The Life of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens 9781501739972, 9781501739965, 9781501719752, 1501739972

The Life of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens 9781501739965, 9781501739972, 9781501719752, 1501739964

"A translation of a biography of the Athenian general Alcibiades by Jacqueline de Romilly, a French scholar and mem

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The Life of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens 9781501739965

A gifted demagogue and, according to his contemporaries, more handsome than the hero Achilles, Alcibiades is a strikingl

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Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens 9780674919686

Alcibiades was one of the most dazzling figures of Athens’ Golden Age. A friend of Socrates, he was spectacularly rich,

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The Ambition to Rule: Alcibiades and the Politics of Imperialism 9781501745782

This book is a fresh examination of Thucydides' treatment of Alcibiades in his History of the Peloponnesian War, Al

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Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff 9780061942617, 0061942618

“Accurate and highly readable.” —Wall Street Journal   Emmy award-winning journalist Andrew Kirtzman, explores “The L

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Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff 9780061942617, 0061942618

“Accurate and highly readable.” —Wall Street Journal   Emmy award-winning journalist Andrew Kirtzman, explores “The L

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Atomic Bill: A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb 1501765639, 9781501765636

In Atomic Bill, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of New York Times science journalist, William L. Laurence an

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Atomic Bill: A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb 9781501766008

In Atomic Bill, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of New York Times science journalist, William L. Laurence an

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Darwin’s Dangerous Idea - Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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Pleasure and Ambition: The Life, Loves and Wars of Augustus the Strong 1670–1707 9780755623303, 9781860646195

Augustus the Strong of Saxony’s life was consumed by two addictions: the relentless pursuit of power and the no less rel

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