TIME: The 100 Most Influential People of All Time

by Douglas Brinkley (Preface)

In this mesmerizing book, TIME chronicles the fascinating lives and revolutionary times of history's 100 Most Infl uential People. Here are royals and revolutionaries, spiritual leaders and scientists, artists and explorers, philosophers and philanthropists. Here are heroes and villains, Christ and the Buddha, Galileo and Einstein, Joan of Arc and Alexander the Great, Aristotle and Jefferson. Here are the individuals whose lives shaped the destinies of millions and changed history in its flight.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2012

About the author

Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. The Chicago Tribune has dubbed him “America’s new past master.” His most recent books are The Quiet World, The Wilderness Warrior, and The Great Deluge. Six of his books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.

Reviews

[Caleb Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall interesting. The entries are almost too short to be helpful. And some of the editor's choices seem...I suppose just not who I'd pick. But nevertheless, an enjoyable, easy, and informative read.