Brian Mooney

I enjoyed reading this account of a walk from Essex via London to Rome. The prose is good as one would expect from a seasoned journalist, and the book is full of interesting short stories. However the author is clearly a journalist not a novelist, and I found the whole experience rather un-involving. Perhaps - as one who has done the walk to Santiago - I found this rather self sufficient and wealthy pilgrim a little off-putting. Few could afford to take 2 1/2 months holiday and spend it show more staying in 4 star hotels, calling on the the service of masseuses at whim. But I think it is rather the lack of any account of his deeper reflections that is the problem - he hints at his feelings of 'not being a real pilgrim' and also no knowing quite why he is doing the walk, and he also speaks of some of the physical challenges. But when, about two thirds of the way through he says "reading between the lines, you may have guessed: I was on the point of calling it a day" (181) my reaction was "no I hadn't guessed - you have not been giving me enough of the inner journey" show less

Very inside baseball. Much settling of scores by the authors, who are ex-Reuters writers. Goes much faster if you skip over the grey pull quotes.

В этой книге собраны жизнеописания ста великих людей, чье пребывание на этой земле запомнилось современникам и до сих пор вдохновляет потомков. Правители, военачальники, религиозные лидеры и первооткрыватели, жившие в самых разных уголках мира в самые разные времена от show more Будды до Петра Первого, от Чингисхана до Христофора Колумба, от Уинстона Черчилля до Михаила Горбачева, реализовали свои амбиции, тщеславие или альтруистические порывы, изменив попутно жизнь всего мира.

Великолепный подарок для всех, кто интересуется феноменом лидерства, ролью личности в истории и ценит высококлассные эксклюзивные издания. show less

Grandes líderes dão forma à história. Por meio de sua visão e integridade, paixão e perseverança, bem como a disposição para enfrentar riscos, eles desafiam crenças e mudam o curso da vida das pessoas. Alguns nasceram em posições de poder, outros receberam o papel de líderes, mas todos eles possuem a habilidade para agarrar as oportunidades quando elas surgem e o carisma para persuadir os outros a seguir sua liderança. 100 Grandes Líderes revela alguns dos mais renomados, show more notórios e plausíveis entre os líderes. Examina a habilidade e o talento para a liderança de cada um e analisa os efeitos que a vida deles tiveram na história. Nem todos os cem grandes líderes deste livro foram cosmopolitas, virtuosos, e alguns tinham falhas sérias, mas todos eles deixaram sua marca no mundo e fizeram a diferença em nosso modo de vida atual. 416 págnas. show less