[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.] [Read by Stefan Rudnicki] [The Life of Greece is Volume 2 -- of the eleven volume 'The Story of Civilization' Series] The second volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series; The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization; Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. Here Durant tells the whole story of Greece; from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the final extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty; crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The dry minutiae of battles and sieges; of tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king; get the minor emphasis in what is preeminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture; brought to the reader through the medium of supple; vigorous prose. In this masterful work; readers will learn about: *the siege of Troy *the great city-states of Athens and Sparta *the heroes of Homer's epics *the gods and lesser deities of Mount Olympus *the teachings of Socrates; Plato; and Aristotle *the death of Alexander the Great
#1285257 in Books New Press; The 1998-10-01Format: Box setOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 2 9.82 x 2.23 x 6.59l; 2.20 Running time: 37 minutes #File Name: 1565844254355 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Pagination could use improvement.By Reginald ColemanThe content was rich and well thought out; but the sections containing the actual dialogue with the interviewers did not paginate correctly. There were whole sections of dialogue that was simply not there.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. College level bookBy Marc's 2 centsBook arrived in perfect condition.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT BOOKBy Mrs. B.This is a must read for anyone who has any questions about what it must have felt like to be a slave. I learned a lot and highly recommend the book. It's written EXACTLY as the interviewee speaks it so it's slow southern reading. Sometimes I'd have to read the sentence twice to understand what they were getting at; but it's a true representation of what was said so no complaints here. I really enjoyed the interviews and the pictures.
