Reviews for Chronicle of the 20th Century

The average rating for Chronicle of the 20th Century based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-14 00:00:00 Leroy Joseph I was so excited when I got the 1990 edition of this book. As a young history buff it was full of detail to fill in the gaps in my knowledge of modern history. I love the way it describes events in the present tense, and provides a 'point in time' perspective. Of course there are lots of topics it would be nice to see full articles on (even though the book is already enormous!), and I would have to say it is difficult to follow through on successive events sometimes. That said, a great reference book and a pleasure to dip into - I learnt a lot from it. The 2000 edition (published in the US) is good to fill in the last ten years of the 20th century.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-07-18 00:00:00 Ty Tacner 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.