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A dynamic and exciting way to understand success and failure, through the life of Hannibal, one of history's greatest generals.…
The life of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his army in 218 B. C. E. , is the stuff of legend. And the epic choices he and his opponents made-on the battlefield and elsewhere in life-offer lessons about responding to our victories and our defeats that are as relevant today as they were more than 2,000 years ago. A big new idea book inspired by ancient history, Hannibal and Me explores the truths behind triumph and disaster in our lives by examining the decisions made by Hannibal and others, including Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Steve Jobs, Ernest Shackleton, and Paul Cézanne-men and women who learned from their mistakes. By showing why some people overcome failure and others succumb to it, and why some fall victim to success while others thrive on it, Hannibal and Me demonstrates how to recognize the seeds of success within our own failures and the threats of failure hidden in our successes. The result is a page-turning adventure tale, a compelling human drama, and an insightful guide to understanding behavior. This is essential reading for anyone who seeks to transform misfortune into success at work, at home, and in life. .By Tacitus, Thomas Gordon.
By Paul Woodruff, Peter Meineck, Sophocles. 2014
By Euripides, Ruth Scodel, Diane Arnson Svarlien. 2012
Diane Arnson Svarlien's translation of Euripides' Andromache, Hecuba, and Trojan Women exhibits the same scholarly and poetic standards that have…
won praise for her Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus. Ruth Scodel's Introduction examines the cultural and political context in which Euripides wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Her notes offer expert guidance to readers encountering these works for the first time.By Nathaniel Weyl, Prof Stefan T Possony. 2018
Until the first publication of the Geography of Intellect in 1963 the study of human intelligence its distribution…
and causes had been confined to inaccessible scholars journals With the publication of works by Carleton S Coon Ernst Mayr and others dealing with the evolution of man and his various sub-groups has grown a strong popular interest in the findings of anthropological science What has made man Why do his civilizations rise and fall How can we make certain that our current rate of material progress is maintained or increased that we do not fall into the graveyard of civilizations wherein are buried Periclean Greece Imperial Rome Post-Inquisition Spain Islamic civilization and the monstrous Nazi regime No one can read Nathaniel Weyl without realizing the has is clearly a man of intellectual honesty attempting to perform a signal service for us all NATIONAL REVIEW So lucid and admirable a style NEW REPUBLIC Professor Possony is an admirable historian and his book is a careful and well-documented account THE ANNALS Dr Possony deeply steeped in general sociology stands out among the younger historians whose work has commanded attention in Europe and in this country THE NEW LEADERBy J F C Fuller. 1998
Of all General Fuller s brilliant books this is the masterpiece …
B H Liddell Hart A thrilling portrayal of Alexander s military career and genius American Historical ReviewIn his brief and meteoric life 356-323 B C the greatest of all conquerors redirected the course of world history Here General J F C Fuller one of the premier military historians of the twentieth century vividly portrays the astonishing successes of Alexander the Great focusing on his brilliant battle strategies and his political savvy The first half of the book The Record describes in Fuller s trademark concise and gripping style Alexander s character and training the structure of his army and the geography of the world that determined the strategy of conquest The Analysis dissects the great battles from Granicus to Hydaspes and concludes with two chapters on Alexander s statesmanship In clear spirited prose Fuller illuminates the many facets of Alexander s genius and the enduring legacy of his empireBy Robert Brumbaugh. 2018
PLATO IS GENERALLY regarded as the most brilliant speculative mind the West has produced Some philosophers have preferred the…
greater patience and methodical procedure of Aristotle Aquinas or more recent analytic philosophy others have argued that the Platonic vision did not do justice to our intuitions of duration and existence but no one will ever deny the continuing inspiration that Western philosophy has gained from Plato Prof Robert S Brumbaugh IntroductionOriginally published in 1962 and the first comprehensive work of its kind since Alfred Edward Taylor s Plato in 1908 Professor Robert S Brumbaugh s Plato for the Modern Age represents a one-volume introduction to Plato s biography and includes a complete account of his works Plato for the Modern Age like Plato s life and works is divided into three major periods a youthful commitment to philosophical inquiry and its defense a mature systematic vision and a final careful criticism and application of the system Plato had envisaged For each of these main periods Prof Brumbaugh first introduces Plato at different stages of his career and provides an account of the dialogues he wrote the characters who enact these dramatic intellectual conversations and confrontations the theme they explore with its major variations and some internal evidence that our biographical notions are correct in assumptions such as that a visit to Tarentum would have led to new confidence in mathematics one to Syracuse to less confidence in unprincipled dictatorship Plato for the Modern Age was designed as an introductory text for the beginner student of philosophy and it will also greatly appeal to the general readerBy Demetris Nicolaides. 2014
The birth of science in ancient Greece had a historical impact that is still being felt today. Physicist Demetris Nicolaides…
examines the epochal shift in thinking that led pre-Socratic philosophers of the sixth and fifth centuries BCE to abandon the prevailing mythologies of the age and, for the first time, to analyze the natural world in terms of impersonal, rationally understood principles. He argues not only that their conceptual breakthroughs anticipated much of later science but that scientists of the twenty-first century are still grappling with the fundamental problems raised twenty-five hundred years ago.Looking at the vast sweep of human history, the author delves into the factors that led to the birth of science: urbanization, the role of religion, and in Greece a progressive intellectual curiosity that was unafraid to question tradition. Why did the first scientific approach to understanding the world take place in Greece? The author makes a convincing case that, aside from factors of geography and politics, the power of the Greek language and a cultural proclivity for critical thinking played a large role. In the Light of Science is a unique approach to the history of science revealing the important links between the ancient past and the present scientific endeavor to understand the universe.By Suetonius, Donna W. Hurley. 2011
Donna Hurley has done a sterling job in providing us with both an Introduction to Suetonius and a translation of…
The Caesars that we can confidently recommend to students. Her Introduction summarizes a complex topic succinctly and is informative without being overwhelming, set at an ideal level for the student and intelligent enthusiast. Her translation is accurate and contemporary. Her primary goal is faithfulness to the original, which she achieves, but at the same time she recognizes the need to make her text clear, entertaining, and comprehensible to the modern reader, and she strikes exactly the right balance. --Anthony Barrett, Emeritus, University of British ColumbiaBy Xenophon, H. G. Dakyns.
