Bonnie Greer / Kenyon Naomi / Louis Stewart
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 wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics. Without 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 to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 99 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 GombrichEugène 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 to 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts:’Over a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTV’s 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...’How does this story end?
