The Century

3282. The Century, by Peter Jennigs and Todd Brewster (read Dec 30, 1999) (re-read 29 Nov 2019) I suppose this book is intended to lay on a coffee table and be browsed, but I read it cover to cover. There is much good in it, and its 100 book bibliography is worth the price of the book. Reviewing that list, I found I had read 41 of the 100 listed, and nearly all were really great reading. I thought reading this volume was an appropriate way to end the 1900s. (I was surprised and annoyed that the book is not well designed--the margins next to the spine are at times too narrow. One would not have to be a genuis in book design to realize the margins next to the spine should be greater than those next to the outer edge, I would have thought.)

I picked this book up at the thrift store for $5. I think this might be the single best thrift store deal ever!

Anyway... I really enjoyed this book. My only wish is that there were more "personal accounts" throughout; I like reading about historical events, but I really enjoy the 1st hand account that only a person who lived the event can give.

That being said, I think that Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster did a good job cramming this book full of just about everything that happened since 1900. I would say that this was a pretty admirable accomplishment.

OK, this isn't the type of book you sit and read from front to back, but it's worth reading pockets of it. It's amazing how much is crammed into this book, not that it's small.

I ended up using sections of this book as a resource for some writing. I thought initially that the section might have been to thin on information, but further research at multiple websites had it standing up quite well.

A pretty good book with some notable picture images of the Century. Mostly with America beginning to crumble and the rest of the world crawling out of the primordial ooze. The coauthor is Peter Jennings who was a liberal elitist which is bad enough. But he was also Canadian which we don't allow. You can be a Canadian actor or comic but not elitist. That type of bird doesn't fly here. You can skip this history book mostly about America.

Excellent...great as a go-to for refreshers on recent history, and engaging enough to read from cover to cover which is what I did:) It will stay where I can grab it for reference.

I think my favorite thing about this book is the pictures. *hangs head in shame* I've read parts of it, but am blown away by the richness of the photos on the pages.

Good for heritage or decade projects, also could be used to highlight certain history lessons.