The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

From Santa Claus to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Uncle Sam to Uncle Tom, here is a compelling, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining compendium of fictional trendsetters and world-shakers who have helped shape our culture and our lives. The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived offers fascinating histories of our most beloved, hated, feared, and revered invented icons and the indelible marks they made on civilization, including: # 28: Rosie the Riveter, the buff, blue-collar factory worker who helped jump-start the Women''s Liberation movement # 7: Siegfried, the legendary warrior-hero of Teutonic nationalism responsible for propelling Germany into two world wars # 80: Icarus, the headstrong high-flyer who inspired the Wright brothers and humankind''s dreams of defying gravity . . . while demonstrating the pressing need for flight insurance # 58: Saint Valentine, the hapless, de-canonized loser who lost his heart and head at about the same time # 43: Barbie, the bodacious plastic babe who became a role model for millions of little girls, setting an impossible standard for beauty and style

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dan Karlan, Karlan Dan, Allan Lazar, Lazar Allan, Jeremy Salter, Salter Jeremy
• Mitarbeit: Dan Karlan (Illustration)
• Verlag: William Morrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.10.2006
• EAN: 9780061132216
• ISBN: 978-0-06-113221-6
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 202 mm x 22 mm
• Themen: Schule und Lernen; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Biography: general, Memoirs, Humour, History of Art, Reference works, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Comedy and stand-up, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, Dictionaries of biography, Television: styles and genres, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: United States / General, HUMOR: General, PERFORMING ARTS: Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Reference