Ultimate biography : inside the lives of the world's 250 most influential people.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : DK Publishing Group, 2002.
- 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
"A&E." Includes index.
Arts: Impressionists Creators of rock'n'roll Talk show hosts Giants of jazz Creators of television Showmen Music makers of the '60s & '70s Great architects Pop stars of the '80s & '90s Dancers American history: Civil rights Native Americans Wild west Founding fathers Gangsters Kennedy's Leaders of the Civil War Harlem renaissance Leaders of the Vietnam era Human achievement: Scientists Tycoons & moguls Basic principles Greatest sportsmen Greatest sportswomen Healers Inventors of the modern world Makers of the wired world. World history: Conquerors Kings & queens of England Renaissance Communist revolutionaries Age of Elizabeth I French revolution Leaders of World War I Modern British royals Despotic rulers Leaders of World War II Assassins Fall of the Iron Curtain Human spirit: Spiritual teachers Those who touched the sky Those who reached the stars Fight for justice Great explorers Polar explorers Five major saints Sex symbols Christian reformers Sex on the mind
In celebration of 15 years of the TV show, "Biography, " DK has partnered with A & E Network to produce "Ultimate Biography, " a book featuring 250 of the most important, beloved, influential, and notorious people who have ever lived. Full color