Drawing from Life magazine and the greatest photo archives of our time, this book chronicles our century by way of an unparalleled collection of photographs.

In 1960s Norfolk, England, seventeen-year-old Clem Ackroyd lives with his mother and grandmother in a tiny cottage. But his life is transformed when he falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy farmer in this tale that flashes back through the stories of three generations.

"Here, for the first time, former high level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals his shocking first-hand account of America's nuclear program in the 1960s. From the remotest air bases in the Pacific Command, where he discovered that the authority to initiate use of nuclear weapons was widely delegated, to the secret plans for general nuclear war under Eisenhower, which, if executed, would cause the near-extinction of humanity, Ellsberg shows that...

A visual history of the twentieth century incorporates text and thousands of illustrations and photographs that document the people, places, and events of the past one hundred years.

Focuses on fashion during the first decades of the 20th century while charting the rise of the automobile, the birth of suffragettes, and the impact of World War I on couture.

Reviews the top stories and photographs from sixty years of "Life" magazine, from 1936 through 1996, grouped by subject including the White House, Hollywood, fashion, disaster, protest, and other topics.

Presents invention, technology, and style as they relate to the world events, people, politics, and social changes of the 70's and 80's.