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Description:Excerpt from Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and IndustryN point of genuine human interest and educative value the life stories of I individuals stand at the head of all literature. History is but an account of the connected achievements Of individuals. Drama and fiction draw their fascination from the created individuals which people the realm Of fancy. The great epics, the heroism, the romanticism Of the ages, as well as the exploits Of everyday life, center about the individual. Personality, in other words, is the supreme factor in human affairs, and is daily commanding more and more atten tion in the curriculum of modern life.These facts naturally suggest the questions: Who are the great characters in the drama of the world development about whom we should know? Who are the great master minds that have contributed most to the development Of civilized life and institutions? What have they accomplished? These questions the following pages make an intelligent attempt to answer, by placing before the general reader a carefully discriminated selection of concise, personal studies from the great mass of biographical literature of all ages and countries.In carrying out this plan it has been thought best to divide the book into two parts, the first part being devoted to one hundred of the greater masters of achievement, and the second part to several thousand other persons, whose achievements entitle them to distinguished rank.Unfortunately there is no absolute metric unit of greatness. Probably it is better so. But the consensus Of judgment has singled out certain great individ uals who the best informed minds now agree should be placed in the first rank among the greatest men of history. Such a list is the One Hundred included in this volume. Not only has the editor appealed to the judgment of past writers to justify his selection, but he has also been greatly assisted in the final determina tion of the list by over a hundred of the best contemporary authorities educators, authors, jurists, journalists, publicists, and other specialists - who contributed individual lists giving the results of their best judgment in respect to each group of names finally included. This method has assured an authoritative selection by a board of personal advisors of the highest order.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and Industry (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and Industry (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and IndustryN point of genuine human interest and educative value the life stories of I individuals stand at the head of all literature. History is but an account of the connected achievements Of individuals. Drama and fiction draw their fascination from the created individuals which people the realm Of fancy. The great epics, the heroism, the romanticism Of the ages, as well as the exploits Of everyday life, center about the individual. Personality, in other words, is the supreme factor in human affairs, and is daily commanding more and more atten tion in the curriculum of modern life.These facts naturally suggest the questions: Who are the great characters in the drama of the world development about whom we should know? Who are the great master minds that have contributed most to the development Of civilized life and institutions? What have they accomplished? These questions the following pages make an intelligent attempt to answer, by placing before the general reader a carefully discriminated selection of concise, personal studies from the great mass of biographical literature of all ages and countries.In carrying out this plan it has been thought best to divide the book into two parts, the first part being devoted to one hundred of the greater masters of achievement, and the second part to several thousand other persons, whose achievements entitle them to distinguished rank.Unfortunately there is no absolute metric unit of greatness. Probably it is better so. But the consensus Of judgment has singled out certain great individ uals who the best informed minds now agree should be placed in the first rank among the greatest men of history. Such a list is the One Hundred included in this volume. Not only has the editor appealed to the judgment of past writers to justify his selection, but he has also been greatly assisted in the final determina tion of the list by over a hundred of the best contemporary authorities educators, authors, jurists, journalists, publicists, and other specialists - who contributed individual lists giving the results of their best judgment in respect to each group of names finally included. This method has assured an authoritative selection by a board of personal advisors of the highest order.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and Industry (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Masters of Achievement: The World's Greatest Leaders in Literature, Art, Religion, Philosophy, Science, Politics and Industry (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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