The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
By Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan and Jeremy Salter
softcover ($13.95)
Just how much clout do cartoon heroes, movie characters and literary creations carry in our cultural world? A lot, according to Lazar, Karlan and Salter, who convincingly corral monsters (King Kong, Godzilla), fictitious adventurers (Tarzan, Robinson Crusoe), folk legends (William Tell, Don Juan) and other imaginary icons from the worlds of theater, television and film, advertising, folk tales and mythology into a delightful, lively dissection of the many ways they continue to influence our lives.