Cardinals, directors, dissidents, dons, judges, novelists, philosophers, prime ministers, scientists, world statesmen. . . Throughout his long and distinguished career, Sir Anthony Kenny has encountered some of the most notable and influential leaders of the post-war world.

In these brilliantly vivid vignettes Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public figures - past and present - each of whom has contributed in decisive ways to our political, spiritual and cultural heritage.

Contents

1. Three Priests: Alexander Jones, Jack Kennedy, Herbert McCabe

2. Three Cardinals: W.T, Heard, J.C. Heenan, C. Murphy O’Connor

3. Three Anglicans: Austin Farrer, Henry Chadwick, Richard Harries

4 Three Oxford Dons: Christoppher Cox, Russell Meiggs, Richard Cobb

5. Three Heads of House: Christopher Hill, Isaiah Berlin, Daphne Park

6. Three Benefactors: Bill Coolidge, Irwin Miller, David Astor

7. Three Businessmen: Robert Maxwell, Warwick Fairfax, John Templeton

8. Three Oxford Philosophers: Gilbert Ryle, R.M. Hare, Philippa Foot

9. Three Wittgensteinians: Elizabeth Anscombe, Peter Geach, G.H. von Wright

10. Three Overseas Philosophers: W.V.Quine, Ernst Tugendhat, Jacques Derrida

11. Three Prime Ministers: Harold Macmillan, Ted Heath, Margaret Thatcher

12. Three British Statesmen: Denis Healey, Roy Jenkins, Chris Patten

13. Three Privy Councillors: Peter Brooke, Boris Johnson, Yvette Cooper

14. Three Heads of State: King Olav V, Francesco Cossiga, Bill Clinton

15. Three Judges: Jim Kilbrandon, Tom Bingham, Laurie Ackermann

16. Three Dissidents: Ivan Supek, Mihailo Marcovich, Julius Tomin

17. Three Irish Leaders: Charlie Haughey, Garret FitzGerald, Mary Robinson

18. Three South African Leaders: Desmond Tutu, Mampela Ramphele, Nelson Mandela

19. Three Novelists: Graham Greene, Iris Murdoch, David Lodge

20. Three Scientists: Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Denis Noble