
Xenophon's Cyrus the Great
The Arts of Leadership and War
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Rory Barnett
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Larry Hedrick
In 1906, a stilted English translation of Xenophon of Athens' story about Cyrus the Great's military campaigns was published. Now, a century later, a much more accessible edition of one of history's most extraordinary and successful leaders is emerging.
Among his many achievements, this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; conquered Babylon; freed 40,000 Jews from captivity; wrote mankind's first human rights charter; and ruled over those he had conquered with respect and benevolence.
According to historian Will Durant, Cyrus the Great's military enemies knew that he was lenient, and they did not fight him with that desperate courage which men show when their only choice is "to kill or die". As a result, the Iranians regarded him as "The Father", the Babylonians as "The Liberator", the Greeks as the "Law-Giver", and the Jews as the "Anointed of the Lord".
By freshening the voice, style, and diction of Cyrus, Larry Hedrick has created a more contemporary Cyrus. A new generation of listeners, including business executives and managers, military officers, and government officials, can now learn about and benefit from Cyrus the Great's extraordinary achievements, which exceeded all other leaders throughout antiquity.
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Must read.
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Best leadership book that i have read or listened
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this would make a good TV show!
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Do you love history?!
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A breath of fresh air
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As brilliant is the author's skilfulness in relaying Xenophon's accounts of Cyrus and putting it into a first person narrative.
As an Iranian who knows her heritage and is proud of it, I am grateful for this masterpiece and wished it could become a series to enlightenment the hearts and minds of all humanity. As Cyrus was, the father of all humanity.
thank you with all my heart for this incomparable gift.
Most benevolent inspiring leader to model after
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Awe inspiring
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Best sounding narrator ever
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Add it to your must-read list, and then read it.
Good stuff. Worth it for anyone to read.
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