The Lives of the Famous and the Infamous - Everything You Need To Know About Everyone Who Mattered

Read about the man who convinced Einstein there was a God, the newspaper publisher who brought down a president and the code-cracking genius who helped foil the Nazis, and remember the lives of those that created the extraordinary moments in our modern history. Based on the obituaries that appear in every issue of The Week , here is a book that brings together the famous and infamous figures of our generation. From the world's influential leaders and thinkers of the day, such as Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Margaret Thatcher and Sir Patrick Moore, to the more infamous and eccentric, this is a fascinating compendium of the lives of our times.

Product details

• Authors: The Week
• Assisted by: Th Week (Editor), The Week (Editor)
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781785033872
• ISBN: 978-1-78503-387-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 200 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General