Biographies of Famous Legends
Contents: Preface. 1. Alfred Hitchcock. 2. Amjad Ali Khan. 3. Bruce Lee. 4. C.V. Raman. 5. Christopher Columbus. 6. Diana, Princess of Wales. 7. Erik Weihenmayer. 8. Galileo Galilei. 9. Gautama Buddha in Hinduism. 10. Har Gobind Khorana. 11. Jawaharlal Nehru. 12. K.R. Narayanan. 13. Kalidasa. 14. Lata Mangeshkar. 15. Lech Walesa. 16. Leo Tolstoy. 17. Louisa May Alcott. 18. Mangal Pandey. 19. Margaret Thatcher. 20. Marlon Brando. 21. Mata Amritanandamayi. 22. Mirza Ghalib. 23. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 24. P.T. Barnum.
A legend (Latin legenda, things to be read ) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of possibility, defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and, vital, and realistic. (jacket)
A legend (Latin legenda, things to be read ) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of possibility, defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and, vital, and realistic. (jacket)
