1900-1999 (20th century)

A 1928 novel in which the author offers a satiric view of intellectual life in the 1920s.

A biography of the woman who served as Prime Minister of India, a post held by her father for seventeen years.

Presents the original dispatches of journalists who reported to the "New York Times" on significant events and developments in American business over the course of the twentieth century. Arranged by decade.

Relates Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich's vision for America's future and his solutions to political, social, economic, and moral issues that currently face the U.S.

Offers detailed descriptions and expert analysis of important 20th century events in America. Events are introduced in essays, followed by interpretations that place the events into a broader context, and include annotated bibliographies, photos, glossary, and a timeline.

Memoir of three Chinese women, Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother in twentieth century China.

In wartime England two boys, too young to fight, take part in the evacuation from Dunkirk.

Discusses the part that children and adolescents played in American history during the twentieth century.

Provides an overview of the politics, business, scientific discoveries, arts, and lifestyles of the last century, decade by decade.

A collection of stories and vignettes about the famous and obscure, in which the author combines the writing techniques of film scripts, plays, journalism, poetry, the short story, novellas, and the novel.