The Century by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Century
Book Review: An excellent story, but it cannot have everything.
Summary: 4 Stars
The narratives and text of The Century are astounding. As the authors suggest, this book is truly meant to be read through as a novel. However, its title is very ambitious, and its material focuses more on America and its growing historical stance than taking on an objective point of view for the entire world. Still, this text will remain a great documentary on the shaping of American history.Book Review: Another Clone
Summary: 3 Stars
Rather bleak, rather common. Come on, how many more clones of these books do we need?!Book Review: At the dawn of a new millennium...
Summary: 5 Stars
As I read this book I am moved by many thoughts and emotions: pride about having being part of the "information generation"; sadness about the fact that this century is almost over; amazement about all that has been accomplished; anticipation and hope about the coming millennium. This book could not be timelier. Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster have done a wonderful job in summarizing this amazing century in 608 wonderfully written and illustrated pages. This book will become a classic!Book Review: Bias?
Summary: 1 Stars
The book contains some good stuff, but it forgets to mention one thing -- the genocide of the Armenians in 1915 by the Turkish government when 1.5 to 2 million Armenians were tortured and killed. I wonder what Jennings was thinking. Maybe he got some favors from the Turkish government which until now refuses to recognise what it did.Book Review: Biased
Summary: 1 Stars
After reading this book, I never thought there could be such a biased book on history. Not once did Jennings talk about the Italian people and how they effected America. The inventions the Italian made, the famouse people. He did not even have the decency to give a brief page or two about the mafia. Instead he talks about prohibition from an Irish point of view? He could of at least said that the Italians were the largest minority to send men over to fight for America in World War 2. I feel this book is biased toward other nationalities as well.