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Power ambition glory : the stunning parallels between great leaders of the ancient world and today--and the lessons you can learn / Steve Forbes & John Prevas ; [foreword by Rudy Giuliani].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780307408457
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092 22
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .F665 2009
Contents:
The Persian Empire : cultural diversity, self-determination, and the art of making money -- Cyrus the Great : lessons in tolerance and inclusion -- Classical Greece : do thinkers make good leaders? -- Xenophon : building consensus and finding direction -- Alexander the Great : the price of arrogance -- Carthage : a businessman's paradise -- Hannibal of Carthage : innovation -- The Roman Republic : the ultimate multinational -- Julius Caesar : ego and ambition -- Augustus : stability and moderation.
Summary: Examines the correlation between great leaders of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander the Great, and highly profiled business leaders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 658.4092 FO PO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0043264

Examines the correlation between great leaders of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander the Great, and highly profiled business leaders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Includes index.

The Persian Empire : cultural diversity, self-determination, and the art of making money -- Cyrus the Great : lessons in tolerance and inclusion -- Classical Greece : do thinkers make good leaders? -- Xenophon : building consensus and finding direction -- Alexander the Great : the price of arrogance -- Carthage : a businessman's paradise -- Hannibal of Carthage : innovation -- The Roman Republic : the ultimate multinational -- Julius Caesar : ego and ambition -- Augustus : stability and moderation.

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