Michael Rank

From the number one best-selling author of Travelers and Explorers That Pushed the Boundaries of the Known World comes an exciting new look at historical figures that overcame unimaginable adversity and the inspirational stories they have left behind for us....

Of all the generals in the ancient world, none matches the accomplishments of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Hannibal of Carthage....

This short history audiobook features the story of Ernest Shackleton. He was among the last of a group of intrepid men from the Golden Age of Discovery in the Victorian era....

This exciting new book from historian Michael Rank looks at the lives and times of the worst dictators in history....

Few mixtures are as toxic as absolute power and insanity. When nothing stands between a leader's delusion whims and seeing them carried them out, all sorts of bizarre outcomes are possible....

Veteran journalist and Ottoman historian Michael Rank brings you a concise history of 2,000 years of Middle Eastern war, peace, religious upstarts, and social breakdowns....

This book will look at cultures of the 10 greatest lost civilizations in history....

Everybody imagines the world's most interesting man to be a fictional, gray-haired lothario who drinks Mexican beer and boasts of his legendary exploits. But what if a man like this really lived? Find out....

The idea of a powerful woman in the Middle Ages seems like an oxymoron....

An exciting new book on the greatest explorers in history and how their discoveries shaped the modern world....

This book will look at the lives of the ten greatest military commanders in history. Some conquered the fullest expanse of the known world....

This book will explore the lives of the 17 most productive people in history.....