‘Napoleon’: supreme strategist in governing, love and war

‘Just Mercy’: fighting injustice in a broken legal system

‘Indonesia Etc.’: an island nation of remarkable contrasts

‘A Court of One’: Judge Scalia, sociable friend, formidable foe

‘When the United States Spoke French’: Five eminent Frenchmen come to the aid of a young America

Kai Bird’s ‘The Good Spy’: a lost link to peace in the Middle East

‘Little Demon in the City of Light’: a hypnotic murder

‘The Martian’: Stranded on Mars, botanist battles to survive