But what we're taught about in school, and the historical occasions still written about today, only cover a slim portion of the people and events that shaped the world we live in now.
Part journal and part analysis, the slim volume covers a two-year period that begins with the day of the attacks, continues to the early stages of the war in Afghanistan, and then covers Mr Malcomson's move to Geneva as he leaves the Times for a position at the United Nations.
Attach the Type Cover (a slim keyboard that also protects the screen) and you can happily write for the duration of the Pro 2's eight hour-plus battery life. is it worth it?
"For a writer whose last two novels total some 1,400 pages, Cohen has slimmed down here but still covers a lot of territory".
It covers a wide range of serious constitutional changes, including devolution, slimming down the Commons, reshaping the governance of the Bank of England and replacing the Lords with a Senate.
It is a slim volume (the book is part of the Big Ideas, Small Books series by Picador), but covers an expansive amount of material.
He was promoting a children's book in his name, "For the Love of Soccer," illustrated by Frank Morrison, with the cover depicting a slim man with immense thighs, controlling a ball with his insteps, wearing blue shorts, a yellow jersey with green trim, in a huge stadium jammed with spectators.
Much of what followed adhered to more conventional ideas of modern classical music yet still covered a range that could fill a slim encyclopedia.
Gints Klimanis is broad-shouldered and tall, with kind brown eyes covered by slim framed glasses, and callused hands.
This competition, which is notably absent in the market for credit card swipe fees, prevents merchants from raising prices beyond what is necessary to cover their costs and provide a slim profit.
