SENTENCED TO DEATH EVEN BEFORE HE WAS BORN; CYRUS ROSE FROM IGNOMINY TO SEIZE THE THRONE WHICH WAS HIS BIRTHRIGHT, TO BECOME THE KING OF THE MIGHTIEST EMPIRE THE WORLD HAD EVER SEEN. IN HIS QUEST HE IS AIDED THE PRINCES OF THE SIX TRIBES OF MEDIA, AND BY HARPAGUS, ONCE ASTYAGES’ OWN GENERAL; WHO HAD HIS OWN REASON TO TURN AGAINST THE TYRANT ASTYAGES. CYRUS IS AN EXCITING STORY OF INTRIGUE AND CONQUEST, OF TREACHERY AND BETRAYAL; OF LOYALTY AND HEROISM; OF ORACLES, OMENS AND PROPHECIES; AND...

A tale born out of a swiftly issuing scrimmage. As the young keeper rises from an obvious forced sleep, to an absurd reality of being a captive.Supposed to be a terror: he would not let it be a horror.So, he engages his captors and their ills to earn a way out of the bedimming. As he quickly learns, he is in the middle of an ancient raging war, engaging the defunct dark arts of the defunct City of Babylon. Meaning a hole in the dark alleys had been opened and a stranger of ...

David's Strategy for Business ManagersHow to Think Like a Strategist, Act Like a Warrior, and Lead Like a KingBusiness is war.Every meeting, every market share battle, every competitor trying to outmaneuver you is a fight for territory, influence, and survival. Success doesn't happen by accident, it's engineered through strategy, discipline, and courage.In this powerful book, you'll discover battle-tested leadership l...

David's Strategy for EntrepreneursAncient Wisdom, Modern SuccessWhat if the secrets to defeating giants in business were hidden in one of the oldest stories ever told?In David's Strategy for Entrepreneur, you'll discover how a young shepherd boy's unlikely rise to kingship contains timeless lessons for today's entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries. Drawing from biblical principles and blending them with

David's Daily Devotional: The Lion of Judah Roars Daily – 365 Days of Prayers and AffirmationsFind strength, peace, and encouragement each day with David's Daily Devotional**.**This inspiring daily devotional combines scripture, prayer, and reflection to help you grow in your faith and walk closer with God. Whether you need hope for today, guidance for tomorrow, or encouragement in difficul...

This book offers a timely analysis of work and labor processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The contributors explore traditional sectors of the U.S. and world economies - from auto to steel to agriculture - as well as work under new production arrangements, such as third world export processing zones. Many chapters analyze changing dynamics of gender, nationality, and class. The contributors explain why more intensified forms of control by the state and by capital...

Negotiating a peaceful end to civil wars, which often includes an attempt to bring together former rival military or insurgent factions into a new national army, has been a frequent goal of conflict resolution practitioners since the Cold War. In practice, however, very little is known about what works, and what doesn’t work, in bringing together former opponents to build a lasting peace.Contributors to this volume assess why some civil wars result in successful military integratio...

Persian Empire surveys Achaemenid history from the rise of Cyrus to the defeat of Darius III, blending political narrative with chapters on administration, religion, warfare, and court life. Rawlinson juxtaposes Herodotus, Xenophon, and Ctesias with the newly read Behistun inscription, yielding a lucid, source-aware account. In measured Victorian prose, he favors clear chronology, typological comparison, and careful notes on disputed episodes. George Rawlinson, Camden Professor of Ancient ...

Reden wir von Operationen, Ärzten oder anderen ansteckenden Krankheiten, so tun wir dies meistens mit einer sorgenerfüllten Stimme, die den Ernst der Lage unmissverständlich unterstreicht. Das muss so aber nicht sein, wie uns diese kleine Anthologie beweist. Denn in der Literatur finden sich durchaus Beispiele, die uns zeigen, dass "Komik" und "Krankenhaus" oder "Husten" und "Humor" keine unüberbrückbaren Gegensätze sind. Vier Sprecher behandeln in dreizehn Texten wichtige Fragen wie: "Sin...

Nic Lamparelli works for a leading US investment bank in London. Starting at the bottom, he rises rapidly through the ranks to reach the pinnacle of his profession. Even at the top, he holds true to his principles while those around him abandon theirs. And that's what makes him special. Soon he has it all: a beautiful girlfriend, a high-flying career, an overpaid City job with a reputation as one of the bank's star analysts.Then one day he wakes up to find that things can go wrong ...