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The Greek Connection

Author : James H. Barron
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612198287
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Greek Connection written by James H. Barron and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning from WWII to the Cold War and beyond, this is the “magnificent . . . triumphant” biography of the investigative journalist, resistance fighter, and whistle blower who helped expose the Watergate scandal (Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Leadership) He was one of the most fascinating figures in 20th-century political history. Yet today, Elias Demetracopoulos is strangely overlooked—even though his life reads like an epic adventure story . . . As a precocious twelve-year-old in occupied Athens, he engaged in heroic resistance efforts against the Nazis, for which he was imprisoned and tortured. After his life was miraculously spared, he became an investigative journalist, covering Greece’s tumultuous politics and America’s increasing influence in the region. A clever and scoop-hungry reporter, Elias soon gained access to powerful figures in both governments—and attracted many enemies. When the Greek military dictatorship took power in 1967, he narrowly escaped to Washington DC, where he would lead the fight to restore democracy in his homeland—while running afoul of the American government, too. Now, after a decade of research and original reporting, James H. Barron uncovers the story of a man whose tireless pursuit of uncomfortable truths would put him at odds with not only his own government, but that of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, making him a target of CIA, FBI, and State Department surveillance and harassment—and Greek kidnapping and assassination plots American authorities may have purposefully overlooked. A stunning feat of biographic storytelling, sweeping from World War II to the Cold War, Watergate and beyond, The Greek Connection is about a lifetime of standing up for democracy and a free press against powerful special interests. It has much to teach us about our own era’s abuses of power, dark money, journalist intimidation, and foreign interference in elections.

Greek and Latin Love

Author : Thea S. Thorsen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110630613
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Greek and Latin Love written by Thea S. Thorsen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often claimed that the kind of love that is variously deemed 'romantic' or 'true' did not exist in antiquity. Yet, ancient literature abounds with stories that seem to adhere precisely to this kind of love. This volume focuses on such literature and the concepts of love it espouses. The volume differs from and challenges much existing classical scholarship which has traditionally privileged the theme of sex over love and prose-genres over those of poetry. By conversely focusing on love and poetry, the present volume freshly explores central poets in ancient literature, such Homer, Sappho, Terence, Catullus, Virgil, Horace and Ovid, alongside less canonized, such as the anonymous poet of The Lament for Bion, Philodemus and Sulpicia. The chapters, which are written by world-leading as well as younger scholars, reveal that Greek and Latin concepts of love seem interconnected, that such love is as relevant for hetero- as homoerotic couples, and that such ideas of love follow the mainstream of poetry throughout antiquity. In addition to the general reader interested in the history of love, this volume is relevant for students and scholars of the ancient world and the poetic tradition.

A Problem in Greek Ethics

Author : John Addington Symonds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Problem in Greek Ethics written by John Addington Symonds and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

Author : Jacob Klein
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486319814
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra written by Jacob Klein and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. 1968 edition. Bibliography.

The Greek Key

Author : Colin Forbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913727321
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book The Greek Key written by Colin Forbes and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'COLIN FORBES HAS NO EQUAL AT THIS SORT OF THING' SUNDAY MIRROR When one of Tweed's sector chiefs is found dead at the foot of a Greek mountain, Tweed vows to use every resource at his disposal to find the killer and avenge the man's death. The investigation quickly leads Tweed and his team to another unsolved murder, committed forty years ago during a World War Two Commando raid on the Greek island of Siros. Three of the Commandos who took part in the raid now live close to each other on Exmoor in the remote English countryside - and when Tweed finds them they are terrified. But of who? And why? Trapped in a vortex of violence and death, Tweed begins to uncover a diabolical plot. As time runs out, only Tweed can prevent a catastrophe - if he isn't already too late.... The Greek Key, the sixth book in the Tweed & Co. series, is a spellbinding espionage thriller, a superb adventure story and an ingenious whodunnit - all in one gripping book. PRAISE FOR COLIN FORBES: 'Utterly realistic and gripping action' Spectator 'A projectile of a thriller' New York Times 'Better than Alistair Maclean's suspense novels' Pasadena Star-News 'Suspense mounts swiftly, plenty of action and intrigue' American Publishers Weekly 'Out-Alistairs Maclean' New York Times

