People Of The Century: One Hundred Men And Women Who Shaped The Last One Hundred Years [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Editors of Time-Life Books (Author), Dan Rather (Narrator), Brian Dennehy (Narrator), Olympia Dukakis (Narrator), Victor Garber (Narrator), Lynne Thigpen (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999

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.

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About the Author

Dan Rather has been the anchor/managing editor of the CBS Evening News since March of 1981 and has been on the scene of major news stories around the world. In addition he anchors the CBS broadcast 48 Hours and contributes to the CBS broadcast 60 Minutes II.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Adaptation edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671788523
• ISBN-13: 978-0671788520
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,963,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Books on Cassette > Biographies & Memoirs > Women

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2.0 out of 5 stars Some Parts Good; Mostly A Dissapointment, November 15, 2001

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Scott Harris (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: People Of The Century: One Hundred Men And Women Who Shaped The Last One Hundred Years (Audio Cassette)

This audio presentation of "People of the Century" is I'm afraid mostly a dissapointment. Dan Rather serves as the overall narrator briefly mentioning the 100 people included with a select few of these people given an expanded presentation written usually by a famous author or personality (i.e. Lee Iacocca writing about Henry Ford; Salman Rushdie about Ghandi,etc.).

My criticism lies in the fact that some major figures were briefly mentioned while some lesser lights were highlighted. Examples of this include only brief mentions of people like Ronald Reagan and Ray Kroc(founder of McDonald's)while questionable figures like Margaret Sanger, Watson and Crick, and Charlie Chaplin are given expanded treatment.

There is of course the fact that many of these articles are slanted ideologically and that some articles are written by unabashed fans of the historical figure (i.e. Arthur Schlessinger on FDR)while other articles are written by critics (i.e. Richard Shickel on Walt Disney) thus furthuring to unbalance the presentations.

The Best Inclusions in my view: Rushdie on Ghandi, Iacocca on Ford, and Elie Wiesel on Adolph Hitler.

While you might learn something from this work, you would be better off reading individual biographies of these people