Extraordinary people a semi-comprehensive guide to some of the world's most fascinating individuals
"Brief and humorous biographies of fascinating people"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Chronicle Books,
[2015]
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| Series: | Hearst, Michael, 1972- Uncommon compendiums.
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Table of Contents:
- Alicia Alonso
- P. T. Barnum
- Ibn Battuta
- Heraclio Bernal
- Manute Bol & Spud Webb
- Alexander Calder
- George Washington Carver
- Charlie Chaplin
- Julia Child
- Jeanne De Clisson
- Bessie Coleman
- Jacques Cousteau
- Marie Curie
- Wag Dodge
- Bobby Fischer
- Terry Fox
- Benjamin Franklin
- Buckminster Fuller
- Vincenzo Galilei
- Jane Goodall
- Temple Grandin
- Hetty Green
- Hildegard of Bingen
- Harry Houdini
- William Kamkwamba
- Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan
- Billie Jean King
- Evel Knievel
- Sergei Korolev
- Minakata Kumagusu
- Bruce Lee
- Edward Leedskalnin
- Stagecoach Mary
- Sir, Alfred Mehran
- Kevin Mitnick
- Rodney Mullen
- Otzi the Iceman
- Sam Patch
- George Plimpton
- Alain Robert
- Fred Rogers
- Deion Sanders
- Roy Sullivan
- Nikola Tesla
- Helen Thayer
- Leon Theremin
- Mark Twain
- Ruth Wakefield
- Larry Walters
- Malala Yousafzai.
