Book description
The complete popular reference to the men and women who shaped the modern world. Including:
— the leaders and visionaries who influenced our thought, religion and politics
— the founders and conquerors of empires and great figures in historical events
— the scientists, artists and literary geniuses whose achievements are celebrated from one generation to the next
— record-breaking sportsmen and women
From Alexander to Catherine the Great, Confucius to Karl Marx, Archimedes to Bill Gates, Ovid to Jane Austen and Steinbeck, here are the lives and their achievements, spiced with many fascinating details and intriguing quotations.
