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Alexander the Great

A Play

By: Ioannis E. M. Vassos

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This work is addressed to adults aged from 18 years and upwards, and especially to those interested in theatre, literature, philosophy and ancient Greek culture. This Thatrical Play is divided in three acts: FIRST ACT We witness the distress of Alexander the Great’s generals and the Persian generals, preceding the battle,the prayers they address to their Gods, for assistance,and also Alexander the Great’s grandeur, when in the battle of Issus, he captures Sisygambis, the mother of the Great king of Persia, Darius. SECOND ACT While the wars have ended, Hellenes are celebrating their victories Over the Persians. In one of these celebrations, Cleitus the general, in front of all, accuses Alexander the Great that he isn’t a God, but a human. Alexander the Great is enraged and assassinates him. Cleitus, now being dead, is transferred to a world reigned by a wise old man that demonstrates the error he committed in contradicting his King.Cleitus returns back to life and forgives Alexander the Great for killing him,But also asks him for forgiveness as well for his behavior. “Now I die, really with my will, Alexander my king” he says, bows, kisses the moribund Alexander the Great and dissipates in heavens. THIRD ACT Death of Alexander the Great. The generals and the officers go by him one by one and salute him for a last time, their beloved Alexander the King. Father Zeus appears in front of them. Blinding light covers the stage.

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AKAKIA Publications

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1909884308

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Running Up That Hill

The highs and lows of going that bit further

By: Vassos Alexander

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Running Up That Hill

The highs and lows of going that bit further

By: Vassos Alexander

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS HEALTH & FITNESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 RUNNING AWARDS 2019 – TOP BOOK Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances – through cities, over mountains and across countries. Distances most people couldn't even imagine. But sports presenter Vassos Alexander is hooked! Why else would he run an ultra in Paris, backwards, having missed the start? Why head to Wales for the world's hardest mountain race with a badly sprained ankle? And why follow in some unforgiving, ancient footsteps and attempt the oldest and toughest footrace on earth, the 153-mile Spartathlon? There's joy to be found here. Really there is. Vassos recalls his own assaults on these gruelling races, along with ultra-running legends including Scott Jurek, Jasmin Paris, Kilian Jornet, Mimi Anderson and Dean Karnazes. They all testify to the transformative power of endurance running. It's about the astonishing highs that come from pushing your body to the limit. The confidence and peace when you challenge yourself and succeed. All told, this is a cracking tale of what keeps ultra-distance runners running, mile after mile after mile.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472947975

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9781472947970

Don't Stop Me Now

26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession

By: Vassos Alexander

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Don't Stop Me Now

26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession

By: Vassos Alexander

This is a celebration of running, and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking. Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of falling in love with running, from his first paltry efforts to reach the end of his street to completing ultra marathons and triathlons in the same weekend. Each of the 26.2 chapters also features a fascinating insight into how others first started, from Paula Radcliffe to Steve Cram, the Brownlees to Jenson Button, Nicky Campbell to Nell McAndrew. Funny, inspiring, honest - the perfect read for anyone with well-worn trainers by the door (or thinking of buying a pair...).

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472921550

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How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

By: Vassos Alexander

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How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

By: Vassos Alexander

Ever been tempted to try a marathon? Maybe you’ve just started running, perhaps you’re gaining confidence, or are you already well on your way to conquering the iconic distance? Whatever stage you’re at on your journey, join marathon man Vassos Alexander as he shows us why we shouldn’t be afraid of the big 26.2.

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HarperCollins

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0008377243

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The Gift of European Thought and the Cost of Living

By: Vassos Argyrou

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The Gift of European Thought and the Cost of Living

By: Vassos Argyrou

European thought is often said to be a gift to the rest of the world, but what if there is no gift as such? What if there is only an economy where every giving is also a taking, and every taking is also a giving? This book extends the question of economies by making a case for an “economy of thought” and a “political economy.” It argues that all thinking and doing presupposes taking, and therefore giving, as the price to pay for taking; or that there exists a “cost of living,” which renders the idea of free thinking and living untenable. The argument is developed against the Enlightenment directive to think for oneself as the means of becoming autonomous and shows that this “light,” given to the rest of the world as a gift, turns out to be nothing.

