Alistair Horne

  • 19

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1965 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Alistair Horne has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 19 catalog-linked books across 1965 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift. If you want the easiest first click, start with Telling Lives and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1965 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Papermac and St Martins Pr.

Best Place To Start

Telling Lives

Papermac • 2001 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Papermac and St Martins Pr

Genres and themes: Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1965 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Papermac and St Martins Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Telling Lives

    Papermac • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 393 pages.

  2. Small Earthquake in Chile: New, Revised and Expanded Edition of the Clssic Account of Allende`s Chile

    Papermac • 1990 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 390 pages.

  3. Hubris

    N • 2015 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 382 pages.

  4. The Terrible Year

    Weidenfeld & Nicholson history • 2004 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  5. age of Napoleon

    Modern Library • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 218 pages.

  6. THE FALL OF PARIS

    PAPERMAC • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 480 pages.

  7. The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916

    Penguin Group USA • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 400 pages.

  8. The lonely leader

    Pan • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 432 pages.

  9. La Belle France

    Knopf • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 512 pages.

  10. How Far from Austerlitz?: Napoleon, 1805-1815

    St Martins Pr • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 464 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Small Earthquake in Chile: New, Revised and Expanded Edition of the Clssic Account of Allende`s Chile is the easier short commitment, while Telling Lives asks for more reading time up front.
  • Small Earthquake in Chile: New, Revised and Expanded Edition of the Clssic Account of Allende`s Chile gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Telling Lives leans later in the catalog.
  • Hubris is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Telling Lives.

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