These Wonderful People includes some of the most important figures of our time—men and women such as Jane Addams, George Washington Carver, Madame Curie, Mary Antin, who have given themselves wholeheartedly to humanitarian projects; people such as Edison, the Mayo brothers, Pupin, Marconi, who, by devoting themselves to their work, have contributed so much to the world; and artists, suc as Marian Anderson, Sibelius, Malvina Hoffman, Paderewski, whose talents have enriched us all.
Many people are represented here, all distinguished, all well-known for their contribution to our way of life. These brief, intimate glimpses into their lives reveal them as warm, sincere human beings. Each colorful selection, whether an autobiography of biography, is so well written that the reader will better understand the people who move through these pages - pages in which there is struggle and heroism, happiness and sorrow, success and failure, youth and old age - pages from which emerge their great accomplishments.
Here, indeed, is a book of interesting reading and good writing, a book filled with fascinating heroines and heroes who are real people, a stimulating book that is a pleasure to read anytime, anywhere.
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