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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.02
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: December 01, 2007
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Studio: Harper
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Editorial Review:
A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history comes to life in this stirring sequel to Intellectuals and Creators.
In this enlightening, entertaining work, Paul Johnson continues his engaging history series, approaching the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life and corner of the world who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the whole world as well.
Heroes includes
Samson, Judith and Deborah
Alexander and julius Caesar
Henry V and Joan of Arc
Thomas More, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I and Walter Ralegh
George Washington, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson
Emily Dickinson
Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle
Mae West and Marilyn Monroe
Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Another Winner
I have read every book by Paul Johnson (including the "Art" one) and this continues a long line of quality history and commentary. One rarely notices the research, the behind-the-scenes study and education required for such a work. Unlike most of his other works, however, HEROES reverses the usual order. By that, I mean that he usually presents history augmented by biography and commentary. This time it is biography augmented with history, a slight but important difference.
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Rating:  - See under "Pot-boiler"
Paul Johnson is a gifted writer. He writes with wit, elegance and clarity. He has the ability to portray people and events in such a deft manner that you seem to be viewing them in person. Unfortunately, he is not only incredibly uneven in his output, but, the closer his writing gets to the events of the XXth century, the more his opinions become skewed by his peculiar world view.
Occasional flashes of his old talents shine through in this meretricious little pot-boiler, but it is ... Read More
Rating: - Not for the easily outraged
If you're feeling in need of a hero, Paul Johnson has a few on offer. The 30 mini-portraits presented here cover Western Culture from Ancient Greece to the end of the Cold War. Bookending these are two essays pondering the nature and future of heroism. But be forewarned: in the tradition of his groundbreaking and highly entertaining The Intellectuals, Mr. Johnson has his opinions and isn't in the least afraid to offend the delicate reader.
In fact, I'll wager that Paul Johnson would be ... Read More
Rating: - JOHNSON DELIVERS AGAIN
Paul Johnson remains one of the few serious writers who combines an immensely accessable prose style with an intellect rarely encountered in contemporary non-fiction. In his vivid snapshots he compresses larger-than-live historical figures into human beings while simultaneously making the case as to why they are "heroic". Many of these insights are cleanly fresh and restorative to a reader like myself who has read biographies of them all. Johnson explains his criteria for judging who and why he chose ... Read More
Rating: - Anyone is a hero who has been widely regarded as heroic by a reasonable person, or even an unreasonable one.
This is the first book I read of Paul Johnson and I really enjoyed it. In this book, we are introduced to well-known figures in history who are regarded as heroes. But a hero to one might be a villain to another. Genghis Khan was a hero to many, but a murderer to many others as well. Paul Johnson uses the example of Samson. Samson is a heroic figure in old Judaic scriptures. He was a Nazirite, and God had blessed him with extraordinary strength. However, in order to keep his superhuman strength, he had ... Read More
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