The Amazing Cities Series brings to life the way London, Paris, New York and the other cities came to be what they are today. Each one of them are invaluable guides for students, tourists and, most of all, the people who call those cities their home.
Amazing Architects and Builders
Posted by charles in Cities, Places on 11. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
City of Nancy This year I made a tour of the eastern part of France including the cities of Dijon, Tours and Nancy. It was a pleasant tour with time to see the countryside and visit the smaller towns also. In each place, I admired the architecture. It is amazing what the architects and builders [...]
Amazing – Seven Billion People
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, People on 25. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
In the year 1800, it is estimated there were one billion people on Earth. By 1927, the figure reached 2 billion. This week it was announced that there are now 7 billion. So, in the last 84 years – the lifetime of one generation – the population has increased by 5 billion people. How many of [...]
Amazing People of New York
Posted by charles in New York, People, Places on 09. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
On a visit to New York, I met Mark Macias, who has had a fascinating career in the media industry making videos and working for major news organizations. In our discussion, we thought it would be a good idea to make an instant video of my visit and capture the ideas associated with the Amazing [...]
How To Find More Amazing People
Posted by charles in Careers, Cities, People on 22. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
Amazing Aviators, Amazing Engineers, Amazing Musicians, Amazing Olympians and Amazing People of England. Today, I completed this collection of books for the Amazing People Publication Series. They will distributed by Hachette Book Group and Ebsco from December 2011 onwards. Thanks to our amazing team of people, especially Lisa Moffatt, our Chief Editor, we have provided a range of [...]
Amazing Anniversary
Posted by charles in Careers, Cities, Inventors, London on 16. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
In 1666, a dreadful fire ripped through the heart of London burning houses, churches and other buildings. Sir Christopher Wren was given the job of re-developing many churches. One of them, St Paul’s Cathedral is celebrating its 300th anniversary. I am often asked what I regard as amazing. One of the factors is that a [...]
Volunteers
Posted by charles in Cities, People, Places on 21. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
When I travel, I always ask people who is the most famous person from the town where you live? It always starts an interesting conversation. I find out a lot about the town or city and also about what the people I am talking to0 like or dislike about it. I was in the city [...]
