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Nicolaus Copernicus, universal scholar and astronomer: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht comes this untold story of a teenager whose act of defiance would have dire international consequences. On the morning of November 7, 1938, a seventeen-year-old Jewish refugee, Herschel Grynszpan, walked into the German embassy in Paris and in an act of desperation assassinated Ernst vom Rath, a low-level Nazi diplomat. He did it, he said, out “of love for my parents and for my people.”

Over the course of his distinguished entertainment career, Alan Bennett has received multiple awards and honours, including two BAFTAs, four Laurence Olivier Awards, two Tony Awards, an Academy Award nomination for his film The Madness of King George, and a British Book Award for Author of the Year in 2006. In this four-part collection of his remarkable Untold Stories, the acclaimed writer considers his childhood, career, and the current state of the world with his customary blend of wit and poignancy.

Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of the Soviet Union: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc, woman, knight, and Saint: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire : Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Götz von Berlichingen, last of the German knights and famous Goethe protagonist: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Emperor Augustus, first Roman Emperor and heir of Julius Cesar: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Hildegard of Bingen, saint and medieval healer: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Pytheas of Massalia, first explorer from ancient Greek: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Amerigo Vespucci, discoverer and namesake of America: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Vasco da Gama, discoverer and surveyor of the globe: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Marco Polo, first European traveler in Asia: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Leif Eriksson, Viking and first European on American soil: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher among Roman emperors: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Richard Lionheart, England's legendary king: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Archimedes, Greek universal genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Aristotle, Greek philosopher: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Emperor Frederick II, the wonder of the world: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.