99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great

<p>This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the lives of 99 inspirational immigrants.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>Without so many others featured in this book the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.</p><p>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?</p><p>This book is an ideal accompaniment to <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls</em> <em>100 Great Black Britons</em> and <em>Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World</em>.</p><p>Here are the inspirational individuals featured in <strong><em>99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great</em></strong>:</p><p><br></p><p>Ade Adepitan</p><p>Alan Yau</p><p>Alec Issigonis</p><p>Alek Wek</p><p>Alf Dubs</p><p>András Schiff</p><p>Anish Kapoor</p><p>Anna Freud</p><p>Arthur Wharton</p><p>Barbara Cooper</p><p>Bushra Nasir</p><p>Carlos Acosta</p><p>Caroline Herschel</p><p>Charles Kao</p><p>Charles Yerkes</p><p>Charlotte Auerbach</p><p>Claudia Jones</p><p>Claus Moser</p><p>Connie Mark</p><p>Deborah Doniach</p><p>Dennis Gabor</p><p>Dietrich Küchemann</p><p>Doreen Lawrence</p><p>Edith Bülbring</p><p>Emma Orczy</p><p>Erich Reich</p><p>Ernst Chain</p><p>Ernst Gombrich</p><p>Eugène Rimmel</p><p>Fanny Eaton</p><p>Freddie Mercury</p><p>George Frideric Handel</p><p>George Weidenfeld</p><p>Gina Miller</p><p>Graeme Hick</p><p>Hans Holbein</p><p>Hans Krebs</p><p>Harry Gordon Selfridge</p><p>Henry Wellcome</p><p>Ida Copeland</p><p>Ida Freund</p><p>Ira Aldridge</p><p>Iris Murdoch</p><p>Isaiah Berlin</p><p>Jacob Epstein sculptor</p><p>Jimi Hendrix</p><p>Joan Armatrading</p><p>Johanna Weber</p><p>John Barnes</p><p>John Edmonstone</p><p>Joseph Conrad</p><p>Joseph Rotblat</p><p>Judith Kerr</p><p>Karan Bilimoria</p><p>Karel Kuttelwascher</p><p>Krystyna Skarbek</p><p>Kylie Minogue</p><p>Lew Grade</p><p>Lucian Freud</p><p>Ludwig Goldscheider</p><p>Ludwig Guttmann</p><p>Magdi Yacoub</p><p>Malala Yousafzai</p><p>Marc Isambard Brunel</p><p>Margaret Busby</p><p>Marie Tussaud</p><p>Mary Prince</p><p>Mary Seacole</p><p>Maureen Dunlop de Popp</p><p>Michael Marks</p><p>Mo Farah</p><p>Mona Hatoum</p><p>Montague Burton</p><p>Moses Montefiore</p><p>Nasser Hussain</p><p>Oscar Nemon</p><p>Parveen Kumar</p><p>Peter Porter</p><p>Prince Albert</p><p>Raheem Sterling</p><p>Richard Rogers</p><p>Sake Dean Mahomed</p><p>Shanta Pathak</p><p>Sislin Fay Allen</p><p>Solly Zuckerman</p><p>Stelios Haji-Ioannou</p><p>Steve Shirley</p><p>Stuart Hall</p><p>TS Eliot</p><p>Tessa Sanderson</p><p>Trevor McDonald</p><p>Valerie Amos</p><p>Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</p><p>Vera Atkins</p><p>Violette Szabo</p><p>William Butement</p><p>Yasmin Qureshi</p><p>Yvonne Thompson</p><p>Zaha Hadid</p><p><br></p><p>The introduction to <strong><em>99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great </em></strong>is by Bonnie Greer the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts:</p><p><br></p><p><em>'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...'</em></p><p><br></p><p>How does this story end?</p>