A most interesting book - Rated 
This is a remarkable book about the 100 most influential persons in history. It is ideal for dipping into. Just leave it on the coffee table and you (and visitors!) can open it at any page and read about someone who has made a significant contribution to our civilisation.
Derek Lucas
Definitely Worth Owning - Rated 
This is a very well thought out idea for a book and feel that Michael Hart has done a sound job of bringing about an objectivity to the book.
It is also highly educational and can provide the platform to inspire the readers of this book to carry out their own further research into the lives of 100 of the most influential people who have shared our existence. To say that these are the most influential is naieve - because naturally there have been more than 100 highly influential people and the opinion of one man cannot be deemed as full and final - however I feel he has done a tremendous job in selecting a line up of 100 people and done them justice in terms of their positions within the 100 and his research and information provided on them.
I would most certainly recommend this book as worth owning to keep in the library.
Thought-provoking, informative and what not.. - Rated
The 100 by Michael H hart is actually a ranking, of author's own presumption and approach, of those individuals whose life, deeds, actions and achievements influenced the mankind a great deal. In the preface, author's tells that the he expects the conclusion of the book twofolded that is, it will be thought-provocative and informative, while controversial on the other hand. That we all saw after its publishment. The reader will find every name, that moulded our history and influenced majority of mankind, in this book , though sometimes 5 to 10 places up or down in the book according to reader's own estimate. Nevertheless, author has tried to do justice without any bias or prejudice whatsoever. The most striking aspect of the book.
Summing up his list from the early period, as stored in our history, to the modern day. The reader will find four categories that are most frequent in the book which is of spiritual leaders and founder of different religions, prominenet philosopher, invincible conqueres and leader-good or bad- and the genius scientist. While the weight is more on the side of scientists, the author justifies it by saying that it is due to their accomplishments and commitment that today human life is so advanced and moulded in a complete different shape, that was only a fantasy to the early mankind. While, the high places are assigned to religious leaders of major world religions. The book also has a room for totally obscure names and those names too from the East that are known in the West and vice versa. For instance, Umar-ibn-al-Khattab, the great Muslim Caliph and emperor world has ever seen, and the inventor of paper from China.
After according the respective positions, author then goes to describe a short biography of particular person and describes his influence. Therefore, the book is both an astonishing and informative one. Will recommend to anyone of you. Great Book!
outstanding..!! - Rated
a great book..
you would never appreciate how much great this work is till you read it carefully and from cover to cover.. i read it 3 times, and plan to keep going back to it.. it is so nice to have it by your side when at home or travelling..
Misconceptions - Rated
If you only have information and knowledge about one man in your life, knowing about Prophet Muhammad is the most beneficial. You can read this book with or without ANY biased views about this man and the region he his brought. But one thing you'll agree is that he is THE GREATEST MAN IS HISTORY. Everything he showed his companions and the rest of the world was beneficial. No one's life was studied closer and in more detail then his. He let his private life, his family life and his business dealings be the subject of study. Buddha, Churchill, Ghandi and others all said the same
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