Alexander the Fabulous: The Man Who Brought the World to Its Knees
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555838979 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Interesting, but campy perspective I have read several books, fiction and nonfiction, on Alexander the Great. This one is a nice collection of facts and stories, with a humorous bend. A good, relatively light, read.. "Fun" according to Tark Mwain. This book is both very funny and historically informational/accurate. If you're interested in history, this book has a interesting approach, fun for the bus or train.. Pyotr Rusakova said Fantastic! At last, history is made interesting and fun!. An excellent text to accompany the Oliver Stone movie, "Alexander," this book is astonishingly well-researched and written by Michael Alvear with assistance from Vicky Shecter, who is now working on a children's book about Alexander the Great.If you laugh out loud at David Sedaris books, this book may r
We're approaching 2,350 years after his death and people are still fascinated by Alexander the Great. He was so vain, if Preparation H had existed, his enemies would have rubbed it on his ego. Michael Alvear presents a most unusual biography of history's greatest warrior.Michael Alvear is a syndicated columnist whose commentary has been heard on NPR. But (and more importantly): He was hot. His military tactics are still being studied-and used-by today's warriors. All the great conquerors that followed Alexander tried to emulate him-Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Jeff Striker. He could throw hissy fits that would take Liza Minelli's breath away. Even Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, the people who gave us language, math and philosophy, didn
. He is the author of the best-seller Men Are Pigs, but We Love Bacon. About the Author Michael Alvear is a syndicated columnist whose commentary has been heard on NPR
He is the author of the best-seller Men Are Pigs, but We Love Bacon. . Michael Alvear is a syndicated columnist whose commentary has been heard on NPR