Dirty Little Secrets Of The Twentieth Century
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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Dirty Little Secrets Of The Twentieth Century ISBN13: 9780688170684 ISBN10: 0688170684 Author: Dunnigan, James F. (Author) Description: The Popular Author Of Dirty Little Secrets, Dirty Little Secrets Of World War Ii, And Dirty Little Secrets Of The Vietnam War Offers A Comprehensive Look At What Really Happened In Our Century, Exposing The Real Stories Behind What We've Always Assumed As Fact In A Concise, Easy-To-Read Format, Dunnigan Divulges 150 Of The Biggest Misconceptions About The Twentieth Century, Organizing Them Under A Broad Range Of Such Categories As The Military, Entertainment, Technology, And Politics In The Same Thoughtful But Slightly Irreverent Style That Has Characterized The Dirty Little Secrets Series, Dunnigan Explains Why Nongovernment Organizations Are Actually More Powerful Than Many Governments And How The Use Of Droids Or Combat Robots Has Gone Largely Unnoticed He Reports The Real Reason The Human Life Span Is So Much Longer Now, And Reveals That This Century Has Been As Plagued As The Middle Ages By Religious Wars And While We Might Think That Wars Or Epidemics Have Been The Primary Cause Of Death In The Twentieth Century, Dunnigan Reveals That More People Have Been Killed By Their Own Governments Than Any Other Means Perfectly Timed For The Approach Of A New Millennium, Dirty Little Secrets Of The Twentieth Century Reveals The Shape Of The Past And Direction Of Our Future Through The Best-Kept Secrets And Surprises Of The Century Perfectly Timed For The Approach Of The New Millennium, This Book Offers A Smart, Quirky Collection Of The Myths, Misinformation, And Unknown Truths About The 20Th Century Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: William Morrow & Company Publication Date: 1999-09-22 Weight: 0.8 lbs Dimensions: 0.97'' H x 9.2'' L x 6.1'' W Number of Pages: 336 Language: English