Auctioned to the Greek Billionaire

Author : Carmen Falcone
Publisher : Entangled: One Handed Reads
ISBN 13 : 1949038262
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Auctioned to the Greek Billionaire written by Carmen Falcone and published by Entangled: One Handed Reads. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’d do anything to save my brother. So when I discover Madame Alexa’s Virgin Auction by accident, it feels like the answer to everything. Auction off the one thing that’s still mine to give. It’s just sex. It’s just my virginity. But now I’m backstage, looking like a version of myself I don’t recognize. I’m trussed up and exposed in every possible way. Suddenly, the curtains open and I’m on stage. But when I see his eyes, I decide maybe this isn’t so bad after all... Each book in the Highest Bidder series is STANDALONE: * Auctioned to the Greek Billionaire * Sold to the King * The Billionaire's Betrayal

Freemasonry, Greek Philosophy, the Prince Hall Fraternity and the Egyptian (African) World Connection

Author : Keith Moore 32°
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 166555066X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Freemasonry, Greek Philosophy, the Prince Hall Fraternity and the Egyptian (African) World Connection written by Keith Moore 32° and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freemasonry is a system of learning that has been recognized as?a?product of western civilization, however what is not told is the influences by people of African descent. This book describes the contributions to freemasonry from the ancient African civilizations of Egypt, Nubia and pre Islamic Arabia. It is designed to give the reader a deeper understanding of its origins as well as its connection to world civilizations and world religion, all of which has an African presence. This book will also looks at the universe of African American Masonic organizations from the early 18th century to the 20th century America, which ranged from the origins of prince hall freemasonry to Black Nationalist and esoteric religious sects like the Moorish Science Temple of America, the UNIA and several other offshoots. Contrary to prior accounts, African American Freemasonry was concerned with far more than simply acknowledgement and respectability. The book will demonstrate that Freemasonry played a critical role in, history, politics and African American social life. I discuss such topics as the impact of Greek philosophy on western civilization, the rise of Islam and its impact on the African continent and finally the grandeur and accomplishments of the moors of Spain. African people have been at the very core of this rich foundation. In addition I discuss the comparisons between the ancient Egyptian civilization and modern day freemasonry. I explore its symbolism as well as the esoteric foundations that freemasonry relies so heavily upon. Once freemasonry reach the western hemisphere it became a tool for influencing Europe’s elite. Moreover, my research covers the history of the knight’s of Europe and the origins of?european chivalry and how Arabic poetry played an important role in its establishment. Additional topics include Napoleon Bonaparte, The mystic shrine and the foundations of Orientalism.

The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy

Author : Johann P. Arnason
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118561678
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy written by Johann P. Arnason and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks’ path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries. Presents an original combination of a close synchronic and long diachronic examination of the Greek polis - city-states that gave rise to the first democratic system of government Offers a detailed study of the close interactionbetween democracy, society, and the arts in ancient Greece Places the invention of democracy in fifth-century bce Athens both in its broad social and cultural context and in the context of the re-emergence of democracy in the modern world Reveals the role Greek democracy played in the political and intellectual traditions that shaped modern democracy, and in the debates about democracy in modern social, political, and philosophical thought Written collaboratively by an international team of leading scholars in classics, ancient history, sociology, and political science

Circe

Author : Madeline Miller
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316556335
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Circe written by Madeline Miller and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. #1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider.

The Song of Achilles

Author : Madeline Miller
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408826135
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Achilles written by Madeline Miller and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East

Author : Jan N. Bremmer
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004164731
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East written by Jan N. Bremmer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book greatly enhances our knowledge of the interrelationship of Greek religion & culture and the Ancient Near East by offering important analyses of Greek myths, divinities and terms like a ~magica (TM) and 'paradise', but also of the Greek contribution to the Christian notion of atonement.

A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths

Author : Stephen P. Kershaw
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472107543
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Book Synopsis A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths by : Stephen P. Kershaw

Download or read book A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths written by Stephen P. Kershaw and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance. This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.

