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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.02
EAN: 9780061143175
ISBN: 0061143170
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: December 01, 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: December 02, 2008
Sales Rank: 73195
Studio: Harper Perennial
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A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life, and corner of the planet who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the entire world as well.
Heroes includes:
Samson, Judith, and Deborah • Henry V and Joan of Arc • Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh • George Washington, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Nelson • Emily Dickinson • Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee • Mae West and Marilyn Monroe • Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II
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Heroes is best described as distilled history. History is most often presented in a chronological fashion, or as wrapped around one event, country or ethnic group. Mr. Johnson's contributions to the genre now include volumes that are essays about individuals, which essays are organized around a type of personality. These are primarily essays and differ from the more analytical types of works such as those by Daniel Boorstin in that they are written in a lighter, more conversational style. Having ... Read More
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I have read every book by Paul Johnson (including the "Art" one) and this continues a long line of quality history and commentary. One rarely notices the research, the behind-the-scenes study and education required for such a work. Unlike most of his other works, however, HEROES reverses the usual order. By that, I mean that he usually presents history augmented by biography and commentary. This time it is biography augmented with history, a slight but important difference.
Most would ... Read More
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Paul Johnson is a gifted writer. He writes with wit, elegance and clarity. He has the ability to portray people and events in such a deft manner that you seem to be viewing them in person. Unfortunately, he is not only incredibly uneven in his output, but, the closer his writing gets to the events of the XXth century, the more his opinions become skewed by his peculiar world view.
Occasional flashes of his old talents shine through in this meretricious little pot-boiler, but it is mainly ... Read More
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If you're feeling in need of a hero, Paul Johnson has a few on offer. The 30 mini-portraits presented here cover Western Culture from Ancient Greece to the end of the Cold War. Bookending these are two essays pondering the nature and future of heroism. But be forewarned: in the tradition of his groundbreaking and highly entertaining The Intellectuals, Mr. Johnson has his opinions and isn't in the least afraid to offend the delicate reader.
In fact, I'll wager that Paul Johnson would be sorely ... Read More
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Paul Johnson remains one of the few serious writers who combines an immensely accessable prose style with an intellect rarely encountered in contemporary non-fiction. In his vivid snapshots he compresses larger-than-live historical figures into human beings while simultaneously making the case as to why they are "heroic". Many of these insights are cleanly fresh and restorative to a reader like myself who has read biographies of them all. Johnson explains his criteria for judging who and why he chose who ... Read More
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