Books with title Alexander the Great: True Lives

A beautifully illustrated biography of Alexander the Great by a Whitbread Award-winner.Who was Alexander Myth or man God or devil He claimed to be Zeus' son and even in his own lifetime wild legends sprang up about him. Above all, Alexander was a hero brave, wily, handsome and inspiring. This richly illustrated biography skilfully interweaves accounts of Alexanders battle campaigns with legends from each newly conquered country. From Greece and Egypt to Persia and India, the stories of the great mythical heroes Achilles, Gilgamesh, and many others echo Alexanders own charmed life.

This book is about the life of Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC), popularly known as Alexander the Great, who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. As the author says in the preface, "The history of the life of every individual who has, for any reason, attracted extensively the attention of mankind, has been written in a great variety of ways by a multitude of authors, and persons sometimes wonder why we should have so many different accounts of the same thing... It is for this reason, and with this view, that the present series of historical narratives is presented to the public. "

Once there was a little mouse named Alexander who dreamt of being big and strong and courageous like his favorite superhero, Mighty Bruno. Alexander and his family are all afraid of Rats, the cat with the long, sharp claws who lives upstairs, and Alexander's father, who has lost part of his tail to her, is so terrified that he no longer dares venture upstairs in search of food for the family. So Alexander must put his dreams of glory to the test. He fashions a bear suit, which makes him feel bigger and stronger and brave enough to undertake the dangerous quest for food. And he succeeds -- until the last minute, when Rats sneaks up behind him and sinks her teeth into his bear suit. It looks like curtains for Alexander!How a plucky little mouse in a bear costume saves his family from starvation and wins the heart of a not-so-vicious cat in the process is a charming variation on the popular cat and mouse tale.