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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Miles Kelly Publishing
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 9781848103085
Lifting the lid on the lives and times of seven historical figures, including Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc and Charles Darwin, this book provides an alternative look at history.
Author : Will Durant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743229104
In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generations—a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher. Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well. At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance.
Author : Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781107041370
The authors use quantitative analysis to rank the prominence of more than 1,000 of history's biggest figures, while also discussing trends gleaned from the rankings, as well as the computational methods used to determine the rankings.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Walter Foster
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781600583070
Demonstrates how to draw the symbols, heroes, and monuments that embody the spirit of America.
Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Hero worship
ISBN : BSB:BSB10738050
Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : little bee books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1499800797
Discover the world's most famous, brilliant, and crazy characters! Informative narrative text, fictionalized diary entries, and fascinating facts tell the stories of some of the most famous, brilliant, and crazy historical characters to have ever walked the Earth. From warriors like Joan of Arc to rulers like Napoleon Bonaparte to innovators like Charles Darwin and many more, each famous figure’s entertaining account gives readers an insight into the heroes of history, their amazing accomplishments, and the world that they lived in. Heroes included are: Sir William Marshall Joan of Arc Saigo Takamori Geronimo Sir Walter Raleigh Roald Amundsen Amelia Earhart Down Walsh and Jacques Piccard Ramses II Elizabeth I George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Spartacus Martin Luther Harriet Tubman Oskar Schindler Socrates Leonardo DaVinci Charles Darwin Marie Curie Emmeline Pankurst Mahatma Gandhi Franklin Delano Roosevelt Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author : Arlisha Norwood
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1641527048
Meet extraordinary black heroes throughout history―biographies for kids ages 8 to 12 You’re invited to meet ancient Egyptian rulers, brilliant scientists, legendary musicians, and civil rights activists―all in the same book! Black Heroes introduces you to 51 black leaders and role models from both historical and modern times. This black history book for kids features inspirational biographies of trailblazers from the United States, Egypt, Britain, and more. Discover where in the world they lived, and what their lives and families were like growing up. Learn about the obstacles they faced, such as escaping slavery, on the way to making groundbreaking accomplishments. You’ll find out how these inspirational figures left a legacy of lasting change―and paved the way for future generations. Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids features: FASCINATING BIOGRAPHIES: Read about famous icons like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Harriet Tubman, as well as lesser-known pioneers like aviator Bessie Coleman and astronomer Benjamin Banneker. COLORFUL PORTRAITS: Bring the historical heroes to life in your imagination with the help of full-color illustrations. WAYS TO LEARN MORE: Every biography includes an idea for a new way to explore the person and their work, like a book to read, website to visit, or video to watch. Black Heroes goes beyond other black history biographies for kids to highlight people from around the world and across time. Who will your new hero be?
Author : Mick Gowar,Dennis Hamley,Martin Oliver,Victoria Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 184810734X
Author : Jon Morris
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781594747830
Meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, but with bees), the Clown (circus-themed crimebuster), the Eye (a giant, floating eyeball; just accept it), and many other oddballs and oddities. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The League of Regrettable Superheroes will appeal to die-hard comics fans, casual comics readers, and anyone who enjoys peering into the stranger corners of pop culture.
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857287922
This book is an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places. The book also looks at the contemporary continuations of the outlaw hero mythology, not only in popular culture and everyday life, but also in the current outbreak of global terrorism. The book also presents a more general argument related to the importance of understanding folk and popular mythologies in historical contexts. Outlaw heroes have a strong purchase in high and popular culture, appearing in film, books, plays, music, drama, art, even ballet. To simply ignore and discard such powerful expressions without understanding their origins, persistence and especially their ongoing cultural consequences, is to refuse the opportunity to comprehend some profoundly important aspects of human behaviour. These issues are pursued through discussion of the processes through which real and mythical outlaw heroes are romanticised, sentimentalised, sanitised, commodified and mythologised. The result is a new position in the continuing controversy over the existence the 'social bandit' that highlights the central role of mythology in the creation and perpetuation of outlaw heroes.
Author : DURSUN MURAT GUL
Publisher : DURSUN MURAT GUL
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
This book was written to pay man's moral debt of loyalty to nature and living species other than himself. My aim, as I mentioned above, is to give due credit to other creatures, and especially animals, who have rights over this world we live in as humans. I hope the book achieves its purpose...ount when doing your reading.
Author : Michael H. Hart
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806513500
Listing of 100 people from around the world and from many different fields of endeavor, whose actions--the author has determined--have had, or will have, the greatest influence on the course of history.
Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300148626
DIVBased on a series of lectures delivered in 1840, Thomas Carlyle’s On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History considers the creation of heroes and the ways they exert heroic leadership. From the divine and prophetic (Odin and Muhammad) to the poetic (Dante and Shakespeare) to the religious (Luther and Knox) to the political (Cromwell and Napoleon), Carlyle investigates the mysterious qualities that elevate humans to cultural significance. By situating the text in the context of six essays by distinguished scholars that reevaluate both Carlyle’s work and his ideas, David Sorensen and Brent Kinser argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism stresses the hero’s spiritual dimension. In Carlyle’s engagement with various heroic personalities, he dislodges religiosity from religion, myth from history, and truth from “quackery” as he describes the wondrous ways in which these “flowing light-fountains” unlock the heroic potential of ordinary human beings. /div
Author : Sydney Hook
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000939705
The interaction of the individual in history and politics has posed major theoretical questions of historical analysis for the past two centuries: is social destiny shaped by forces beyond the power of the individual, or can the future be mastered by collective effort under the outstanding leadership of heroic men and women? In this classic study, a major philosopher and social theorist of the twentieth century offers a searching examination of the conditions under which individuals make choices that significantly alter the course of historical events and presents a scathing critique of various forms of social determinism that deny the individual freedom of action or a decisive role in history.The myth of the hero as the savior of the tribe or nation, as Hook notes, is older than written history. Until the ninteenth century, the hero functioned not merely as a cult figure but as a principle of historical explanation, a key to the rise and fall of countries and even of cultures. The exaggerations and omissions of this point of view produced an equally simplistic reaction with the formulation of determinist historiographies in which physical, racial, social, and economic forces replaced individuals as the dynamic factors in the development of events. Hook singles out orthodox Marxism as the most all-encompassing determinist system and subjects the historical thinking of Engels, Plekhanov, and Trotsky to sharp and meticulous scrutiny. Using the Russian Revolution as a test case, Hook observes that while the February 1917 Revolution was an inevitable development, the October revolution was, according to the best historical evidence, contingent upon the personality and actions of Lenin.In his 1978 reconsideration of the subject of heroism, appearing new to this edition, Hook defines a middle ground between the extremes of voluntarism and determinism that explains why the presence of strong personalities are decisive under certain conditions while under others key actors would appear to be almost interchangeable. He points us toward an understanding of a fascinating problem in history and raises essential questions about the role of "great" men and women in a democracy. The Hero in History will be of interest to intellectual historians, philosophers, political scientists, and sociologists.
Author : Susan J. Drucker,Robert S. Cathcart
Publisher : VNR AG
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 1881303195
This volume explores the relationship of hero to celebrity and the changing role of the hero in American culture. It establishes that the nature of hero and its function in society is a communication phenomenon, which has been and is being altered by the rapid advance of electronic media.