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Lives & Times

Achievements of the Famous and Remarkable, Age by Age

by Edmund Morrison

Revised for 2014 & out now in paperback

Too young to be prime minister?

William Pitt led Parliament when he was 24. Too middle-aged to become an inventor? Christopher Cockerel submitted his hovercraft patent when he was 45. Too old to start a business? Harland Sanders started the KFC restaurant chain when he was 61. What have other people achieved at your age? Discover this and more in Lives & Times, an eclectic collection of more than 1,000 biographical sketches, ordered by age, which cover accomplishments from the fields of popular culture, sport, invention. science, literature, the arts, commerce and politics. Take a trip chronologically through the human lifespan, or simply dip in at any point, and discover the significant personal milestones recorded by fellow travellers on life’s journey.

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