101 World Heroes

Description

In "101 World Heroes", bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents his personal selection of the 100 most heroic figures from the pages of world history. Emperors and queens, soldiers and statesmen, religious leaders and philosophers rub shoulders with composers and poets, scientists and explorers, artists and storytellers from three millennia. All are united not just by what they did in their own lifetimes, but also by the enduring legacy they have bequeathed to the sum of human experience and achievement.

Reviews

Simon Sebag Montefiore is the standard-bearer for popular history - The Jewish Chronicle

Author description

Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian, novelist and journalist, is best known as the author of Prince of Princes: The life of Potemkin, and Stalin: At the Court of the Red Tsar. He lives in London, and is married to the novelist Santa Sebag Montefiore.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781847241382
• Publisher : Quercus Publishing Plc
• Imprint : Quercus Publishing Plc
• Publication date : September 2007
• Dimensions : 276mm X 216mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 150 colour illustrations
• Pages : 320
• Dewey classification : 920.02
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Simon Sebag Montefiore