To commemorate the passing of the second Millennium in a grand and lasting manner, we are proud to announce a very special limited edition - a chronicle of the twentieth century portraying the broad sweep of world history not only in words, but through emotive images from the most gifted photographers of this century.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford

Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield

A Time to Live is a beautiful large-format book opening with a condensed history of the first 2,001 years AD written by Michael Palin, followed by a year-by-year account of twentieth century events from the dramatic to the absurd. The text finishes with an Afterword written by Arthur C Clarke. This unique Millennium tome is the ultimate memento of these past hundred years revealing both the dark and light side of humanity: the heroes and villains, the pioneers and the discoverers, the important and the merely self-important, the intellectual, the spiritual, the preposterous, the tragic and the humorous.

A Time To Live is a powerful evocation of memorable events featuring a wealth of stunning images brilliantly frozen in time by the world's greatest photographers, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Stieglitz, Robert Capa and Dorothea Lange. Exquisitely reproduced, these magnificent photographs complement the narrative to create an unrivalled historical treasure. A visual delight and a fascinating read, A Time To Live will also be an excellent source of reference throughout the twenty-first century.

A Time To Live is a limited edition of 2,001 numbered copies. Within that number there are two styles of binding: the Classic and the Deluxe. The Deluxe copies are numbered from 1 to 100 [the First Century copies] and from 1,900 to 2,001 [the Twentieth Century copies]. These two hundred and and one copies feature a luxury binding and are supplied with a special archival print. in addition to The binding, the First Century copies will appeal to collectors of low numbered books whilst the Twentieth Century copies will be of interest to anyone wishing to commemorate a special year of this century.

Like all books from Genesis the Classic copies are produced to the specifications which have always drawn superlatives from reviewers around the world. The binding is in rich maroon cloth with three-colour silk-screening on the front board and spine. An exquisite slipcase houses each tome.

Every copy of A Time To Live is master-printed in large format on the highest quality archival paper. The trimmed page size is 340mm x 250mm. The final photographic images to appear in this momentous edition are those depicting the Millennium celebrations from around the globe.

The sheets will leave the printing press bearing the names of all the subscribers who have registered before the pre-publication closing date. This list is now closed.

Each limited edition from Genesis Publications is highly sought after with several now commanding high prices at auction. The special and limited nature of this unique volume makes it an essential collector's piece for anyone whose time to live was the Twentieth Century.