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99 IMMIGRANTS WHO MADE BRITAIN GREAT IBD

BONNIE GREER / KENYON NAOMI / LOUIS STEWART
CANBURY PRESS
03 / 2023
9781912454310
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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 our society.Without Michael Marks, we wouldnâÇÖt have Marks & Spencer. WithoutáStelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics.áWithout 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 toáGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls,á100 Great Black BritonsáandáAmazing Muslims Who Changed the World.Here are the inspirational individuals featured iná99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:Ade AdepitanAlan YauAlec IssigonisAlek WekAlf DubsAndrás SchiffAnish KapoorAnna FreudArthur WhartonBarbara CooperBushra NasirCarlos AcostaCaroline HerschelCharles KaoCharles YerkesCharlotte AuerbachClaudia JonesClaus MoserConnie MarkDeborah DoniachDennis GaborDietrich KüchemannDoreen LawrenceEdith BülbringEmma OrczyErich ReichErnst ChainErnst GombrichEugÿne RimmelFanny EatonFreddie MercuryGeorge Frideric HandelGeorge WeidenfeldGina MillerGraeme HickHans HolbeinHans KrebsHarry Gordon SelfridgeHenry WellcomeIda CopelandIda FreundIra AldridgeIris MurdochIsaiah BerlinJacob Epstein, sculptorJimi HendrixJoan ArmatradingJohanna WeberJohn BarnesJohn EdmonstoneJoseph ConradJoseph RotblatJudith KerrKaran BilimoriaKarel KuttelwascherKrystyna SkarbekKylie MinogueLew GradeLucian FreudLudwig GoldscheiderLudwig GuttmannMagdi YacoubMalala YousafzaiMarc Isambard BrunelMargaret BusbyMarie TussaudMary PrinceMary SeacoleMaureen Dunlop de PoppMichael MarksMo FarahMona HatoumMontague BurtonMoses MontefioreNasser HussainOscar NemonParveen KumarPeter PorterPrince AlbertRaheem SterlingRichard RogersSake Dean MahomedShanta PathakSislin Fay AllenSolly ZuckermanStelios Haji-IoannouSteve ShirleyStuart HallTS EliotTessa SandersonTrevor McDonaldValerie AmosVenkatraman RamakrishnanVera AtkinsViolette SzaboWilliam ButementYasmin QureshiYvonne ThompsonZaha HadidThe introduction toá99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Greatáis by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-bornáplaywright and cultural commentator. She starts:âÇÖOver a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTVâÇÖs 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, loomed large...âÇÖHow does this story end?

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