Millennium

"Terrific. One of the most bracing aspects of Millennium is the breadth of factors it covers. Mortimer describes the past with a vivid directness. But he's equally compelling about the future. A thrillingly clear-eyed assessment, a taking-stock of what the previous millennium might teach us about the ways we face major changes. Here's hoping some of the 21st-century's leaders read it and do some pausing of their own." -- Christian Science Monitor "A quirky but always delightful social history that will convince most readers that social revolutions have been happening for a long time." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "I loved this book. It will enable you to understand your past, your place in it and that of your ancestors as never before. A modern classic." -- The Mail on Sunday (Five Stars) "Acclaimed British medievalist Mortimer (The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England) takes readers on a tour of the last thousand years. Mortimer's intrinsic faith in human perseverance offers a glimmer of hope for the coming thousand years." -- Publishers Weekly "An ambitious study of the last millennium." -- The Evening Standard "Provocative and enjoyable. Almost every page of this engaging book sets your mind racing." -- Dominic Sandbrook - The Sunday Times (London) "Original and fascinating. Mortimer is an entertaining guide on this superb time-travel journey of human innovations It is a planetary ride which Mortimer offers us in his tour of ten centuries. It is exhilarating to time-travel with him." -- The Daily Mail (The Book of the Week)