"RemarkableCartledge's crystalline prose, his vivacious storytelling and his lucid historical insights combine here to provide a first-rate history of the Spartans, their significance to ancient Greece and their influence on our culture."
Publishers Weekly
"EngagingCartledge cloaks his erudition with an ease and enthusiasm that will excite readers from page one."
Booklist
"A fine overview of the rise and fall of a singular culture, spiced with anecdotes, quotations, brisk summary, and real insight."
Seattle Times
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." Paul Cartledge, widely considered the world's leading expert on Sparta, engagingly examines the rise and fall of this singular society. In a narrative that resounds with the battle cries of the ancient Greeks, he takes a compelling look at the many illustrious Spartan figures from the worlds of history and legend, including Lycurgus, Lysander, King Leonidas, and Helen of Troy and Sparta.
Author : Dr. Michael Ghiselin
Edwin Newman
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Type : Biographical Ancient Pre 1900 20th Century Knowledge & Learning
Our Price : $12.95
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published in 1859 a vastly important work: On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Darwin ... See full description...
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Author : Dan Burstein
Jeff Harding and Sian Thomas
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Runtime : 3 hours 30 minutes
Type : Ancient Religion & Spiritual Knowledge & Learning Biographical
Our Price : $12.25
Was Jesus actually married to Mary Magdalene? Did they have a child together? In the Secrets of the Code, Burstein attempts to distill expert opinion on the subject. See full description...
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Author : Paul Cartledge
John Lee
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 7 hours
Type : Ancient Military World
Our Price : $39.95 $16.95
The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect our culture... See full description...
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Author : Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Runtime : 3 hours
Type : Ancient World Social & Economic Knowledge & Learning
Our Price : $9.49
In this audio book based on his number one bestselling book, Dawkins presents a closely argued and intellectually exhilarating case for his radical Darwinian view of life on Earth. See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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