![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Pastoral Care (The Book of Pastoral Rule) - St. Gregory the Great This is _the_ medieval management book, written by the pope who set up the Catholic Church to survive the Dark Ages. It was written for bishops and read by huge numbers of European lay leaders as well as church ones. This is the book that King Alfred so wanted to spread around that he had it translated into English. This is a book that still has important lessons today. The first part considers what sort of person you ought to have in charge and what sort not, as well as good and bad reasons for... Keywords: Audiobook - Nonfiction; religion; leadership Downloads: 18,289 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Pharsalia (aka The Civil War) - Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) An epic poem about the tragic Roman civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompeius (Pompey), which also figuratively chronicles Lucan's own realization that his good friend, patron, and new emperor, Nero, has become a danger to his people. The poem ends prematurely, because Lucan was executed for plotting to overthrow Nero. Immensely influential to Western civilization and a true classic, though sadly forgotten over the last hundred years (when folks should have read it)... Keywords: Audiobook - Poetry; History Downloads: 10,576 Average rating: (0 review) |
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