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This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the lives of 99 inspirational immigrants.From Hans Holbein to Raheem Sterling, Freddie Mercury to Judith Kerr, and Joan Armatrading to Malala Yousafzai, these characters made a new life in Britain – and helped to make us what we are today.Many of them featured in arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English. They achieved success through their hard work and ingenuity – and their legacies shape society. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics. Without so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.Each entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements. Readers can add a 100th individual who has inspired them. Who would you add? A mother, father, friend, colleague or neighbour?This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:Ade Adepitan, athlete and TV presenterAlan Yau, restaurateurAlec Issigonis, car designerAlek Wek, modelAlf Dubs, politicianAndrás Schiff, pianist and conductorAnish Kapoor, sculptorAnna Freud, psychoanalystArthur Wharton, footballerBarbara Cooper, RAF officerBushra Nasir, headteacherCarlos Acosta, ballet dancerCaroline Herschel, astronomerCharles Kao, physicist and engineerCharles Yerkes, financierCharlotte Auerbach, geneticistClaudia Jones, journalist and activistClaus Moser, statisticianConnie Mark, campaignerDeborah Doniach, immunologistDennis Gabor, physicist and engineerDietrich Küchemann, engineerDoreen Lawrence, campaignerEdith Bülbring, scientistEmma Orczy, novelist and playwrightErich Reich, entrepreneurErnst Chain, scientistErnst Gombrich, authorEugène Rimmel, perfumerFanny Eaton, modelFreddie Mercury, pop singerGeorge Frideric Handel, composerGeorge Weidenfeld, publisherGina Miller, entrepreneur and activistGraeme Hick, cricketerHans Holbein, painterHans Krebs, scientistHarry Gordon Selfridge, retailerHenry Wellcome, scientistIda Copeland, politicianIda Freund, academicIra Aldridge, actor and playwrightIris Murdoch, novelistIsaiah Berlin, philosopherJacob Epstein, sculptorJimi Hendrix, musicianJoan Armatrading, musicianJohanna Weber, engineerJohn Barnes, footballerJohn Edmonstone, footballerJoseph Conrad, authorJoseph Rotblat, physicistJudith Kerr, authorKaran Bilimoria, entrepreneurKarel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilotKrystyna Skarbek, wartime spyKylie Minogue, pop singerLew Grade, broadcasterLucian Freud, painterLudwig Goldscheider, publisherLudwig Guttmann, neurologistMagdi Yacoub, heart surgeonMalala Yousafzai, campaignerMarc Isambard Brunel, engineerMargaret Busby, publisher and editorMarie Tussaud, entrepreneurMary Prince, campaignerMary Seacole, nurseMaureen Dunlop de Popp, pilotMichael Marks, retailerMo Farah, athleteMona Hatoum, artistMontague Burton, retailerMoses Montefiore, bankerNasser Hussain, cricketerOscar Nemon, scupltorParveen Kumar, doctorPeter Porter, poetPrince Albert, royal consortRaheem Sterling, footballerRichard Rogers, architectSake Dean Mahomed, surgeonShanta Pathak, entrepreneurSislin Fay Allen, police officerSolly Zuckerman, military adviserStelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneurSteve Shirley, entrepreneurStuart Hall, academicTS Eliot, poetTessa Sanderson, athleteTrevor McDonald, newscasterValerie Amos, lawyer and politicianVenkatraman Ramakrishnan, biologistVera Atkins, wartime spyViolette Szabo, wartime spyWilliam Butement, scientistYasmin Qureshi, politician and barristerYvonne Thompson, entrepreneurZaha Hadid, architectThe introduction to 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts:'Over a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTV's Question Time. Nick Griffin, then leader of the far-right British National Party, was also invited on as a guest. Then as now, the issue of immigration: good or bad, looked large...'How does this story end?
99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the lives of 99 inspirational immigrants.From Hans Holbein to Raheem Sterling, Freddie Mercury to Judith Kerr, and Joan Armatrading to Malala Yousafzai, these characters made a new life in Britain – and helped to make us what we are today.Many of them featured in arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English. They achieved success through their hard work and ingenuity – and their legacies shape society. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics. Without so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.Each entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements. Readers can add a 100th individual who has inspired them. Who would you add? A mother, father, friend, colleague or neighbour?This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:Ade Adepitan, athlete and TV presenterAlan Yau, restaurateurAlec Issigonis, car designerAlek Wek, modelAlf Dubs, politicianAndrás Schiff, pianist and conductorAnish Kapoor, sculptorAnna Freud, psychoanalystArthur Wharton, footballerBarbara Cooper, RAF officerBushra Nasir, headteacherCarlos Acosta, ballet dancerCaroline Herschel, astronomerCharles Kao, physicist and engineerCharles Yerkes, financierCharlotte Auerbach, geneticistClaudia Jones, journalist and activistClaus Moser, statisticianConnie Mark, campaignerDeborah Doniach, immunologistDennis Gabor, physicist and engineerDietrich Küchemann, engineerDoreen Lawrence, campaignerEdith Bülbring, scientistEmma Orczy, novelist and playwrightErich Reich, entrepreneurErnst Chain, scientistErnst Gombrich, authorEugène Rimmel, perfumerFanny Eaton, modelFreddie Mercury, pop singerGeorge Frideric Handel, composerGeorge Weidenfeld, publisherGina Miller, entrepreneur and activistGraeme Hick, cricketerHans Holbein, painterHans Krebs, scientistHarry Gordon Selfridge, retailerHenry Wellcome, scientistIda Copeland, politicianIda Freund, academicIra Aldridge, actor and playwrightIris Murdoch, novelistIsaiah Berlin, philosopherJacob Epstein, sculptorJimi Hendrix, musicianJoan Armatrading, musicianJohanna Weber, engineerJohn Barnes, footballerJohn Edmonstone, footballerJoseph Conrad, authorJoseph Rotblat, physicistJudith Kerr, authorKaran Bilimoria, entrepreneurKarel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilotKrystyna Skarbek, wartime spyKylie Minogue, pop singerLew Grade, broadcasterLucian Freud, painterLudwig Goldscheider, publisherLudwig Guttmann, neurologistMagdi Yacoub, heart surgeonMalala Yousafzai, campaignerMarc Isambard Brunel, engineerMargaret Busby, publisher and editorMarie Tussaud, entrepreneurMary Prince, campaignerMary Seacole, nurseMaureen Dunlop de Popp, pilotMichael Marks, retailerMo Farah, athleteMona Hatoum, artistMontague Burton, retailerMoses Montefiore, bankerNasser Hussain, cricketerOscar Nemon, scupltorParveen Kumar, doctorPeter Porter, poetPrince Albert, royal consortRaheem Sterling, footballerRichard Rogers, architectSake Dean Mahomed, surgeonShanta Pathak, entrepreneurSislin Fay Allen, police officerSolly Zuckerman, military adviserStelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneurSteve Shirley, entrepreneurStuart Hall, academicTS Eliot, poetTessa Sanderson, athleteTrevor McDonald, newscasterValerie Amos, lawyer and politicianVenkatraman Ramakrishnan, biologistVera Atkins, wartime spyViolette Szabo, wartime spyWilliam Butement, scientistYasmin Qureshi, politician and barristerYvonne Thompson, entrepreneurZaha Hadid, architectThe introduction to 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts:'Over a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTV's Question Time. Nick Griffin, then leader of the far-right British National Party, was also invited on as a guest. Then as now, the issue of immigration: good or bad, looked large...'How does this story end?
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