When teenaged Alexander meets the mysterious teacher Chiron, it marks the beginning of an intellectual journey that will change his life. Alexander becomes fascinated by the man's breadth of knowledge and begins to realize that there is more to life than playing computer games and, more importantly, realizes that Chiron can teach him how to succeed.

In Alexander Conquers the World, Martin Lehn offers his reading audience a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, humor, and understanding of what it takes to motivate young people to learn and succeed in life. He does this in the form of clever...