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dc.contributor.authorHancock, James Gulliveren_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-17T02:25:41Z
dc.date.available2017-10-17T02:25:41Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.isbn1452114560en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781452114569en_US
dc.identifier.otherHPU4161539en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.hpu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/27806
dc.description.abstractThis cultural who's-who illuminates 50 famous figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Coco Chanel, through the fascinating trivia of their lives. Artist James Gulliver Hancock depicts historical icons in quirky annotated portraits surrounded by their associated possessions, baggage, and foibles. Hemingway's hobbies, Amelia Earhart's preferred dessert, Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite TV show—each portrait reveals the ordinary quirks of these extraordinary people and captures their personalities in the process. An exquisitely illustrated almanac and cultural literacy cheat sheet, this fun and informative collection offers both history buffs and art lovers a treasure trove of interesting facts about beloved artists, writers, thinkers, and dreamers.en_US
dc.format.extent112 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChronicle Booksen_US
dc.subjectArtistsen_US
dc.subjectWritersen_US
dc.subjectThinkersen_US
dc.subjectDreamersen_US
dc.titleArtists, Writers, Thinkers, Dreamers: Portraits of Fifty Famous Folks & All Their Weird Stuffen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.size74.4Mben_US
dc.departmentSociologyen_US


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