The World Almanac Book of Records: Firsts, Feats, Facts & Phenomena

By Mark C. Young

Book Overview

Every year, millions of readers count on The World Almanac and Book of Facts to deliver accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on thousands of topics. Now those same factoid fanatics will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886879469
• ISBN13: 9780886879464
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: World Almanac Books
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The World Almanac Book of Records

Excellent binding, color pages and a wealth of interesting and fun information! Age grouping 10-100 yrs.

Peculiar, renowned, interesting, and simply fun facts

The World Almanac Book Of Records: Firsts, Feats, Facts And Phenomena from the World Almanac Education Group is a knowledgeable and informative 504-page compendium of the peculiar, renowned, interesting, and simply fun facts. Providing readers with an expansive knowledge of universal discovery trivia, The World Almanac Book Of Records offers information on diverse subjects ranging from Ireland's first arrivals, to the world's biggest Buddha, to the longest traveling spacecraft, to the introduction of the electric chair, to the invention of Lincoln Logs. A popular addition to any personal, tavern, or community library reference collection, The World Almanac Book Of Records is very highly recommended as an educational and "bet settling" collection of facts, feats, firsts, and strange phenomena.