The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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Citadel Press, 01‏/06‏/2000 - 556 من الصفحات
In 1978, when Michael Hart’s controversial book The 100 was first published, critics objected that Hart had the nerve not only to select who he thought were the most influential people in history, but also to rank them according to their importance. Needless to say, the critics were wrong, and to date more than 60,000 copies of the book have been sold. Hart believed that in the intervening years the influence of some of his original selections had grown or lessened and that new names loomed large on the world stage. Thus, the publications of this revised and updated edition of The 100.

As before, Hart's yardstick is influence: not the greatest people, but the most influential, the people who swayed the destinies of millions of human beings, determined the rise and fall of civilizations, changed the course of history. With incisive biographies, Hart describes their careers and contributions. Explaining his ratings, he presents a new perspective on history, gathering together the vital facts about the world's greatest religious and political leaders, inventors, writers, philosophers, explorers, artists, and innovators—from Asoka to Zoroaster. Most of the biographies are accompanied by photographs or sketches. Hart's selections may be surprising to some. Neither Jesus nor Marx, but Muhammad, is designated as the most influential person in human history. The writer's arguments may challenge and perhaps convince readers, but whether or not they agree with him, his manner of ranking is both informative and entertaining. The 100, revised and updated, is truly a monumental work. It promises to be just as controversial, just as thought-provoking, and just as successful as its predecessor—a perfect addition to any history or philosophy reference section.
 

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V
3
VI
11
VIII
17
X
22
XI
27
XII
31
XIII
36
XIV
42
LXIX
303
LXXI
309
LXXII
315
LXXIII
322
LXXIV
328
LXXV
336
LXXVI
341
LXXVIII
348

XV
47
XVI
60
XVII
64
XVIII
70
XIX
75
XXI
79
XXII
82
XXIII
87
XXIV
99
XXV
103
XXVI
111
XXVII
115
XXVIII
119
XXIX
123
XXX
129
XXXI
133
XXXII
138
XXXIII
144
XXXIV
148
XXXV
153
XXXVII
170
XXXVIII
174
XXXIX
181
XL
188
XLI
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XLIV
201
XLV
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XLVII
213
XLVIII
217
XLIX
222
L
225
LI
228
LIII
232
LIV
236
LV
240
LVI
248
LVII
254
LVIII
258
LIX
261
LX
266
LXI
268
LXII
273
LXIII
281
LXV
286
LXVI
291
LXVII
294
LXVIII
297
LXXIX
351
LXXX
355
LXXXI
359
LXXXII
363
LXXXIII
367
LXXXIV
373
LXXXV
377
LXXXVI
381
LXXXVII
385
LXXXVIII
390
XC
395
XCI
399
XCII
403
XCIII
408
XCIV
414
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420
XCVI
424
XCVIII
439
XCIX
445
C
450
CI
456
CII
461
CIII
468
CIV
475
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488
CVI
491
CVII
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CVIII
502
CIX
506
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509
CXI
511
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512
CXIV
514
CXV
515
CXVI
516
CXVII
518
CXVIII
519
CXIX
520
CXX
521
CXXI
524
CXXII
527
CXXIII
529
CXXIV
530
CXXV
531
CXXVI
532
CXXVII
533
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Michael H. Hart is an American author and astrophysicist. His first and most famous book, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, was published in 1978 and has sold more than half a million copies in 15 languages.

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