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The Disruptors

50 People Who Changed the World

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By Alan Axelrod

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On Sale
Sep 11, 2018
Page Count
288 pages
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
ISBN-13
9781454930341

Price

$9.99

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$12.99 CAD

Format

ebook (Digital original)

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“Biography lovers may find this a great start in understanding the long-term impacts that individuals can have on culture, society, and history and be interested in seeking further information about Axelrod's fascinating subjects. —Booklist

Meet 50 women and men who broke the rules . . . and changed the world.

What does Charles Darwin have in common with Johannes Gutenberg—or with Jackson Pollock, Martin Luther, Betty Friedan, Steve Jobs, and DJ Kool Herc? They were the disruptors, upending cultural, technical, spiritual, or scientific paradigms and altering the way we live forever. Bestselling author Alan Axelrod presents engaging profiles, accompanied by original line drawings, of 50 visionaries who rewrote the rules. Their innovations range from the printing press (Gutenberg) to the fight for women’s equality (Friedan), from the smartphone (Jobs) to the invention of hip-hop (Herc).

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • General

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Alan Axelrod

About the Author

Alan Axelrod is the author of more than 150 books, including The Disruptors, Profiles in Audacity, and the CEO and Real History series. He was the coauthor of theNew York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History (with Charles Phillips) as well as the Businessweek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has appeared on MSNBC, the Discovery Channel, CNN, Fox, and numerous radio news and talk programs, including NPR. Axelrod and his work have been featured in Businessweek, Fortune, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and many newspapers, including USA Today.

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