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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (93026)	4/12/2003 8:11:07 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Rather than a biography, or a military history, I'd suggest a history of the diplomatic/social/economic changes in Europe at that time. Boy, you are a hard taskmaster, Jacob. A biography I could get interested in and have on my to do list to find the best Napoleon bio(I have a couple on my shelves). But reading diplomatic history is a way to put me to sleep. For good. I might read the N bio and have the diplomatic history on the side of the chair to consult for reference purposes. But I have to hang my thoughts on the actions of individuals. Those, France did this, then Austria did that, then Spain did this, put the snore button on. Now the recommendation to read the social/economic changes has actually been something I've considered doing, though I read it via the "bottom up" approach to history. Well fun and games once I quit putting off the tax work, get it done, and get back to good reading.