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World Leaders Past & Present Books in Order

World Leaders Past & Present contains 69 books, published between 1985 and 2005. The first book is Margaret Thatcher (1985) and the newest is Pope John Paul II (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
69
Published
1985–2005
Pages on record
7,413 in 66 of 69 books
Reading time
124–185 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,413 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 69 titles with a page count on record.

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World Leaders Past & Present is a biography series for young readers, one head of state to a volume. The 1985 launch covered Margaret Thatcher, Simon Bolivar, Joseph Stalin, Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte and Golda Meir; 1986 added George Washington, Indira Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson and John Calvin. Presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and revolutionaries all qualify. The series holds 69 volumes dated 1985 to 2005, at a median of 112 pages, ending with Pope John Paul II (2005).

How many World Leaders Past & Present books are there?

World Leaders Past & Present has 69 books, released between 1985 and 2005.

World Leaders Past & Present Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 69 World Leaders Past & Present books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Simón Bolívar by Dennis Wepman, book 2 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1985)
  2. Cover of Joseph Stalin, book 3 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1985)
  3. Cover of Napoleon Bonaparte by Leslie McGuire, book 5 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1985)
  4. Cover of Golda Meir by Karen McAuley, book 6 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1985)
  5. Cover of George Washington by Roger A. Bruns, book 7 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  6. Cover of John Calvin by Sally Stepanek, book 8 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  7. Cover of Indira Gandhi, book 9 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  8. Cover of Thomas Jefferson by Roger A. Bruns, book 10 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  9. Cover of Charlemagne by Susan Banfield, book 11 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  10. Cover of Pierre Elliott Trudeau by Thomas G. Butson, book 12 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  11. Cover of Frederick the Great by Mary Kittredge, book 13 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  12. Cover of King Louis XIV by Pierre L. Horn, book 14 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  13. Cover of Andrew Jackson by Herman J. Viola, book 15 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  14. Cover of Catherine the Great by Leslie McGuire, book 16 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  15. Cover of William Gladstone by Eric Brand, book 17 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1986)
  16. Cover of Georges-Jacques Danton by Frank Dwyer, book 20 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  17. Cover of Muammar El-Qaddafi by Benjamin Kyle, book 21 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  18. Cover of Otto von Bismarck by Jonathan Rose, book 22 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  19. Cover of Julius Caesar by Roger A. Bruns, book 24 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  20. Cover of Woodrow Wilson by J. Perry Leavell Jr, book 25 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  21. Cover of Elizabeth I by Catherine Bush, book 27 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  22. Cover of Leon Blum by Stephen Eric Bronner, book 28 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  23. Cover of Gandhi by Catherine Bush, book 29 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  24. Cover of Juan Perón by John DeChancie, book 30 of the World Leaders Past & Present series (1987)
  1. 1
    Margaret Thatcher1985 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Simón Bolívar1985 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
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  3. 3
    Joseph Stalin1985 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Hitler1985 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Napoleon Bonaparte1985 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Golda Meir1985 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    George Washington1986 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986116
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  8. 8
    John Calvin1986 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986116
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  9. 9
    Indira Gandhi1986 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986115
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  10. 10
    Thomas Jefferson1986 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986112
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    Charlemagne1986 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986111
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  12. 12
    Pierre Elliott Trudeau1986 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986115
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    Frederick the Great1986 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986112
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    King Louis XIV1986 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986116
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  15. 15
    Andrew Jackson1986 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986112
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    Catherine the Great1986 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986112
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    William Gladstone1986 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986115
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    Dwight D. Eisenhower1986 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986116
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    Oliver Cromwell1986 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986116
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    Georges-Jacques Danton1987 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Muammar El-Qaddafi1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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    Otto von Bismarck1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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    Sun Yat-Sen1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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    Julius Caesar1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Woodrow Wilson1987 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987116
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  26. 26
    Joan of Arc1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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  27. 27
    Elizabeth I1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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  28. 28
    Leon Blum1987 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987112
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  29. 29
    Gandhi1987 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
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    Juan Perón1987 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
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Where to start with World Leaders Past & Present

Start with Margaret Thatcher (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest World Leaders Past & Present book?

Pope John Paul II (2005) is the newest World Leaders Past & Present book released so far.

Is there a new World Leaders Past & Present book coming?

No next World Leaders Past & Present book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

World Leaders Past & Present at a glance

No recent titles
The newest World Leaders Past & Present title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
World Leaders Past & Present books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,413 pages across the 66 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most World Leaders Past & Present books, 58 of 69, were published in the 1980s.
Attribution
Of the 69 titles, 6 are credited to Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr, 3 to Roger A. Bruns, 3 to J. Perry Leavell Jr and 3 to Rebecca Stefoff. A further 47 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the World Leaders Past & Present books are about

60 of the 69 World Leaders Past & Present books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 55 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 55 of 60 books
  • Juvenile literature 55 of 60 books
  • History 20 of 60 books
  • Presidents 16 of 60 books
  • Politics and government 15 of 60 books
  • Kings and rulers 13 of 60 books
  • Heads of state 9 of 60 books
  • Statesmen 9 of 60 books
  • Prime ministers 7 of 60 books
  • Generals 5 of 60 books
  • Revolutionaries 3 of 60 books