If you are a list fanatic, this book is for you. The author is in a privileged position to write the book and compile all those lists. Maximillien de Lafayette has traveled through forty-six countries. He is fluent in seven languages, and the author of numerous books. The lists are not generated solely by Mr. De Lafayette. They are a prism of global opinions, scholarly research, essays, polls, and surveys, by the world media and various journalists, as well as the general public. The commentaries are all by the author, though, and they are priceless and opinionated as his work always is, intelligent, and sparkling with wit. The book has just about every list you can wish for. It spans politics, war, art, literature, entertainment, nations, ethnicity, and gender. Ideas, mistakes, customs, and funny events, mix up with Nobel Prize winners and the most hated people in history.