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The Real Napoleon    by John Tarttelin
Price: $6.99 USD. 74380 words. Published on October 14, 2011. .

In this book Napoleon is shown for what and who he was and not as the caricature described by many bigoted historians, especially of the British persuasion. He was not short, he was often very generous and he seldom forgot a friend, particularly in the early days before he was famous. France was attacked in 1805, 1806, 1807, 1809 and 1814 - yet it is always Napoleon who is blamed for these wars.
Les biens du clergé    by
You set the price! 1110 words. Published on October 30, 2011. .

En 1789, Talleyrand propose de nationaliser les biens du clergé pour résoudre la « crise financière ». Et aujourd'hui, quelle démarche adopter face à une situation similaire ? En France, les biens du clergé du XXIe siècle sont constitués des fortunes, toutes supérieures à 100 millions d'euros, amassées par moins de 400 personnes. Comment les taxer ? Pourquoi les taxer ?
1802-1803: Pauline Bonaparte’s St Domingue Stay, Parisian High Society and Voodoo Exploits, Fire! Fire Everywhere..! (A Short Historical Novel by Kevin Levin)    by UrbaneBooksPublishing 
Price: $9.99 USD. 10940 words. Published on November 5, 2011. .

Married to Napoleon Bonaparte's right-hand man, General Leclerc, Pauline did not have much of a choice other than to board the ship that would seal her fate at St Domingue. Josephine de Bauharnais, her sister-in-law, won that round. Bonaparte was being squeezed by two important women in his life, his little sister Pauline and his wife, Josephine.