Ebook: Johnson's life of London: the people who made the city that made the world

Due to the limitations of some ereaders, it is not possible to show some special characters. London is special. For centuries, it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London, told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none. Boris Johnson believes that in order to understand London one has to know about its past. The heart and spirit of London lies in its people, in the range of its cultures. Through its diversity and energy, London provides an environment which empowers people to create, the impetus to invent. Boris Johnsonâ??s new book explores this cross current of influences between Westminster and the City, between the politicians and the wealth creators, over many centuries. JOHNSONâ??S LIFE OF LONDON â?? a fitting tribute of course to one of the greatest Londoners â??...