{"title":"Paul Johnson","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"heroes-from-alexander-the-great-and-julius-caesar-to-churchill-and-de-gaulle-paperback","title":"Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is Johnson's gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would, indeed, recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history come to life in this thrilling sequel to Paul Johnson's \u003ci\u003eIntellectuals \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreators.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enlightening, entertaining work, celebrated journalist and historian 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan of Arc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir Thomas More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Jane Grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Queen of Scots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir Walter Raleigh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Duke of Wellington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLord Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert E. 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