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The book is about refugees, and includes stories from Yousafzai's own life along with those of people she has met. [221] Speaking about the book, Yousafzai said that "What tends to get lost in the current refugee crisis is the humanity behind the statistics" [220] [222] and "people become refugees when they have no other option. This is never ...
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.
American book editor and writer, best known for her astronomy books [123] [124] Lorna McDonald: 1916–2017: 100: Australian author and historian [125] Joe Medicine Crow: 1913–2016: 102: American Crow historian and author [126] Polly Allen Mellen: 1924–2024: 100: American fashion editor and stylist [127] Louise Meriwether: 1923–2023: 100 ...
The list starts in order with the first ten books: the I Ching (an ancient Chinese divination text), the Hebrew Bible (a version of which serves as the "Old Testament" of the Christian Bible), the Iliad and Odyssey, the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of ...
Ossetian linguist and philologist [2] Sophie Aberle: 1896–1996: 100: American physician, anthropologist, and nutritionist [3] Thelma Davidson Adair: 1920–2024: 103: American educator, writer, activist, and Presbyterian church leader [4] Helen Adolf: 1895–1998: 102: Austrian-American linguist and literature scholar [5] Leoncio Afonso: 1916 ...
Simon Charles Boas (6 July 1977 – 15 July 2024) was a British aid worker who worked for development charities and the United Nations (UN). His inspirational writings about his terminal illness diagnosis were featured in British national newspapers and on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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Dewey (1859–1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. He was a prolific writer and, over a career spanning some 65 years, his output was extraordinary, covering a wide range of topics.