Guiness Book of the Century

by Guinness World Records

Book Overview

Every year since 1900 is treated individually on a spread-by-spread basis in this book, highlighted by the personalities who made the headlines that year - the Beatles in 1962, Oasis in 1996, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851120571
• ISBN13: 9780851120577
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Guiness World Records
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very Interesting Read

This is a collection of the most newsworthy events that happened every year from 1900 to 1999, with two to eight pages devoted to each year. It's an interesting survey, and if you read it chronologically it's fascinating to see the events of the century unfold. Even the most famous events are surprising, in a way, in this greater context. This is a book you can read a couple of pages at a time, or in large chunks such as on a long trip. It reads almost like a newspaper, but if it has a fault, it's that like newspapers, it has some inaccuracies (e.g., it states that the 1989 earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area occurred on October 19th and killed 273 people, when in fact the quake happened on October 17th and killed 62). I only caught that because I lived through that event, but it made me wonder if there were any errors which I didn't notice. Still, it's worth reading as sort of a refresher course in modern world history.

Reliving the Century Year by Year!

A Fantastic Edition with stunning photographs, great stories, records of time-to-time, fascinating headlines, and a great collection for reliving history and defining events. This is a unique guide and a must-have collection. It is definitely a book that one would treasure and love for quite a long time. It has everything from everyday life to popular performances, from great games to successful stars' stories. This is also a great guide to the most dramatic century in history with the most fascinating events in history written on pages.

GUINNESS BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Each year of the century covered. Politics, history, science, sports and pop culture. A fun read. Fascinating facts. Great infotainment. Exceptional value.