A star of Stars Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace, this Scottish-born actor's career took off after he played a heroin addict in Trainspotting.

Presents biographical information along with critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas that appear in the author's works.

- Accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history- Examines each person's life in the context of the politics of the time