Kyle Harrison
to-read
Modern Times
Modern Times: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
- Author
- Paul Johnson
- Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 870
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: A deliberately argumentative history of the twentieth century, organised around Johnson’s claim that the century’s catastrophes followed from the collapse of moral absolutes.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History