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Berghahn Books

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1782380183

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9781782380184

Ancient Art from Cyprus

The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Vassos Karageorghis,Joan R. Mertens,Marice E. Rose

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Ancient Art from Cyprus

The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Vassos Karageorghis,Joan R. Mertens,Marice E. Rose

The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the richest and most varied representation, outside Cyprus, of Cypriot antiquities. These works were purchased by the newly established Museum in the mid-1870s from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola, a Civil War cavalry officer who had amassed the objects while serving as the American consul on Cyprus." "This catalogue is published on the occasion of the opening of the Museum's four permanent galleries for ancient art from Cyprus. It is also the first scholarly publication since 1914 devoted to the Cesnola Collection (which totals approximately six thousand objects). The volume features some five hundred pieces from the collection, illustrated in new color photography. Dating from about 2500 B.C. to about A.D. 300, these works rank among the finest examples of Cypriot art from the prehistoric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. Among the objects are monumental sculpture; weapons, tools, and domestic utensils; vases, lamps, and ritual paraphernalia; dedicatory figurines; engraved sealstones and jewelry; and luxury objects."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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0870999443

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9780870999444

The Logic of Environmentalism

Anthropology, Ecology and Postcoloniality

By: Vassos Argyrou

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The Logic of Environmentalism

Anthropology, Ecology and Postcoloniality

By: Vassos Argyrou

Although modernity’s understanding of nature and culture has now been superseded by that of environmentalism, the power to define the meaning of both, and hence the meaning of the world itself, remains in the same (Western) hands. This bold argument is at the center of this provocative book that challenges the widespread assumption that environmentalism reflects a radical departure from modernity. Our perception of nature may have changed, the author maintains, but environmentalism remains a thoroughly modernist project. It reproduces the cultural logic of modernity, a logic that finds meaning in unity and therefore strives to efface difference, and to reconfirm the position of the West as the source of all legitimate signification.

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Berghahn Books

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1782381945

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Running Up That Hill

The highs and lows of going that bit further

By: Vassos Alexander

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472947975

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The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Terracottas

By: Vassos Karageorghis,Gloria S. Merker,Joan R. Mertens

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The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Terracottas

By: Vassos Karageorghis,Gloria S. Merker,Joan R. Mertens

The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island’s artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum’s collection. This catalogue, which focuses on Cypriot terracottas, was originally published in 2004 as a CD-ROM, and is now available in a more accessible format. It contains nearly 500 works dating from between about 2000 B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. from one of the most expansive collections of Cypriot art in the world. Illustrations of each object are accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry, including a brief bibliography. In addition, fifteen commentaries make the catalogue a perfect introduction to Cypriot terracottas and the colorful world of ancient life and mythology.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588396258

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Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean

The Wedding as Symbolic Struggle

By: Vassos Argyrou

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Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean

The Wedding as Symbolic Struggle

By: Vassos Argyrou

The subject of Vassos Argyrou's study is modernisation, as reflected in the changing nature of wedding celebrations in Cyprus over two generations from the 1930s to the present day. He argues that modernisation is not a secular, progressive process, that remodels the life of a society, ironing out local differences. Rather, it is a legitimising discourse. It is an idiom which Greek Cypriots employ to represent, and contest, relationships between social classes, old and young, men and women, city folk and villagers. At the same time, by involving modernisation, they are submitting to foreign standards, and accepting the symbolic domination of Europe.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521560950

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9780521560955

Alexander the Great

A Play

By: Ioannis E. M. Vassos

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A Play

By: Ioannis E. M. Vassos

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Don't Stop Me Now

26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession

By: Vassos Alexander

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26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession

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Book's by Vassos Alexander

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Running Up That Hill

Running Up That Hill

Don't Stop Me Now

Don't Stop Me Now

How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

The Gift of European Thought and the Cost of Living

The Gift of European Thought and the Cost of Living

Ancient Art from Cyprus

Ancient Art from Cyprus

The Logic of Environmentalism

The Logic of Environmentalism

Running Up That Hill

Running Up That Hill

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean

Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Don't Stop Me Now

Don't Stop Me Now

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