The Friedkin Connection

Author : William Friedkin
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062097261
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Friedkin Connection written by William Friedkin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Friedkin’s book does the unthinkable: It relates the behind-the-scenes stories of his triumphs like The French Connection and The Exorcist, but also sees Friedkin take responsibility (brutally so) for his wrong calls. . . . In doing so, he captures the gut-wrenching shifts of a filmmaker’s life—the bizarre whipsaw from success to disaster.” —Variety An acclaimed memoir from William Friedkin, a maverick of American cinema and Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The French Connection, The Exorcist, and To Live and Die in LA. The Friedkin Connection takes readers from the streets of Chicago to the suites of Hollywood and from the sixties to today, with autobiographical storytelling as fast-paced and intense as any of the auteur's films. Friedkin’s success story has the makings of classic American film. He was born in Chicago, the son of Russian immigrants. Immediately after high school, he found work in the mailroom of a local television station, and patiently worked his way into the directing booth during the heyday of live TV. An award-winning documentary brought him attention as a talented new filmmaker and an advocate for justice, and it caught the eye of producer David L. Wolper, who brought Friedkin to Los Angeles. There he moved from television to film, displaying a versatile stylistic range. In 1971, The French Connection was released and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and two years later The Exorcist received ten Oscar nominations and catapulted Friedkin's career to stardom. Penned by the director himself, The Friedkin Connection takes readers on a journey through the numerous chance encounters and unplanned occurrences that led a young man from a poor urban neighborhood to success in one of the most competitive industries and art forms in the world. In this fascinating and candid story, he has much to say about the world of moviemaking and his place within it.

The Greek Experience of India

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691217475
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Greek Experience of India written by Richard Stoneman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with India from the third to first centuries BCE. When the Greeks and Macedonians in Alexander's army reached India in 326 BCE, they entered a new and strange world. They knew a few legends and travelers' tales, but their categories of thought were inadequate to encompass what they witnessed. The plants were unrecognizable, their properties unknown. The customs of the people were various and puzzling. While Alexander's conquest was brief, ending with his death in 323 BCE, the Greeks would settle in the Indian region for the next two centuries, forging an era of productive interactions between the two cultures. The Greek Experience of India explores the various ways that the Greeks reacted to and constructed life in India during this fruitful period. From observations about botany and mythology to social customs, Richard Stoneman examines the surviving evidence of those who traveled to India. Most particularly, he offers a full and valuable look at Megasthenes, ambassador of the Seleucid king Seleucus to Chandragupta Maurya, and provides a detailed discussion of Megasthenes's now-fragmentary book Indica. Stoneman considers the art, literature, and philosophy of the Indo-Greek kingdom and how cultural influences crossed in both directions, with the Greeks introducing their writing, coinage, and sculptural and architectural forms, while Greek craftsmen learned to work with new materials such as ivory and stucco and to probe the ideas of Buddhists and other ascetics.

Sparkling Gems from the Greek

Author : Rick Renner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972545426
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Sparkling Gems from the Greek written by Rick Renner and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rick Renner unearths a rich treasure trove of truths in his remarkable devotional. Drawing from an extensive study of both the English Bible and New Testament Greek, Rick illuminates 365 passages with more than 1,285 in-depth Greek word studies. Far from intellectualizing, he blends his solid instruction with practical applications and refreshing insights. Find challenge, reassurance, comfort, and reminders of God's abiding love and healing every day of the year.

Greece, A Love Story

Author : Camille Cusumano
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580051979
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Greece, A Love Story written by Camille Cusumano and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2007-03-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rejseessays.

The Sea in the Greek Imagination

Author : Marie-Claire Beaulieu
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812247655
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Sea in the Greek Imagination written by Marie-Claire Beaulieu and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Sea in the Greek Imagination, Marie-Claire Beaulieu unifies the multifarious representations of the sea and sea-crossing in Greek myth and imagery by positing the sea as a cosmological boundary between the worlds of the living, the dead, and the gods, or between reality and imagination.