Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
By: Robin Waterfield
4.08
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
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1. Alexander the Great
By: Philip Freeman
4.31
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a gen… read more
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2. Timaeus
By: Plato , Peter Kalkavage , Donald J. Zeyl , None , None
4.00
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
First published in Plato: Complete Works, Donald J. Zeyl's masterful translation of Timaeusis prese… read more
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3. The Persian Expedition
By: Xenophon , Rex Warner , None , George Cawkwell
4.18
Format: None pages,
In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides… read more
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4. Life of Pythagoras
By: Iamblichus , Thomas Taylor
4.12
Format: 543 pages, Paperback
Authentic memoirs of the life of Pythagoras--the father of philosophy and the inventor of geometry-… read more
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5. Caesar: Life of a Colossus
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.22
Format: 583 pages, Hardcover
Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only… read more
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"Caesar was a serial seducer of married women."-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
"Pompey contented himself with repulsing the attack and made no attempt to assault Caesar's line. This was widely felt to have been a mistake... and Caesar declared that the enemy 'would have won toda…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
6. The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
By: Anthony Everitt
3.71
Format: 76 pages, ebook
A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history s most influential … read more
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7. American Colonies: The Settling of North America
By: Alan Taylor
4.14
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
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8. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
By: Douglas Murray
4.19
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The Strange Death of Europeis a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the ac… read more
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9. Plato: A Very Short Introduction
By: Julia Annas
3.86
Format: None pages, Paperback
This lively and accessible book focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing… read more
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10. Apology
By: Plato , James J. Helm
4.20
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more
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"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."-Plato, Apology
"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."-Plato, Apology
"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."-Plato, Apology
"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."-Plato, Apology
11. De vluchteling, de grenswacht en de rijke Jood
By: Arnon Grunberg
3.95
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
De bewaakte grensovergang is waar de staat iedereen als verdachte beschouwt. Daar moet men zijn ons… read more
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12. Morele ambitie
By: Rutger Bregman
3.71
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
De grootste verspilling van onze tijd is de verspilling van talent. Iedere carrière duurt 2.000 wer… read more
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"De geschiedenis doet niks. Mensen doen dingen."-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie
"Het doel van leiderschap is om meer leiders te produceren, niet meer volgers."-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie
"De grote advieskantoren zitten vol met toptalenten die niet weten wat ze met hun talent aan moeten, en daarom maar consultant zijn geworden."-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie
"Ja, we hebben activisten nodig die strijden tegen al het onrecht in het hier en nu, maar er is ook behoefte aan makers en bouwers van de toekomst."-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie
13. 24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
3.98
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edg… read more
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14. Alkibiades
By: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
4.35
Format: 960 pages, Hardcover
Deze monumentale, rijk gedocumenteerde, historische roman vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van het … read more
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15. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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16. The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
By: John Gray
3.54
Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition
Ever since its publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan has unsettled and challenged how we un… read more
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17. Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
By: Robin Waterfield
4.08
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most im… read more
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18. Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
By: Paul Cartledge
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“Mr. Cartledge’s command of the historical material is effortless and exhaustive, and his appreciat… read more
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19. De mens is een plofkip
By: Teun van de Keuken
3.75
Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition
Echt voedsel met herkenbare ingrediënten heeft de afgelopen decennia grotendeels plaatsgemaakt voor… read more
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20. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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21. Glorious Exploits
By: Ferdia Lennon
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more
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"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
22. Homer and His Iliad
By: Robin Lane Fox
4.17
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicistsHomer… read more
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23. The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power
By: Robert D. Kaplan
3.82
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tr… read more
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24. The Atonement: An Introduction (Short Studies in Systematic Theology)
By: Jeremy Treat
4.62
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A Concise Introduction to the Doctrine of the Atonement The atonement is central to Christian theol… read more
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25. Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
By: Edith Hall
3.69
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker, perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by … read more
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26. The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
By: Jeffrey Rosen
4.36
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how… read more
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"If you had to sum it up in one sentence, the classical definition of the pursuit of happiness meant being a lifelong learner, with a commitment to practicing the daily habits that lead to character i…"-Jeffrey Rosen, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
27. The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis
By: Martha C. Nussbaum
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From one of the world’s most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the curr… read more
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28. Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher (Pelican Books)
By: John Sellars
3.96
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
'John Sellars excels at writing short books for a general audience on ancient philosophy. . . A gre… read more
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29. War in Heaven
By: Charles Williams
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more
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"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
30. Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens
By: David Stuttard
4.29
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Alcibiades was one of the most dazzling figures of the Golden Age of Athens. A ward of Pericles and… read more
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