By Xenophon.
Designed to help motivate the learning of advanced calculus by demonstrating its relevance in the field of statistics, this successful…
text features detailed coverage of optimization techniques and their applications in statistics while introducing the reader to approximation theory. The Second Edition provides substantial new coverage of the material, including three new chapters and a large appendix that contains solutions to almost all of the exercises in the book. Applications of some of these methods in statistics are discusses.By William H. Stiebing, Susan N. Helft. 2018
p Organized by the periods kingdoms and empires generally used in ancient Near Eastern political history Ancient…
Near Eastern History and Culture interlaces social and cultural history with a political narrative Charts figures maps and historical documents introduce the reader to the material world of the ancient Near East including Egypt The emphasis on historical debates and areas of uncertainty helps students understand how historians use evidence to create interpretations and that several different interpretations of history are possible New features in this edition include p li Reorganization of the chapters on the early periods with discussions incorporating the latest archaeological finds li New Debating the Evidence sections discussing current controversial issues in Near Eastern history These sections make it easy for students and teachers to find and use the portions of the text devoted to scholarly arguments about various aspects of ancient Near Eastern history li A new chapter Ancient Israel and Judah has been added to cover more completely the crucial issues of ancient Israelite history and religion li More emphasis has been placed on the role and contributions of women in the ancient Near East li p p The most important change is the addition of co-author Susan N Helft a specialist in the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East who has applied her considerable knowledge insight research and editing skills throughout the book This new edition of Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture will remain a crucial text for students beginning to learn about the fascinating civilizations of the Near East pBy Edward Gibbon.
By Jia Luo. 2013
An immense land, China is approximately the same size as the United States. Yet it is home to more than…
four times as many people as live within U.S. borders--and the population is concentrated in the eastern half of the country because much of the west consists of rugged mountains and inhospitable desert. The Geography of China presents a wealth of information on such topics as topography, climate, natural resources, regions, cities, and environmental issues. It will be a valuable resource for students of this emerging nation.By David Grene, Thomas Hobbes, Thucydides. 1989
Thomas Hobbes s translation of Thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the English…
language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language For every reason the current availability of this great work is a boon Joseph Cropsey University of ChicagoBy Shu Shin Luh. 2013
What would China's revolutionary leader, Mao Zedong, think if he were alive today? Mao's Chinese Communist Party continues to hold…
a monopoly on political power, and at its core China remains a developing nation. But in many respects, today's China bears little resemblance to the country that emerged under Mao's leadership after 1949. Most important, today's People's Republic of China is Communist in name only. Rapid economic liberalization has brought capitalism, and unprecedented prosperity, to the world's most populous country. Farmers, once the backbone of China's economy, are taking a backseat to the entrepreneurs who make millions exporting low-cost, sophisticated computer chips and flat-screen televisions to the rest of the world. The sleeping giant, as one prominent economist described it, has awakened, and the rest of the world can no longer ignore its presence and its potential. How did this transformation come about? This book takes an in-depth look at that question and examines the future prospects for China in the global economy.By Edward Gibbon.
By Constantina Katsari. 2011
The Roman monetary system was highly complex. It involved official Roman coins in both silver and bronze, which some provinces…
produced while others imported them from mints in Rome and elsewhere, as well as, in the East, a range of civic coinages. This is a comprehensive study of the workings of the system in the Eastern provinces from the Augustan period to the third century AD, when the Roman Empire suffered a monetary and economic crisis. The Eastern provinces exemplify the full complexity of the system, but comparisons are made with evidence from the Western provinces as well as with appropriate case studies from other historical times and places. The book will be essential for all Roman historians and numismatists and of interest to a broader range of historians of economics and finance.By John Lord.
By Xenophon, H. G. Dakyns.