Men and Women Who Changed the World (Collins Fact Books)

Packed with over 50 specially commissioned artworks and 120 contemporary prints, paintings and photographs, this fascinating survey of history's most famous men and women is ideal for readers aged eight and over. The richly illustrated articles on over 120 personalities from throughout history are divided into different catagories, from Rulers and Leaders, Reformers and Changers, and Men and Women of Action, to Scientists and Inventors, and Men and Women of the Arts, and include such great achievers as Thomas Edison, Emmeline Pankhurst, Ghandi and Pablo Picasso, as well as a few of the world's major villains, such as Ghengis Khan and Adolph Hitler.