{"product_id":"100-immigrants-who-made-britain-great","title":"100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great","description":"Beautifully-illustrated and written, this lively, engaging book celebrates the lives of talented individuals who came to the UK and built a sparkling new life here.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom Hans Holbein to Marie Tussaud, Mary Seacole to Mo Farah, find out the real stories of people recognizable to children and adults alike, and other quieter individuals, who have shaped our lives from business to food to medicine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiscover how:\u003cbr\u003e • Refugee Michael Marks founded Marks \u0026amp; Spencer\u003cbr\u003e • Banker Charles Yerkes built the London Underground\u003cbr\u003e • Scientist Ernst Chain developed life-saving penicillin\u003cbr\u003e • Activist Claudia Jones launched the Notting Hill Carnival\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach individual is celebrated with an original illustration and a short biography. Many showed grit to make their mark on Britain after fleeing persecution or war abroad. All achieved their success through talent and hard work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is a stirring gift for any teenager curious about how modern Britain came into being.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMany of them arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English. They succeeded through their hard work and ingenuity – and their legacies shape society. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks \u0026amp; Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWithout so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is an ideal accompaniment to \u003ci\u003eGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 Great Black Britons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmazing Muslims Who Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Tying in with Black History Month, this book is a great source of inspiring stories around immigration all year round.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHere are the inspirational individuals featured in 100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:\u003cbr\u003e Ade Adepitan, athlete and TV presenter\u003cbr\u003e Alan Yau, restaurateur\u003cbr\u003e Alec Issigonis, car designer\u003cbr\u003e Alek Wek, model\u003cbr\u003e Alf Dubs, politician\u003cbr\u003e András Schiff, pianist and conductor\u003cbr\u003e Anish Kapoor, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e Anna Freud, psychoanalyst\u003cbr\u003e Arthur Wharton, footballer\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Cooper, RAF officer\u003cbr\u003e Bernard Katz, physician\u003cbr\u003e Bushra Nasir, headteacher\u003cbr\u003e Carlos Acosta, ballet dancer\u003cbr\u003e Caroline Herschel, astronomer\u003cbr\u003e Charles Kao, physicist and engineer\u003cbr\u003e Charles Yerkes, financier\u003cbr\u003e Charlotte Auerbach, geneticist\u003cbr\u003e Claudia Jones, journalist and activist\u003cbr\u003e Claus Moser, statistician\u003cbr\u003e Connie Mark, campaigner\u003cbr\u003e Deborah Doniach, immunologist\u003cbr\u003e Dennis Gabor, physicist and engineer\u003cbr\u003e Dietrich Küchemann, engineer\u003cbr\u003e Doreen Lawrence, campaigner\u003cbr\u003e Edith Bülbring, scientist\u003cbr\u003e Emma Orczy, novelist and playwright\u003cbr\u003e Erich Reich, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Ernst Chain, scientist\u003cbr\u003e Ernst Gombrich, author\u003cbr\u003e Eugène Rimmel, perfumer\u003cbr\u003e Fanny Eaton, model\u003cbr\u003e Freddie Mercury, pop singer\u003cbr\u003e George Frideric Handel, composer\u003cbr\u003e George Weidenfeld, publisher\u003cbr\u003e Gina Miller, entrepreneur and activist\u003cbr\u003e Graeme Hick, cricketer\u003cbr\u003e Hans Holbein, painter\u003cbr\u003e Hans Krebs, scientist\u003cbr\u003e Harry Gordon Selfridge, retailer\u003cbr\u003e Henry Wellcome, scientist\u003cbr\u003e Ida Copeland, politician\u003cbr\u003e Ida Freund, academic\u003cbr\u003e Ira Aldridge, actor and playwright\u003cbr\u003e Iris Murdoch, novelist\u003cbr\u003e Isaiah Berlin, philosopher\u003cbr\u003e Jacob Epstein, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e Jimi Hendrix, musician\u003cbr\u003e Joan Armatrading, musician\u003cbr\u003e Johanna Weber, engineer\u003cbr\u003e John Barnes, footballer\u003cbr\u003e John Edmonstone, footballer\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Conrad, author\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Rotblat, physicist\u003cbr\u003e Judith Kerr, author\u003cbr\u003e Karan Bilimoria, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot\u003cbr\u003e Krystyna Skarbek, wartime spy\u003cbr\u003e Kylie Minogue, pop singer\u003cbr\u003e Lew Grade, broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e Lucian Freud, painter\u003cbr\u003e Ludwig Goldscheider, publisher\u003cbr\u003e Ludwig Guttmann, neurologist\u003cbr\u003e Magdi Yacoub, heart surgeon\u003cbr\u003e Malala Yousafzai, campaigner\u003cbr\u003e Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer\u003cbr\u003e Margaret Busby, publisher and editor\u003cbr\u003e Marie Tussaud, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Mary Prince, campaigner\u003cbr\u003e Mary Seacole, nurse\u003cbr\u003e Maureen Dunlop de Popp, pilot\u003cbr\u003e Michael Marks, retailer\u003cbr\u003e Mo Farah, athlete\u003cbr\u003e Mona Hatoum, artist\u003cbr\u003e Montague Burton, retailer\u003cbr\u003e Moses Montefiore, banker\u003cbr\u003e Nasser Hussain, cricketer\u003cbr\u003e Oscar Nemon, scupltor\u003cbr\u003e Parveen Kumar, doctor\u003cbr\u003e Peter Porter, poet\u003cbr\u003e Prince Albert, royal consort\u003cbr\u003e Raheem Sterling, footballer\u003cbr\u003e Richard Rogers, architect\u003cbr\u003e Sake Dean Mahomed, surgeon\u003cbr\u003e Shanta Pathak, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Sislin Fay Allen, police officer\u003cbr\u003e Solly Zuckerman, military adviser\u003cbr\u003e Stelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Steve Shirley, entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e Stuart Hall, academic\u003cbr\u003e TS Eliot, poet\u003cbr\u003e Tessa Sanderson, 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