▁As im ov ▁and ▁Frank ▁White , ▁although ▁the ▁copy right ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁As im ov ▁only , ▁and ▁White ' s ▁name ▁is ▁in ▁smaller ▁letters ▁on ▁the ▁cover . ▁In ▁his ▁post hum ous ▁aut obi ography ▁I . ▁As im ov : ▁A ▁Mem oir , ▁As im ov ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁book ▁by ▁himself ▁( under ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁The ▁Next ▁Mill en ni um ). ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁from ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁BC ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁mill en ni um ▁by ▁mill en ni um , ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁chapter ▁spec ulating ▁about ▁what ▁life ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁AD . ▁This ▁idea ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁editor ▁Beth ▁Walker ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁( at ▁ 1 9 6 ▁pages ) ▁is ▁an ▁ab rid g ement ▁of ▁As im ov ' s ▁larger ▁( 6 7 5 - page ) ▁book ▁As im ov ' s ▁Chron ology ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁( which ▁ends ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁As im ov re views . net ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁by ▁Isaac ▁As im ov <0x0A> </s> ▁Louis - S éb ast ien ▁Len orm and ▁( May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 5 7