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17 reviews
Adrian Goldsworthy

Phoenix Press, 2007

very in depth
this book is very well written and self explanatory. it contains well illustrated maps referring to certain chapters. the author uses well researched examples to help explain various events and tactics of Roman military.

THE Republic (Everyman's Library)

90 reviews
Plato

Phoenix Press, 1991

Best Translator of Plato
Grube is the most accurate and faithful translator of Plato. Unlike most other translators, in particular the horrendous Allan Bloom, Grube was both a first rate Greek scholar and had no ax to grind. You are always in good hands with one of his translations.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

2 reviews
Edward Gibbon

Phoenix Press, 2005

An amazing work
I gave this book 5 stars because of the incredible content. The book is well written and fairly easy to read, though it is very long. I can't imagine reading the entire volume set written by Gibbons. The only problem I have with this book is that the author does drone on a bit.

Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon--Survival of Bodily Death

65 reviews
Raymond A. Moody

Phoenix Press, 1988

Very Interesting, a must read for everyone
I didn't buy this book, I got it free with a mark on the front from a used book store. It was well worn, but I wanted to read it. I did a few years ago and it remains in my collection. It was very interesting. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in feeling as though they have evidence of the after life. In fact, I'm going to buy a new copy for myself and leave my copy on the same ...

Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare (Phoenix Press)

2 reviews
Colin S. Gray

Phoenix Press, 2007

Explores the idea that while war is ever changing, its basics remain the same
ANOTHER BLOODY CENTURY: FUTURE WARFARE explores the idea that while war is ever changing, its basics remain the same: it'll always be with us, it has an unchanging nature and character, it's driven by politics, and it embraces strategic surprises. That said, ANOTHER BLOODY CENTURY narrows the focus to strategic prediction's problems, the fallacies inherent in the idea of a foreseeable future when ...

The Practice of the Presence of God

86 reviews
Brother Lawrence

Phoenix Press, 1985

Worth Reading
This is definitely worth reading. It's short enough to be a quick, one-day read, or a reflective read -- at a few pages each night. It's something every Christian should read, just to familiarize ones-self with Brother Lawrence and his still-relevant conclusions about life after 40yrs of serving the Lord.

A Severe Mercy

76 reviews
Sheldon Vanauken

Phoenix Press, 1987

A Theology of Joy
Not only is this a beautiful story, but it is a rich and profound study in the theology of joy, on par with C.S. Lewis' 'Surprised by Joy'. Really, the book is a fleshing out of Lewis' theology of joy through the life and mind of Vanauken. It is so moving and so well done that I snatch up used copies whenever I see them to give away as gifts. If you enjoyed this book see also Peter Kreeft, ...

The Prophet

261 reviews
Kahlil Gibran

Phoenix Press, 1991

Eight Decades Later: Still Relevant, Insightful and Eloquent
These days, Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" often gets dismissed as "hippie" literature. Yet, this book had been a bestseller LONG before the 1960s. Originally published in 1923, it almost instantly became a hit and even did well through the Great Depression. Today, Gibran's claim to fame is being the third best-selling poet of our time, behind Shakespeare and Lao Tzu... and pretty much entirely ...

The Four Loves

72 reviews
C. S. Lewis

Phoenix Press, 1986

A Wonderful Overview
This is in my opinion C.S. Lewis's best nonfiction work. The premise has been done before, but rarely with the sort of insight given here. His overviews of Affection and Friendship are much too often overlooked and glossed over as unimportant, but here they're given a status they really deserve. The section on friendship, and the idea that people are bonded through mutual passions, and his ...

An autobiography;: The story of my experiments with truth

71 reviews
Gandhi

Phoenix Press, 1949

A life changing book
This is easily the most powerful book I have ever read. Gandhi does a great job of telling the story in his life in such a way that not only tells a story, but teaches lessons that go along with it. The title explains a lot, considering that Gandhi considered his entire life to be an expirement with the truth. He is very open about the mistakes that were made (such as his marraige and bigotry ...

