Profiles in Power Books in Order
Profiles in Power contains 14 books, published between 1991 and 2014. The first book is Richelieu (1991) and the newest is Napoleon (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1991–2014
- Pages on record
- 1,321 in 5 of 14 books
Profiles in Power is a biography series built around political rulers and leaders. Fourteen volumes are catalogued between 1991 and 2014, each taking a single figure: Richelieu (1991), De Gaulle (1993), Joseph II (1994), Macmillan (1994), Francis Joseph (1996), Kennedy (1997), Catherine de'Medici (1997), Nehru (1998), Kaiser Wilhelm II (2000) and Napoleon (2014) among them. Robert J. Knecht is credited on 2, with Andrew Shennan, Timothy C.W. Blanning, John Turner, Alexander Lyon Macfie, Steven Beller, Hugh Brogan and Judith M. Brown on 1 each. Subjects record biography, history, politics and government, and kings and rulers.
How many Profiles in Power books are there?
Profiles in Power has 14 books, released between 1991 and 2014.
Profiles in Power Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Profiles in Power books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Richelieu1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 2De Gaulle1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 3Joseph II1994 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/419942281/4
- 4Macmillan1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 5KEMAL ATATURK O Fundador da Moderna Turquia1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 6Francis Joseph1996 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419962721/4
- 7Kennedy1997 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/419972601/4
- 8Catherine de'Medici1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 9Nehru1998 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/419982091/4
- 10Kaiser Wilhelm II2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 11The Younger Pitt2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 12Lincoln2003 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420033521/4
- 13Hitler2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 14Napoleon2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
Where to start with Profiles in Power
Start with Richelieu (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Profiles in Power book?
Napoleon (2014) is the newest Profiles in Power book released so far.
Is there a new Profiles in Power book coming?
No next Profiles in Power book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Profiles in Power at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Profiles in Power title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Profiles in Power books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,321 pages across the 5 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Profiles in Power books, 9 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 14 titles, 2 are credited to Robert J. Knecht, 1 to Andrew Shennan, 1 to Timothy C.W. Blanning and 1 to Alexander Lyon Macfie. A further 9 writers are credited.
What the Profiles in Power books are about
5 of the 14 Profiles in Power books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 4 of 5 books
- History 3 of 5 books
- Politics and government 3 of 5 books
- Kings and rulers 2 of 5 books
- 20th century 1 of 5 books
- Austria, biography 1 of 5 books
- Austria, politics and government 1 of 5 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 5 books
- India, politics and government, 20th century 1 of 5 books
- Joseph ii, holy roman emperor, 1741-1790 1 of 5 books
- Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865 1 of 5 books