Английская Википедия:Badass (book)
Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox book Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live, also known as Badass: The Book, is a history and biography book. It is the debut book of Ben Thompson, owner of the website Badass of The Week.
The book focuses on historical figures considered to be badass: having exceptional toughness, aggressiveness, battle skills and/or resilience, and have a significant achievement or impact on history. Thompson has stated in an interview that he intended to convey history in the language of youth, so that they feel like "reading something [they're] not supposed to, but ... actually learning something."[1]
Content
The book has 40 historical figures organized in chronological order through four major time periods: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Age of Gunpowder, and the Modern Era. Some of the figures are: Шаблон:Div col
- Ramesses II
- Leonidas
- Xenophon
- Alexander the Great
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Emperor Gaozu
- Julius Caesar
- Surena
- Julia Agrippina
- Alaric I
- Khalid bin Walid
- Charles Martel
- Ulf the Quarrelsome
- William the Conqueror
- Harald Hardrada
- Tomoe Gozen
- Genghis Khan
- Vlad the Impaler
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Blackbeard
- Anne Bonny
- Peter Francisco
- Horatio Nelson
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Agustina of Aragon
- Bass Reeves
- Nikola Tesla
- Manfred Von Richthofen
- Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)
- Eliot Ness
- Irina Sebrova
- Jack Churchill
- General George S. Patton
- Carlos Hathcock
- Bruce Lee
- Yonatan Netanyahu
There are also additional features such as a list of "Badass Marines" and a feature on "Awesome Things You Can Shoot Out of a Catapult." The illustrations are done by several artists that have done work for Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf, and DC Comics.[2] Steven Belledin provided cover art for the book.[3]
References
External links
- ↑ Seattle 'Badass' author answers some questions, The Seattle Times, (December 4, 2009), Retrieved on 2010-05-29
- ↑ BADASS by Ben Thompson: FAQ, Retrieved on 2010-05-29
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- Английская Википедия
- 2009 non-fiction books
- 21st-century history books
- Biographical books
- Works about Julius Caesar
- Charles Martel
- Cultural depictions of Ramesses II
- Cultural depictions of Leonidas I
- Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great
- Cultural depictions of Agrippina the Younger
- Cultural depictions of William the Conqueror
- Depictions of Genghis Khan in literature
- Cultural depictions of Vlad the Impaler
- Cultural depictions of Miyamoto Musashi
- Cultural depictions of Blackbeard
- Cultural depictions of Anne Bonny
- Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson
- Cultural depictions of Napoleon
- Cultural depictions of Manfred von Richthofen
- Cultural depictions of Eliot Ness
- Cultural depictions of George S. Patton
- Cultural depictions of Bruce Lee
- Illustrated books
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
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- Статья из Английской Википедии
