This book is one of the masterpieces of biography of Stephen Zweig, "the best biographer in human history". This book includes a total of 12 historical features of his, showing us 12 moments that determined the history of the world: the fall of the thousand-year empire Byzantium, Balboa's view of the Pacific Ocean, Handel's miraculous spiritual resurrection, the tragic love song of the elderly Goethe, a minute in Waterloo, the heroic moment, the struggle of the Antarctic expedition, the dreams and failures of Cicero and Wilson, and the divine creation of the Marseillaise. And these 12 historical moments magically descended on the 12 legends. They were either lifted high by fate and sent into the hall of heroes; or they were severely mocked and thrown into the ranks of eternal hatred. When strong personal will collides with historical destiny, sparks flicker, and that moment shines in the sky of human civilization from then on.
