Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World

Sean Patrick

May 2013 · Oculus Publishers

About this ebook

If you want to learn about one of history’s greatest military commanders and uncover some of his secrets of drive—drive that enabled him and his small army to first subdue all of Greece and then the mighty Persian Empire—then you want to read this book. 

Some people like to think that geniuses are so inherently extraordinary that they navigate their journeys with clairvoyant ease. This simply isn’t true.

 Greatness does not come lightly. It requires that you make sacrifices of time, interests, and—sometimes—possessions. The further you move toward greatness, the more greatness demands from you. 

But all barriers yield to one mythical quality: drive. 

The will to persist and overcome. To never give up. To never accept defeat. 

Few stories better illustrate this better than the life of one of the most extraordinary warriors the world has even known; a man of legendary ambition, will, and grit: Alexander the Great. 

In this book, you’ll be taken on a whirlwind journey through Alexander’s life and conquests, and not only learn about the successes and mistakes of one of history’s greatest conquerors, but also how to awaken a fire in your own life and adventures.

Read this book now and learn lessons from Alexander the Great on why drive is so vital to awakening your inner genius, and learn insights into the real power of purpose, how to defeat the insidious force of “Resistance” that holds us back, and more.

Ratings and reviews

Pure trash! The book is 53 pages long even when text is set to large. He doesn't even mention Alexander till the 18th page then starts bleating on about JK Rowling's struggles. Seriously a 53 page book about Alexander the great and you don't even mention his name until over 40% of the way into the total length of the book? Then he skips through a few things that Alexander did with absolutely no depth, just a list of achievements very briefly. Comes accross as a self help book with rambling simplicity. Not really a book on Alexander the great as much as it is just a lifestyle choice book loosley tied into Alexander as an example of persistence paying off. A complete waste of time. I cannot see how this would have taken more than half a day to write and I wish I was joking when I said that.

Spent so much time trying and failing to get book to open I could have gone to library got the book read it and returned it very disappointed my first experience with eBook. There was no problem when they took my card info, that went smooth as butter. Asked for help got no response except a thank you for my purchase. Going to look for a better eraser app.sorry Google

Enjoyed the work and I think has some inspiring qualities. It should work more in pointing out misperceptions and social theories to hard work = success. Also, from how it's written, some may dismiss it, thinking Alexander had it easy, he was endowed with natural gifts or something of the like. Nice bit on resistance at the end, I liked how you personified our own mental resistance.