''The age of Napoleon by J. Christopher Herold''
A reprint of the 1963 text which examines the military, political, cultural, economic, and social aspects of the Napoleonic world, and provides insight into the life and thinking of French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte.
- For young adults
''Animal farm by George Orwell. ''
The animals in the farmyard decide that working for humans is doing them no favours, so under the leadership of Napoleon, the only Berkshire Boar on the farm, and the other pigs, they drive out the farmer and his cohorts and set about structuring their own society. Based on a list of supposedly animal-friendly rules such as "four legs good, two legs bad" the animals work together to harvest their own food and run their own farm. However, little by little, the rules begin to mysteriously change and the pigs seem to gain power little by little, making the animals question what society they were striving for in the first place and whether their new-found freedom is as liberating as they might have hoped. With direct allusions to political figures such as Lenin, Marx, Trotsky, Stalin and Molitov, to name but a few, Animal Farm is one of the greatest socio-political works of all time.
- For Adults
Presents a biography of French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte, with maps, illustrations, primary source documents, a timeline, and a glossary.
For young adults
''Napoleon : a life by Paul Johnson.''
A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing his life and quest for power from his birthplace on the island of Corsica to his exile and death on St. Helena.
For young adults
Notes: Absolutism to revolution, 1500-1900: Absolute monarchs in Europe, 1500-1800; Enlightenment and revolution, 1550-1789; French revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815; Nationalist revolutions sweep the west, 1789-1900 -- Industrialism and the race for empire
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