Florence and the Medici
John Rigby Hale

Phoenix Press, 2001

The enduring fascination of the Medici springs from their ability--as individuals and as a family--to control the government of Florence, first as a quasi-democracy and finally through inheritance. Based on the latest research, this perceptive study, by one of the finest Renaissance scholars of the day, reveals the causes and the nature of the Medicis' power of patronage from the early 15th-century through the early 18th. "...probing, ...

Spirit-Controlled Temperament

19 reviews
Tim F. LaHaye

Phoenix Press, 1986

Interesting but there are much better books available
This is an interesting subject and LaHaye has some good insights, but overall this book is underwhelming. For starters, his system of classification and division of the temperaments is not even internally coherent. Then his descriptions of the four temperaments are inconsistent and overlapping. For the best book on temperament and personality type read "Please Understand Me II" by David Keirsey ...

Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme 1916 (Phoenix Press)

5 reviews
Christopher Duffy

Phoenix Press, 2007

A Fresh Look at the Great War.
Those of us readers who cannot seem to quench our thirst of knowledge of the Great War have reason to celebrate of late, as we have been fortunate to have received a large number of highly gifted writers who have, in recent months, undertaken the daunting challenge of presenting the Great War to us as never before. In this recent work, THROUGH GERMAN EYES: THE BRITISH AND THE SOMME 1916, ...

Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory (Phoenix Press)

1 review
Adrian Goldsworthy

Phoenix Press, 2007

Excellent summary of Hanibal's greatest feat
Cannae by Adrian Goldsworthy proves to be an excellent book on the one of the greatest tactical victories achieved in military history and one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted on a Roman army of any age. The book proves to be well written, well researched and well presented. The author covers the Second Punic War up to Cannae very well and his narrative proves to be easy to read and ...

With Christ in the School of Prayer

16 reviews
Andrew Murray

Phoenix Press, 1988

A Much Loved Classic
"With Christ in the School of Prayer ..." is a wonderful classic to read and enjoy. Don't let the second part of the title put you off ... this is a book for everyone. Really.

Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life

6 reviews
Henri J. M. Nouwen

Phoenix Press, 1986

Spiritual beginnings
Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) writes in a comforting style. When I read this book, I feel drawn to a peaceful, spiritual centre. I, too, had found it difficult to "find" GOD in my meditations. Henri Nouwen explains, "The beginning of the spiritual life is often difficult not only because the powers which cause us to worry are so strong but also because the presence of God's ...

The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650 (Phoenix)

7 reviews
John Morris

Phoenix Press, 2001

Excellent and scholarly synthesis.....
If John Morris never wrote another book, his AGE OF ARTHUR would have to be described as a lifetime achievement. I bought this book because I've been fascinated with King Arthur for some time, and this book is THE history of the period before, during and after Arthur. Only about one-fifth of the pages in the book are about Arthur's life, but Morris convincingly describes Arthur's time and his ...

No Man Is an Island

19 reviews
Thomas Merton

Phoenix Press, 1986

Inspired and Inspiring
"No Man is an Island" is a spiritually moving set of essays--or meditations, rather--that address many issues but ultimately center on our relationship with God, with each other, and with ourselves. Having read only a little of Merton, I found this book somewhat more straightforward and prosaic compared to a later work of his, "The New Man", and he gets a tad dogmatic in spots (well, he is ...

Spandau: The Secret Diaries

21 reviews
Albert Speer

Phoenix Press, 2000

Spellbinding Recollections From Hitler's Architect!
No figure emerged from the Second World War with greater controversy and attention than did Nazi architect and Hitler confidant Albert Speer. Sentenced to twenty years in the military prison in Spandau for war crimes, Speer was the only one of the principals tried at Nuremberg to admit his culpability in the horror that was the Third Reich. Many questioned his sincerity, for although he said all ...

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