The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People

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Paper Book, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

920

Genres

Nonfiction

Collection

Biography, Memoir

Publication

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (1994), 384 pages

Description

Here you will find the stories of 1000 men and women who have influenced the course of history: statesmen, religious leaders, scientists, inventors, philosophers, artists, film stars, musicians, sports heroes, and many more.

User reviews

LibraryThing member DavidFranks

The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People is a one-stop guide to the people who matter. This stylish and information-packed book tells the stories of 1000 women and men whose lives have influenced the course of history. Learn about the famous and the infamous - leaders from Genghis Khan toTony

Blair; scientists and thinkers from Aristotle to Stephen Hawking; personalities from Rasputin to Michael Jordan. The text is organized alphabetically for easy reference, but there are also chronological and thematic directories linking people in time and by area of achievement. In this newedition the entries have been updated, and there are new biographies of such figures as George W Bush, J K Rowling, Julia Roberts and Steve Redgrave.

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