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Cartledge brilliantly evokes Alexander's remarkable political and military accomplishments, cutting through the myths to show why he was such a great leader. He explores our endless fascination with Alexander and gives us insight into his charismatic leadership, his capacity for brutality, and his sophisticated grasp of international politics.
Alexander the Great is an engaging portrait of a fascinating man and a welcome balance to the myths, legends, and skewed history that have obscured the real Alexander.
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"Readable and engrossing....Immediate, discursive, insightful, and highly engaging." ( Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
"With his usual riveting storytelling, Cartledge...narrates Alexander's life and rise to power. Cartledge's knack for bringing history to life makes for an absorbing new biography of the legendary Greek leader." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Plagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in our evolutionary past, and why its growth is accelerated by technological progress. He shows that the story of disease is entangled with the history of slavery, colonialism, and capitalism, and reveals the enduring effects of historical plagues all around us, in patterns of wealth, health, power, and inequality.
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Waste of time...endless dribble.
- De Kathleen A. Massey en 12-29-21
De: Kyle Harper
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Alexander the Great
- His Life and His Mysterious Death
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 14 h y 59 m
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In Alexander the Great, Anthony Everitt judges Alexander’s life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. We meet the Macedonian prince who was naturally inquisitive and fascinated by science and exploration, as well as the man who enjoyed the arts and used Homer’s great epic, the Iliad, as a bible. As his empire grew, Alexander exhibited respect for the traditions of his new subjects and careful judgment in administering rule over his vast territory. But his career also had a dark side.
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Alexander never gets...old.
- De Douglas Knops en 09-04-19
De: Anthony Everitt
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Empress
- The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
- De: Ruby Lal
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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In 1611, 34-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the 20th and favorite wife of Emperor Jahangir, who ruled the vast Mughal Empire. Nur's confident assertion of talent and power is revelatory; it far exceeded the authority of her female contemporaries in Renaissance Europe, including Elizabeth I. Here, she finally receives her due in a deeply researched and evocative biography that awakens us to a fascinating history.
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A Fascinating Life
- De Katie en 09-14-18
De: Ruby Lal
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The Gustav Sonata
- A Novel
- De: Rose Tremain
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
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Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem only a distant echo. An only child, he lives alone with Emilie, the mother he adores but who treats him with bitter severity. He begins an intense friendship with a Jewish boy his age, talented and mercurial Anton Zweibel, a budding concert pianist.
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Loyalty and Other Human Foibles
- De Ilana en 10-07-16
De: Rose Tremain
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Alexander the Great
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
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In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor draws on the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries, as well as the most recent psychological and cultural studies to illuminate this most legendary of men - a great figure in the ancient world whose puzzling personality greatly fueled his military accomplishments.
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FIVE STAR BOOK!!!!
- De Fun Lovin Lady en 09-25-12
De: Norman F. Cantor
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The Captured
- A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
- De: Scott Zesch
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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On New Year's Day in 1870, 10-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comanches, he thrived in the rough nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, Korn never adjusted to life in white society. He spent his last years living in a cave, all but forgotten by his family. That is, until Scott Zesch stumbled upon his great-great-great-uncle's grave. Determined to understand how such a "good boy" could have become Indianized so completely, Zesch traveled across the West.
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A taste of real life on the prairies of the west.
- De Philell72 en 10-04-12
De: Scott Zesch
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Greece Against Rome
- The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250-31 BC
- De: Philip Matyszak
- Narrado por: Gareth Richards
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Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak. In terms of population, economy, and military power, each was vastly superior to Rome, not to mention in fields such as medicine, architecture, science, philosophy, and literature. But over the next two and a half centuries, Rome would eventually conquer these kingdoms while adopting so much of Hellenistic culture that the resultant hybrid is known as "Graeco-Roman." In Greece Against Rome, Philip Matyszak relates this epic tale from the Hellenistic perspective.
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Really enjoyed the book and snark
- De Chris Smith en 05-27-23
De: Philip Matyszak
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Thebes
- The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks' achievements - whether politically or culturally.
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Why is this author considered an expert scholar of Ancient Greece?
