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Got Your Back
An insider in the world of gangsta rap reveals his experiences, and the dark and violent underbelly of the music world that ultimately killed his charge, Tupac Shakur.
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.
The Private Life of Big Frank
US Marine Frank Alexander parlayed a lifelong career in security to a job where he was handpicked to ensure the safety of hip-hop's elite. During that time, he was chosen to be Tupac's bodyguard, ultimately becoming one of the rapper's closest friends. Frank drove the vehicle that trailed Tupac's car that fatal night in Las Vegas when Tupac was murdered. He was the one that pulled the rapper's body from the bullet-riddled car before it was transported to the hospital. The events surrounding that night in Las Vegas changed Frank's life forever. This is the true story of Frank Alexander, the man who was born and raised on the tough streets of Chicago's South Side and who rose to become a champ...
The Treasures of Alexander the Great
This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves, and reassesses the widespread belief that the Macedonian king used the profits of war to improve the ancient economies he conquered. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.
The Giant Alexander
The giant Alexander is as high as one telegraph post on top of another. He walks to London and spring-cleans Nelson's Column, and then goes to tea with the Lord Mayor. After many more adventures he invites hundreds of children to a special "giant treat", a vast breakfast of roast sausages, fried onions, and fried potatoes.
Freedom to Change
Alexander discovered a practical way of coordinating mind and body in all activities of living.By relying on conscious choice instead of habit we can change the way we use our muscular system, thereby avoiding tension, strain and fatigue.
Into the Land of Bones
The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan.
The Incurable Romantic
'Frank Tallis brings a lifetime's clinical experience and wise reflection to a condition that, by its own strange routes, leads us into the very heart of love itself. This is a brilliant, compelling book' Ian McEwan Love is a great leveller. Everyone wants love, everyone falls in love, everyone loses love, and everyone knows something of love's madness. But the experience of obsessive love is no trivial matter. In the course of his career psychologist Dr Frank Tallis has treated many unusual patients, whose stories have lessons for all of us. A barristers' clerk becomes convinced that her dentist has fallen in love with her and they are destined to be together for eternity; a widow is visite...
Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander
This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the Persian King's empire, and the ascent of the Grecian realm through Alexander. Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair (Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race), this companion to Miller's epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of Xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style! The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon: on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens an...
