A Compendium of Contrarians
eBook - ePub

A Compendium of Contrarians

Those Who Stand Out By Not Fitting In

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Compendium of Contrarians

Those Who Stand Out By Not Fitting In

About this book

What do Winston Churchill, Rosa Parks, Emile Zola, Billy Beane and Christopher Hitchens have in common? They are all Contrarians. This book is about the people who do not quietly slip into the shadows, who revel in playing devil's advocate, who zig when everyone else zags and who dare ask the question: 'Yes, but just supposing that everyone else is wrong?'They are not always successful all of the time. In fact some are spectacularly unsuccessful on occasions. They may not be popular or easy to live with, but are always interesting and usually inspiring. Some make a point of arguing the opposite point of view on every occasion; some are mainstream on everything, but resolute in opposing the mainstream on one particular issue. For some, the issue which they contest so vigorously becomes mainstream through their exertions.In Compendium of Contrarians, Robert Orr-Ewing shows how he has been inspired by these amusing, challenging, interesting and unusual characters.

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Information

Publisher
Unicorn
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781911397632
eBook ISBN
9781911397847

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Émile Zola
  6. F.W. de Klerk
  7. Thomas, Lord Cochrane
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Christopher Hitchens
  10. Gertrude Bell
  11. Sir Tony Blair
  12. Jan Morris
  13. Rory Stewart
  14. Martin Luther
  15. Sir Winston Churchill
  16. Orde Wingate
  17. Phyllis Schlafly
  18. Oliver Cromwell
  19. Enoch Powell
  20. Toby Young
  21. Florence Nightingale
  22. Mikhail Gorbachev
  23. Crispin Odey
  24. Rosa Parks
  25. Billy Beane
  26. Frank Pakenham, Lord Longford
  27. Conclusion
  28. Acknowledgements
  29. Bibliography
  30. Copyright