in the extreme; encompassing coprophagia, child rape and murder, tortures that the Devil himself could not conceive, and an ...             Sharpe's Battle (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #12) Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins, 1999 Sharpe is the best Any book by Cornwell is a well-written and enjoyable adventure. The Sharpe series is highly recommended.             The Hundred Days (Aubrey/Maturin Series) Patrick O'Brian W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Masterfully Told Adventure Patrick O'Brian's capacity to carry off nineteen installments in the Aubrey/Maturin series is nothing short of astonishing. There is no faulting O'Brian's ability to craft a richly detailed and captivating tale combined seamlessly with subtle plot twists and turns. ...             Sharpe's Enemy (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #15) Bernard Cornwell Penguin Group, 2001 Cornwell is simply the best Bernard Cornwell remains at his best in this novel. Bernard Cornwell is a writer who's really good at what he does. The story is supenseful, the characters are interesting (Cornwell makes you either care about them or hate their guts),and the narrative is superbly ...             Sharpe's Revenge (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #19) Bernard Cornwell Penguin, 2001 A Great Series This is another entry on the Sharpe series. It is fun, entertaining and very readable. Cornwell's research is as excellent as usual. He takes some licenses for the shake of the story and continuity, but this is OK. Some people are outraged by the portrait of some of ...             Tales Of Passion Tales Of Woe Sandra Gulland Touchstone, 1999 NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE, A LOVE STORY Two days after Josephine's marriage to the funny little Corsican (on March 9, 1796), Napoleon leaves Paris to take command of the Army of Italy. Three and a half months later Josephine is summoned to Milan by Bonaparte. She leaves her beautiful home, her friends, and ...             Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings Marquis De Sade Grove Press, 1990 The Marquis is a most misunderstood man... In one of the introduction essays in this collection, the translators write that those who read know of de Sade, but so few of those have actually read any of his work. People know who the Marquis de Sade is. He's referenced constantly in film, TV, and literature, ...             The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland Scribner Paperback Fiction, 2000 Well Done Sandra Gulland--An Outstanding Conclusion!!! I can't express how much I loved this wonderful novel. The most accurate adjective I can think of would be 'interesting'. This book was soooo interesting. Gulland's attention to detail is absolutely meticulous. She used over 400 sources in the writing of this ...             Pere Goriot (Norton Critical Editions) Honoré de Balzac W. W. Norton, 1997 Caffeine Inspired Realism You know right away that de Balzac is an author of realism when, at the start of the book, he takes you on a five page tour of the first floor of Madame Vauquer's Parisian boarding house. One immediately realizes that sanitation standards for such accommodations were ...             The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon Lonn Taylor, Jeffrey Brodie, ... Collins, 2008 More than just the tale of one flag and one song, The Star-Spangled Banner is the story of how Americans—often in times of crisis—have expressed their patriotism and defined their identity through the "broad stripes and bright stars" of our preeminent national symbol, a tradition that still thrives today. The original flag that ...             Sharpe's Havoc: Richard Sharpe & the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure ... Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins, 2004 A Great Series This is another entry on the Sharpe series. It is fun, entertaining and very readable. Cornwell's research is as excellent as usual. He takes some licenses for the shake of the story and continuity, but this is OK. Some people are outraged by the portrait of some of ...             Great Power Diplomacy: 1814-1914 Norman Rich McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1991 European History at its finest This is truly one of the best textbooks I have ever read and I would even recommend it for popular consumption. Rich writes very clearly and in excellent detail talks about how the great powers of Europe interacted. He covers the period from the congress of Vienna ...             Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna David King Harmony, 2008 Superb I have never written a review before, but felt compelled to do it this time. This is partly because I want to let everyone know how much I really enjoyed this book, and partly becuase I wanted to refute the previous review which I feel wasn't only insulting but also ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1814-1914, adventure, conquerors, diplomacy, philosophy, star-spangled      toavi.com    web we recommend This is how history should be taught randomly chosen book: Complete Guide to Film Scoring