- De DaneDeer en 11-06-20
De: Paul Cartledge
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Fears of a Setting Sun
- The Disillusionment of America's Founders
- De: Dennis C. Rasmussen
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
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Americans seldom deify their Founding Fathers any longer, but they do still tend to venerate the Constitution and the republican government that the founders created. Strikingly, the founders themselves were far less confident in what they had wrought, particularly by the end of their lives. In fact, most of them - including George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson - came to deem America's constitutional experiment an utter failure that was unlikely to last beyond their own generation.
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A different perspective on the founders
- De kpa en 03-04-24
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The Rise of Athens
- The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: Michael Page
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Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world - from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning through the city's political and cultural golden age to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town. Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city's rise.
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Good but not great. With some disturbing opinions.
- De Anthony en 06-25-19
De: Anthony Everitt
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The Spartans
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: John Lee
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The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or since. A society of warrior-heroes, they were living exemplars of self-sacrifice, community endeavor, and achievement against all odds, qualities that today signify the ultimate in heroism. Scholars even believe that Thomas More had Sparta specifically in mind when he coined the term "Utopia".
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Not a place to go to learn about the Spartans
- De James en 10-22-07
De: Paul Cartledge
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Masters of Command
- Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar: Each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered. Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar had to be not only generals but statesmen. And yet each was a battlefield commander, a strategist, a leader of men - in short, a warrior.
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Too much jumping around
- De Nick en 03-12-17
De: Barry Strauss
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Democracy
- A Life
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: Paul Hodgson
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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Ancient Greece first coined the concept of democracy, yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker - from Plato and Aristotle onward - was ambivalent toward or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: The elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat. In ancient Greece, there can be traced not only the rudiments of modern democratic society but the entire Western tradition of antidemocratic thought.
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Great Listen!
- De Timothy en 06-01-21
De: Paul Cartledge
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Justinian's Flea
- Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
- De: William Rosen
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
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The emperor Justinian reunified Rome's fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals. At his capital in Constantinople, he built the world's most beautiful building, married the most powerful empress, and wrote the empire's most enduring legal code, seemingly restoring Rome's fortunes for the next five hundred years. Then, in the summer of 542, he encountered a flea. The ensuing outbreak of bubonic plague killed 5,000 people a day in Constantinople and nearly killed Justinian himself.
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More history than Disease
- De joan en 06-25-07
De: William Rosen
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Thermopylae
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 6 h y 59 m
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In 480 B.C., a huge Persian army, led by the inimitable King Xerxes, entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae to march on Greece, intending to conquer the land with little difficulty. But the Greeks, led by King Leonidas and a small army of Spartans, took the battle to the Persians at Thermopylae and halted their advance: almost. It is one of history's most acclaimed battles, one of civilization's greatest last stands.
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Requires full attention
- De Euryleia en 01-18-08
De: Paul Cartledge
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The Lost History of Christianity
- The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church --- and How It Died
- De: Philip Jenkins
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
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The Lost History of Christianity will change how we understand Christian and world history. Leading religion scholar Philip Jenkins reveals a vast Christian world to the east of the Roman Empire and how the earliest, most influential churches of the East---those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church---died. In this paradigm-shifting book, Jenkins recovers a lost history, showing how the center of Christianity for centuries used to be the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, extending as far as China.
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Worthwhile with caveats
- De Telorast en 03-05-13
De: Philip Jenkins
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 24 h y 46 m
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Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of Julius Caesar's life, Adrian Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some 2,000 years later.
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Caesar and his times
- De Mike From Mesa en 08-31-15
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Alexander the Great
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- William Baker
- 02-18-21
Outstanding Knowledge Book
Paul Cartledge does an outstanding job reviewing Alexander the Great's life and influence on Civilization. It concludes with the summary discussion of his Knowledge Management.
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- cachorro-urubu
- 03-25-22
Dont Believe bad reviews
Great narration. very well researched. best if you read a basic biography of alexander first.
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- Jimbo Phillips
- 01-20-16
Who was the real Alexander?
