- and at times irresponsibly - manipulated events. With his forensic eye for the telling detail, Simpson

"Top political and social events of the 20th century as well as highlights from the worlds of

four volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 1600 to 1850, as well as

Focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from

) -- The Second Invention -- Photography and the Sciences -- Recording Events with the Camera -- War and

, hairstyle and grooming, personalities, trends in clothing, boys' toys, and sport and leisure. The events