The Biography series presents a completely new way of approaching the lives of the greatest thinkers and creators in the world. It includes 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each individual and uses illustration to convey all these with vivid snapshots.

Most people know that Bob Marley (1945-1981) was a revolutionary singer-songwriter who popularized reggae and that his Jamaican culture and Rastafarian beliefs have had a global impact. What they may not know is that his music has remained on the American Billboard chart for over 500 weeks; that he once turned down a $250,000 payment to perform in front of a crowd of 40,000 in Zimbabwe; that he organized his tours to coincide with football matches around the world; and that he was shot twice while trying to mediate peace between two political factions.

Biographies: Marley provides a snapshot of his life, world, work, and legacy, with a series of irresistible facts and numbers transformed into images to reveal the artist behind the music.