{"product_id":"xenophons-cyrus-the-great-the-arts-of-leadership-and-war-9780312364694","title":"Xenophon's Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy freshening the voice, style and diction of Cyrus, Larry Hedrick has created a more contemporary Cyrus. A new generation of readers, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312364694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Larry Hedrick, Xenophon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635852374172,"sku":"9780312364694","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9272e192-f4a1-4e01-ab8e-2e5506d61258.jpg?v=1603840700","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/xenophons-cyrus-the-great-the-arts-of-leadership-and-war-9780312364694","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}