Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records by Norris Mcwhirter

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Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records by Norris Mcwhirter

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Summary

With a topic-by-topic structure, this reference work provides an account of the records set in prehistory, at the birth of Christ, at 1000AD and at the end of the 20th century.

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Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records by Norris Mcwhirter

It's a millennial event! The creator of "The Guinness Book of World Records"--which has sold a whopping 84 million copies--has come up with another winner! This entertaining and useful mix of quirky facts and 40 years' worth of serious scholarship shows just how far humanity has come in the past two millennia. Topic by topic, Norris McWhirter uses an eye-catching and easy-to-follow array of lists, timelines, and colour photos to track the records set in prehistory; at the birth of Christ; at 1000 A.D., at the turn of the first millennium; and all the years in between. Special attention is focused on 20th- century breakthroughs, and the breadth of subjects covered in depth is simply astonishing: clothing; clocks and timekeeping; marriage and relationships; food and drink; mathematics; medicine; war, religion, astronomy, politics; sports of every type; the arts; space travel; the media; the great civilizations; and so much more. From unsung heroes to extraordinary events, Norris McWhirter gives "snapshots" of the world's progress that put flesh on the bare bones of history.

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ISBN 13 9781852278052
ISBN 10 1852278056
Title Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records
Author Norris Mcwhirter
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 1999-10-21
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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