Best of Times, Worst of Times: 365 Great Stories from Modern History for Every Day of the Year

by Gerard Chesire

Book Overview

This is the third book in Icon's increasingly admired "365" series, revelling in the highs and lows of the world since the last year of the Second World War.The world since 1945 often seems to represents the lighter half of the 20th century. Rapid recovery from the ravages of war; the rise of popular culture; the phenomenal growth in affluence, health and quality of life; the communications revolution - in the West at least the story is a good one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184831017X
• ISBN13: 9781848310179
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"