"Beginning with revolution in Prague, ending with Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup-winning kick, this collection of images from some of the world's leading photographers documents a world in constant change." "Five Thousand Days chronicles the pinnacles of success and achievement, as well as the depths of human suffering and misery. Many images are iconic, as familiar to the reader as the event itself; others, filed too late for printing deadlines, cropped, or lost in the churning news process, are seen in full for the first time." "Five Thousand Days is a fifteen-year journey over the Millenium through the eyes of the finest image-makers of the period."--Jacket