Heroes by Paul Johnson
Twenty years ago Paul Johnson published INTELLECTUALS, which questioned whether intellectuals were morally fit to give advice to humanity. It was translated into 14 languages, but it was also criticized for over-emphasising the bad behaviour of clever and gifted people. In CREATORS (2006) Paul Johnson met the charge with a volume which celebrated the achievements of outstanding and prolific creative spirits. In HEROES he ranges even wider across human experience, achievement and character. The biblical heroes Deborah and Judith appear along with King David and Samson. Mary Queen of Scots is contrasted with Queen Elizabeth I. There are inspiring national leaders, military geniuses and warrior-queens. On a lighter note, Lady Pamela Berry represents the heroism of the hostess and Jane Carlyle the heroic wife. He ends with three figures who dismantled the Soviet empire: Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II.
"Just as no man is a hero to his valet, so no hero in this potboiler is a paragon of virtue to his ecomiast" THE TIMES "There is no taking Paul Johnson for granted. No matter how many times he has left you gobsmacked he can always do so again." DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Paul Johnson's manly prose is a tonic to the mind... he is a hero worth revering.' -- SUNDAY EXPRESS Christopher Silvester "crisply written... in their directness and clarity , his thoughts are always stimulating to discover. ... puts one more in mind of a hot-cross bun, sweet and seasonable." -- THE SPECTATOR
Paul Johnson was born in 1928. He edited the New Statesman in the 1960s and has written over forty books. His Modern Times, a history of the world from the 1920s to the 1990s, has been translated into more than fifteen languages. As well as a weekly column in the Spectator, he contributes to newspapers all over the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297851899 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297851896 |
| Title | Heroes |
| Author | Paul Johnson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2008-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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