People of the Century

Unabridged
Author: Time/ CBS News
Narrator: Olympia Dukakis , Dan Rather
Genres: History, World
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: January 2009
Length: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

This is the century that split the atom, probed the psyche, spliced genes, and cloned a sheep. Plastic, the silicon chip, and rock-and-roll were invented. Airplanes, rockets, satellites, televisions, computers, and atom bombs were built. Traditional ideas about logic, language, learning, mathematics, economics, and even space and time were overthrown and radically refashioned. People of the Century presents the most influential leaders, artists, intellects, and heroes who shaped this monumental era.

This century's most influential people were selected by the editors of Time magazine and featured in a series of documentaries produced by CBS News. Here, their profiles are crafted by this era's finest writers, from Salman Rushdie and Elie Wiesel, to Gloria Steinem, George Plimpton, Robert Hughes, and more. Memorably narrated by some of the century's most accomplished actors, People of the Century is the ultimate millennial keepsake.

Reviews (1)

Not my list, but a decent list.

Written by Anonymous from Tampa, FL on November 10th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

A short look as some very interesting household names, but the established biases of Time / CBS News can't help showing themselves a bit.