Time: History's Greatest Events: An Illustrated Journey Through 100 Turning Points That Changed the World - Hardcover

Who better to select the most monumental events in our world's history than the editors of "Time Magazine"? Known for selecting the Person of the Year for over nine decades and more recently, the 100 most influential people, "Time Magazine" is the ultimate authority on identifying those that make an impact. Now the editors of "Time" take their expertise to a new lever, and select the 100 events that have shaped civilisation. Discover history's most important events and people: the rise and fall of great conquerors and kings, scientists, saints and artists who shaped their society and whose effects shaped all humanity. Sure to thrill and amaze, this book is a must-read for everyone and anyone who hopes to understand how humankind got to where it is today.

Kelly Knauer is a writer and editor for TIME Books in New York City, the book-publishing division of TIME Magazine. He has written and edited more than 30 TIME books on such subjects as Hurricane Katrina, the Middle East, great photojournalism, natural history, global warming, architecture, American history, and the life of Abraham Lincoln. He worked with TIME's longtime White House Correspondent, Hugh Sidey, on the book Hugh Sidey's Portraits of the Presidents. Among those who have written introductions for Mr.Knauer's books are former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter and actor Tom Hanks.