Chronicle of the 20th Century Book

You know what, this is a great coffee table book. It is exactly the kind of book you want to put out for guests to see for creating just the right impression. It's not as stuffy as putting a Oxford Dictionary out on display and speaks more highly than a compendium from Mad Magazine.

That said, this book lives up to its name. It has well over 1,000 pages of short articles chronicling the 20th century. It would make a great bathroom book if it were smaller; but because of its unwieldy size, I guess you'll need to aim at the coffee table, the room in which your children study, or in your office.

No matter which room you place this book in, it comes highly recommended.