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My primary motive in tackling it now was having grown up with it in my parents' home, and many childhood memories of having flipped through its pages while thinking "someday I'm gonna read this whole thing." Now I've done it, and the deed was not without reward. It covers its selection of great events as a series of essays on every subject from the period that you might find in a game of trivia (except that it almost completely ignores sports.) The language is always accessible, mostly high-level with an occasional swoop into interesting details. I learned some intriguing bits and delved into some interesting subject matter that my curiosity hadn't yet led me to. The years covered included everything from the history of modern Israel to the roots of our computerized world to the rise of popular music and cinema. Fifty years on has lent more perspective and knowledge about some of these topics, but it's still a fine grounding in the backstory of our world today.
Minus points for the 1970s perspective and the peculiar categorization of ESP and UFOs among serious science studies (wherein it quotes Carl Sagan in precisely the way he didn't like.) A big plus for the conclusion, which lands on the environmental movement and the challenge of taking collective action or all perishing together. It is a dare from half a century ago to state the choice we've made. ( )