Publisher's Synopsis
The book also includes 300 special feature boxes, which provide detailed information about a variety of noteworthy people, such as the Ottoman emperor Suleyman the Magnificent, the singer Ella Fitzgerald, the sculptor Henry Moore, and the poet Robert Burns. Quotations often impart some of the spirit of these impressive people. Readers learn that the last words of Ludwig van Beethoven, the deaf composer, were I shall hear in heaven,” and that Bruce Springsteen said of Bob Dylan, He had the freedom and the talent to make a pop record that contained the whole world.” This is an indispensable resource for schools, libraries, and individuals who need an up-to-date and authoritative biographical reference.