Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle - Couverture souple

Johnson, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061143170 ISBN 13 : 9780061143175

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Johnson Paul

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history

In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life, and corner of the planet who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the entire world as well.

Heroes includes:

Samson, Judith, and Deborah • Henry V and Joan of Arc • Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh • George Washington, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Nelson • Emily Dickinson • Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee • Mae West and Marilyn Monroe • Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II

Revue de presse :

Mr. Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough. (Wall Street Journal)

It is Johnson s gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would, indeed, recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes. (Washington Post Book World)

Johnson frequetlty enlivens his witty, well-researched pages with chatty accounts of personal encounters with people as diverse as Princess Diana and Shelley Winters. (Library Journal)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061143170
• ISBN 13: 9780061143175
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336