The Creative Edge: 17 Biographies of Cultural Icons

Part One: The Cultural Icons.

1. Elvis Presley - Kinky King of Rock 'n' roll.

2. John Lennon - Troubled but Brilliant Beatle.

3. Madonna - Exhibitionist Pop Diva.

4. Angelina Jolie - Down-to-Earth Sex Goddess.

5. Brad Pitt - Celluloid Chick Magnet.

6. JK Rowling - Spellbinding Storyteller.

7. Dan Brown - Cloak-and-Dagger Heretic.

8. Andy Warhol - Eccentric Art Phenomenon.

9. Frida Kahlo - Flamboyantly Tragic Artist.

10. Albert Einstein - Physicist Who Escaped to the Cosmos.

11. Sigmund Freud - Psychoanalyst Trapped by His Own Oedipal Complex.

12. Walt Disney - Tyrannical Nostalgia Mogul.

13. Coco Chanel - Fashion Liberator.

14. Amelia Earhart - Accident-Prone Aviatrix.

15. Edmund Hillary - Everest's Unexpected Conqueror.

16. Tiger Woods- Self-Programmed Golf Wizard.

17. David Beckham - Fastidious Football Star.

Part Two: Insights.

18. The Common Factors.

19. What are Outsiders?

20. Outsiders are Made Early.

21. Intelligence and Other Advantages.

22. Creative Edge.

23. Inventing Their Own Lives.

24. Creative or Crazy?

25. Paying the Piper.

26. Ten Tips for Aspiring Cultural Icons.

Bibliography.

Further Reading.

Index.