Because the Way We Live Today Makes a Difference
The turn of the millennium is a moment in history when we reflect on the world and our place in it. The year 2000 is a chance to celebrate our successes, explore what we have (and haven't) learned down the generations and peer into a future that is ours to make.
A pocket-sized collection of 150 facts, quotes and ideas about two millennia of human progress, this is a thought-provoking examination of the big questions that preoccupy us and the central wisdoms that have endured the passage of time. Including "mission statements" for the next 2,000 years from famous leaders, wise words from the great and the good (Jesus to John Lennon, Darwin to the Dali Lama and mind-boggling facts, this is the essential accessory for the turn of the century.
