The author of the masterly volumes Intellectuals, Creators, and Heroes returns with a collection of biographical portraits of the greatest humorists and wits in history.In Intellectuals, Paul Johnson
A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations
“(Johnson) is a master of narrative history.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewFrom the pages of Paul Johnson’s authoritative A History of the American People comes an intimate and compelling account of
A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history comes to life in this stirring sequel to Intellectuals and Creators. In this enlightening, entertaining work, Paul Johnson contin
Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's Intellectuals as ?a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind.? Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers Creators, a companio
In Art: A New History, Paul Johnson turns his great gifts as a world historian to a subject that has enthralled him all his life: the history of art. This narrative account, from the earliest cave pai
