1,000 Makers of the Millennium: The Men and Women Who Have Shaped the Last 1,000 Years

by Simon Adams

A look back at 1000 people that have helped to shape this millennium, including Indira Gandhi, Salvador Dali, and B.F. Skinner, offers an informative multicultural format, organized in easy-to-follow chronological style. Children's BOMC. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 1999

About the author

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I can't fault DK books for the way they present factual information. I love the layout, the clear text next to interesting photos, illustrations and graphics. This is a really interesting read, I found the way this includes people who shaped the times we live in, be it in a good way or bad, gave a better picture than just focusing on the good. I liked the chronological order, and it was good to see Vanessa Mae included as a female classical musician but still no classical female composers.