Throughout history, people have written of Alexander and his achievements. The accuracy of these accounts is what is in question. Even the accounts written by contemporaries of the man are laced with the writer's own agenda. Paul Cartledge does his best to weave through history to bring us a true description of Alexander as a man, a general, a politician, and much more. Cartledge takes a balanced approach, using his best logic and reasoning skills to give us this portrait. This book is not a chronological study of events, but rather a study of the man behind the myth. It will jump around in time a bit. There has been talk about whether to read/listen this first or not. You may want to familiarize yourself with the basics, as Cartledge will go over specific incidents that you may not have a clue about. That was me, and I admit, the first half of the book was a struggle. By the second half I had caught on to what the author was trying to do, and was able to settle into it. The appendix is actually one of my favorite parts, because Cartledge gives us more insight as to why he came up with some of his opinions. In all, I am not sorry that I didn't know more about Alexander before getting into this book. I learned a lot and was happy to listen a second time, to pick up on the things in the first half that were a bit over my head. This is a very good study of Alexander, and whether you read it first or not, you should read it. The added plus with the audiobook is John Lee. I've listened to his narration many times before, and few are better.
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- John
- 07-29-22
Not well edited
The author continuously repeats the same topic or story, almost verbatim. It is very annoying.
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- Blane Richoux
- 12-30-20
NOT a Chronology of Alexander’s Life
For those looking for a chronological retelling of Alexander’s deeds - look elsewhere. This book, while interesting, reads like a collection of scholarly essays on Alexander’s life and spends most of its pages analyzing the meaning or veracity of Alexander’s supposed deeds. The author assumes that the reader already has a detailed knowledge of Alexander’s story. The order of the topics covered in the book does not follow any clear pattern. The author jumps back and forth to different points in time to illustrate his arguments but does a poor job of tying the themes together. This makes the information feel repetitive at times and also random. Overall, it was difficult to keep up with the Author’s themes.
If you have read a number of other books on Alexander, you may find this book interesting and nuanced but I strongly recommend that those new to Alexander consult other books before turning to this one.
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- steve p.
- 09-26-20
finished with a sense of more respect for the man.
there were a few times in the book where there were so many Greek and Macedonian names being spoken that I didnt even want to pay attention. but I feel like this was due to his desire to show academia that he had done it.
ultimately I have benefitted from this book by expanding my understanding of the man Alexander, and what it was like living in those times so long ago
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- Daniel Morlan
- 11-24-20
Superb Content
Due to the antiquity of the subject matter it is difficult to get all of the details we would wish but the details are rich and well reasoned in their acquisition and most Alexandrian scholars are liable to learn something they didn't know. I had to slow it down to 90 percent but that was no inconvenience. Highly recommend.
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- autumn jones
- 05-03-21
Outstanding
An outstanding listen! Keeps you interested throughout and teaches a lot about mighty Alexander as well.
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- 02-04-22
Beware of unsupervised children and their toys.
Beware of unsupervised children and their toys. How do you write a biography of a God?
It's sometimes hard to remember how much Alexander the Great accomplished in his short 32 year life -- conquering Greece, Persia, much of Asia, and being worshipped as divine being among the highlights. Cartledge's 2005 biography of Alexander (subtitled: "The Hunt for a New Past") eschews the hagiography and presents a lively, reasoned, and well written look at one of history's most influential, fascinating, and admittedly mysterious figures.
Cartledge tries to cut through the fog of god-worship and shows Alexander for what he most likely was, a passionate, motivated, charismatic, but somewhat chaotic young man -- who just happened to have an army at his disposal. Remove Alexander's access to tens of thousands of spears. Would we know his name? Almost certainly not. Or if Alexander didn't come to power until mid to late 20s, would he have been as aggressively expansionist? Would he do so with such a quasi-religious zeal and the certitude of youth in his pursuit of "Pan-Hellenism," which Cartledge largely finds as a pretext for more mundane logistical and strategic goals?
While this is as much a biography of Alexander the Great, it's also gives a glimpse into Alexander the Petty, Alexander the Tyrannical, and Alexander the Paranoid as his efforts to maintain his grip on power and rapid expansion leads to mutinies, reigns of terror/purges, and assassination plots (both real and invented).
Overall, an eminently readable and insightful look into one of history's most fascinating characters.
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- Susan C. J.
- 02-19-22
Interesting Content; Great Narration
Although I'm familiar with the subject matter, I thought I'd give this a try and might learn something new. I didn't actually experience any startling insights, but I enjoyed the author's prose style and loved John Lee's narration. In my opinion John Lee is a brilliant voice actor. He could read an old phone book and make it interesting. I loved his first person narrative in the SPQR series, for instance. So I recommend this book to readers at all levels of knowledge about Alexander and his world,
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