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His victories won him many supporters, but they also earned him enemies. This easy-to-listen-to biography offers a fascinating look at the life of Alexander and the world in which he lived.

First published in 1752, "Micromegas" is one of Voltaire’s best-known works. It is a tale of mordant irony, and actually the original science-fiction short story. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Micromegas discovers the people of Earth, so small compared to him that he first believes that no creature this size can hope to achieve any degree of intelligence; he will soon discover the ways and thoughts of these diminutive people, who clearly have an over-inflated idea of their own importance in the universe. Voltaire's extrapolations of sun-powered interstellar flight, alien civilizations, and the two moons of Mars, are designed to make us see ourselves in a new light and laugh at what we find.

Chi è più sapiente? Colui che dice di sapere o colui che sa di non sapere? Su questo bivio del pensiero Socrate ha fondato la sua vita e imposta ora la sua autodifesa: stringente, appassionante, inoppugnabile. La fine è nota. E tuttavia Socrate non perde la sua forza: perché anche la morte può essere un’avventura, di silenzio o di conversazione.

सप्तर्षीमधील एक चिरंजीव म्हणजे गौतमऋषी. प्रद्वेषी आणि दीर्घतमा म्हणजे ह्यांचे माता आणि पिता.दीर्घतमा अंगिरस...

रामायण आणि महाभारत ही दोन महाकाव्ये म्हणजे भारतीय संस्कृतीचे ज्ञानकोशच आहेत. महर्षी वेदव्यास आणि महर्षी...

Common Sense was published anonymously by Thomas Paine in the year 1776. The book advocated independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshalled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to...

लोकमान्य टिळकांचा गीतेचा अभ्यास सर्वश्रुत आहे. गीतेतील कर्मयोगाचे तत्वज्ञान त्यांनी त्यांच्या जीवनातही...

वेदवाङ्मय भारताला ललामभूत असे साहित्य हे वाङ्मय अतिप्राचीन आणि अपौरुषेय मानतात. चार वेदांपैकी दुसरा यजुर्वेद...

भारतीय समाजाचे वैचारिक भरणपोषण आपले संत, ऋषीमुनी आणि महापुरुषांनी केले आहे. त्यांनी आपल्या आचरणातून समाजापुढे...

भारताला विज्ञानाची फार मोठी उज्ज्वल परंपरा लाभली आहे. सुमारे अडीच – तीन हजार वर्षांपूर्वी भारताच्या...

अडॉल्फ हिटलरला प्रेयसी होती. जवळजवळ मृत्यूच्या दारापर्यंत ती त्याची प्रेयसी म्हणून वावरली आणि मृत्यूच्या...

भगवान महावीर हे वीर , अतिवीर , सन्मति आणि वर्धमान म्हणूनही ओळखले जाणारे, जैन धर्माचे चोवीसावे तीर्थंकर होते...

Sati was born to Daksha, a great king in his own right. Sati was the first consort of Shiva, then she came back to him as Parvati who is the reincarnation of Sati. She is the goddess of marital bliss and longevity in Hinduism. We bring to you the story of Sati and her self immolation as per the...

थॉमस मो(अ)र चं युटोपिया हा ग्रंथ १५१६ साली प्रकाशित झाला. या ग्रंथात त्यावेळची आर्थिक, सामाजिक आणि राजकीय...

भक्तशिरोमणी संत नामदेव हे संत ज्ञानेश्वरांच्या कालखंडात होऊन गेले .वारकरी संप्रदायाचे प्रचारक नामदेव महाराज...

असं म्हणतात की आजपासून २४०० वर्षांपूर्वी भारतात एका अजरामर अशा ग्रंथाची निर्मिती झाली. जो ग्रंथ पृथ्वीच्या...

Chanakya was the royal advisor to the first emperor of Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya. He was a teacher, philosopher, economist and a master strategist. He is also known as Kautilya, who wrote the famous Sanskrit text, Arthashashtra, an ancient Indian text on statecraft, economic policy and...

Questo audiolibro è un diario che raccoglie una catena di eventi catastrofici, effetti indesiderati dei più nobili intenti di Giannino Stoppani, detto da tutti Gian Burrasca. Una valanga di sventure che pare non avere soluzione, fino a quando Giovannino viene spedito in collegio, dove finalmente mostrerà di che pasta è fatto. Quello che ci pare un disastro oggi forse prenderà un senso domani... forse.

The Iliad - attributed to Homer - is the most famous ancient Greek epic poem. It recounts the struggle between King Agamemnon and the hero Achilles during the final months of the Trojan War, with frequent detours into earlier legends and myths. In its portrayal of battle scenes and the constant interventions of the gods, The Iliad explores themes of wrath, glory, and fate, and has provided the subject matter for many later Greek, Roman, and Renaissance writings.

Considered the greatest surviving work by the "father of tragedy" is the classic tale of King Agamemnon as he returns from Troy victorious in battle but with a wife whose reaction to her son's sacrifice has led her to harbor a burning and hidden resentment toward him.