LIFE 2000-2009: The Decade that Changed the World

by LIFE

The editors at LIFE vigorously carry on the traditions of excellence in photography, in journalism, and in telling the story of our country and our world which began with LIFE magazine in 1936 by founding editor and publisher, Henry R. Luce. They have published books on a broad range of subjects, includingNew York Timesbestsellers One Nation,LIFE Picture PuzzleandThe American Journey of Barack Obama.

Genres: History

128 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general interest magazine known for the quality of its photography.

Reviews

[Jeremy Perron · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the end of 2009, Life released their decade issue capturing the major moments of the first decade of the 20th century. This decade led off with the most controversial presidential election since 1876, it would end with the inauguration and first year of America's first African-American president. It was a time where the peace that was result of the end of the Cold War, gave way to the horrors of September 11 and the `War on Terror' that would consume the decade. This decade saw both the Red and White Sox end their long championship drought; same-sex marriage became a legal possibility, and longstanding regimes came to an end.

This review was originally longer however I started to go into a long rant about how my life sucked in this decade, I guess my cognitive dissonance is too severe to discuss this decade.

The quality of the structure of the project is high nevertheless. There are a lot of bad memories here but the work itself is well done.