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This is a dumpster book. One day my roommate and I were taking out the trash when we discovered someone had thrown out a bunch of books. My roommate climbed in the dumpster and read off titles to me, passing me the ones I was interested in. I figured this one might be kind of a cool coffee table book.

"People Weekly's" The Most Intriguing People of the Century is really kind of silly.

It's not that it's outdated, although it is: the century in question is the 20th, and the publication year is show more 1997. It's actually a bit fun to see how celebrities who were revered in the late nineties have fared since then. For instance, Mel Gibson is panted over for his good looks and complimented on his sobriety; now, he's known as a drunken anti-Semite.

Back to what makes the book silly: well, it's by "People" magazine. Their idea of "intriguing" is mostly actors, singers, and musicians. I'm not putting down those professions, as there are many amazingly talented people out there who work in those fields. I just think the magazine would do better to expand their section on pilots, astronauts, and scientists (Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, the Wright brothers, John Glenn, Stephen Hawking, et al). I believe these are the people who really paved the way to the future, and are pretty freaking "intriguing" while they're at it. But again, it's "People," and "People" is a magazine about celebrities, so what did I expect?

It was worth my roommate's dumpster dive, but I don't know if he would agree. show less

This is a dumpster book. One day my roommate and I were taking out the trash when we discovered someone had thrown out a bunch of books. My roommate climbed in the dumpster and read off titles to me, passing me the ones I was interested in. I figured this one might be kind of a cool coffee table book.

"People Weekly's" The Most Intriguing People of the Century is really kind of silly.

It's not that it's outdated, although it is: the century in question is the 20th, and the publication year is show more 1997. It's actually a bit fun to see how celebrities who were revered in the late nineties have fared since then. For instance, Mel Gibson is panted over for his good looks and complimented on his sobriety; now, he's known as a drunken anti-Semite.

Back to what makes the book silly: well, it's by "People" magazine. Their idea of "intriguing" is mostly actors, singers, and musicians. I'm not putting down those professions, as there are many amazingly talented people out there who work in those fields. I just think the magazine would do better to expand their section on pilots, astronauts, and scientists (Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, the Wright brothers, John Glenn, Stephen Hawking, et al). I believe these are the people who really paved the way to the future, and are pretty freaking "intriguing" while they're at it. But again, it's "People," and "People" is a magazine about celebrities, so what did I expect?

It was worth my roommate's dumpster dive, but I don't know if he would agree. show less

This is a dumpster book. One day my roommate and I were taking out the trash when we discovered someone had thrown out a bunch of books. My roommate climbed in the dumpster and read off titles to me, passing me the ones I was interested in. I figured this one might be kind of a cool coffee table book.

"People Weekly's" The Most Intriguing People of the Century is really kind of silly.

It's not that it's outdated, although it is: the century in question is the 20th, and the publication year is show more 1997. It's actually a bit fun to see how celebrities who were revered in the late nineties have fared since then. For instance, Mel Gibson is panted over for his good looks and complimented on his sobriety; now, he's known as a drunken anti-Semite.

Back to what makes the book silly: well, it's by "People" magazine. Their idea of "intriguing" is mostly actors, singers, and musicians. I'm not putting down those professions, as there are many amazingly talented people out there who work in those fields. I just think the magazine would do better to expand their section on pilots, astronauts, and scientists (Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, the Wright brothers, John Glenn, Stephen Hawking, et al). I believe these are the people who really paved the way to the future, and are pretty freaking "intriguing" while they're at it. But again, it's "People," and "People" is a magazine about celebrities, so what did I expect?

It was worth my roommate's dumpster dive, but I don't know if he would agree. show less

This book was on the sale shelf at my local library. I thought it would be a nice item for the assisted living home where a family member is because it has quite a few pictures and she is from a time they might remember.

I didn't know much about Katharine Hepburn prior to reading this. I would say that if you want in depth information, this might not be the best option, but it is a good place to start if you don't know much about this person.

The photos are gorgeous. The chapters cover many show more aspects of her life. show less