Icons of the 20th Century: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879518936 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Icons of the Twentieth Century" is a permanent record of their -- and our -- time.. The dynamic driving forces of this change are two hundred astounding men and women who have most shaped the last one hundred years. Our century has been marked by extraordinary cultural, political, and technologiacal change: the winds of war, the starbursts of celebrity, the poltergeists of politics, the bits of bytes
A real collectors Item Unlike a number of other books about the ranking of the "greatest" of the 20th century, this book does not rank anyone. This book lists the 200 men and women, in alphabetical order, who have made a difference during the last 100 years.Cady blends detail with. Send in the proofreaders! All kidding aside, this is a fantastic volume for the end of the century. The one-page articles are informative and well-written, and the b&w photographs are quite striking--I never imagined I'd see a photo of Mikhail Gorbachev hand-feeding a squirrel! I was. A Good Book, Despite Certain Omissions This isn't really that bad a book. The text was well written for each individual mentioned and the photographs were quite good, my favorite was the one with Mikhail Gorbachev hand feeding a squirrel on a tree. Still, there are certain individuals this book l
But some of the most pleasing inclusions are the surprises--the people who shaped the century but whose faces are less recognizable. Who becomes a legend most? For more than two years, a panel composed of such arbiters of culture as Leo Castelli, Rita Dove, Bruce Jenner, Joyce Carol Oates, Daniel Schorr, Gay Talese, Pierre Trudeau, and Eli Wallach pondered that question and came up with a list of the 200 most important icons of the 20th century. This group includes philosophers Hannah Arendt and Carl Jung; South African doctor Christiann Barnard, who performed the first successful human heart transplant surgery; scientist Enrico Fermi, whose work led directly to the discovery of nuclear fission; Maria Montessori, who revolutionized early childhood education; legendary conductor Artu