For instance, he tells how the various factions in the student movements had different agendas (and sometimes no real agenda). That said, his bias doesn't get in the way of the facts. This shows through quickly as he clearly is a bit starry eyed over the student movements of the time. Right at the start of the book the author notes that while he is trying to be as objective as he can it is impossible to write a book without some bias. This book did a tremendous and entertaining job of providing the historical background to those events to a depth I had never before heard. Being born in Chicago in the late 1960's I grew up hearing a lot about the Chicago Democratic convention as well as the Prague Spring and, of course, the various civil rights marches and actions. This is one of the best books I've listened to in years. Slanted but intensely interesting and well written There are many ways to pronounce “tomato”. Listening to a book read by someone who pronounces names and words differently than yourself helps connect you to the world. One of the lessons from 1968 is that global events are connected, even if those involved don’t realise it. Not only did he do a fine job of reading Mark Kurlansky’s marvellous book, but he helped demonstrate that the book was not taking an American view of the world, which I did not believe it did. Cazenove, a British actor, speaks with his native British accent. His work has been criticised here, but I found his performance to be wonderful. Given it’s global scale, Christopher Cazenove, I believe was a great choice for narrator. Events that did not change the world, but in many ways, changed the way the world acts. This is a very insightful book about a year in which so many significant events occurred.

1968 by mark kurlansky