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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016

Author : Sarah Janssen

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 3278 pages

File Size : 19,83 MB

Release : 2015-12-08

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1600572006

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Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Since 1868, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2016 edition of The World Almanac® reviews the events of 2015 and will be your go-to source for any questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more. Features include: • The Year in Review: The World Almanac® takes a look back at 2015 while providing all the information you'll need in 2016. • 2015—Top 10 News Topics: The editors of The World Almanac® list the top stories that held their attention in 2015. • 2015—Year in Sports: Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the first College Football Playoff, the Women's World Cup, 2015 World Series, and much more. • 2015—Year in Pictures: Striking full-color images from around the world in 2015, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports. • 2015—Offbeat News Stories: The World Almanac® editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year. • World Almanac® Editors' Picks: Time Capsule: The World Almanac® lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2015, from news and sports to pop culture. • U.S. Immigration: A Statistical Feature: The World Almanac® covers the historical background, statistics, and legal issues surrounding immigration, giving factual context to one of the hot-button topics of the upcoming election cycle. • World Almanac® Editors' Picks: Most Memorable Super Bowls: On the eve of Super Bowl 50, the editors of The World Almanac® choose the most memorable "big games." • New Employment Statistics: Five years after the peak of the great recession, The World Almanac® takes a look at current and historic data on employment and unemployment, industries generating job growth, and the training and educational paths that lead to careers. • 2016 Election Guide: With a historic number of contenders for the presidential nominations, The World Almanac® provides information that every primary- and general-election voter will need to make an informed decision in 2016, including information on state primaries, campaign fundraising, and the issues voters care about most in 2016. • The World at a Glance: This annual feature of The World Almanac® provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world. • and much more.



The Nautical Almanac 2005

Author : Great Britain: H.M. Nautical Almanac Office

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 17,37 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Science

ISBN : 9780118873291

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The Almanac provides key astronomical information for every kind of sea-going vessel, from cruise liners to fishing boats. It contains tabulations for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations. It also gives details of: times of sunrise, sunset, twilights, moonrise and moonset for use in the planning of observations; interpolation and altitude correction tables; the phases of the Moon; a pole-star table; diagrams and notes for the identification of stars and planets; information on eclipses of the Sun and Moon; and the standard times of most countries. It is prepared jointly by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office and the US Naval Observatory, to meet the requirements of the Royal Navy and the US Navy.



Time for Kids: Almanac 2005

Author : Editors of TIME For Kids Magazine

Publisher : Time For Kids

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 38,58 MB

Release : 2004-07-07

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9781932273243

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The Time For Kids Almanac 2005 brings young readers the latest and most up-to-date facts, dates, stats and historical events plus sports records, maps, nations of the world and the best of the year in pictures. Colorful graphs, charts, maps, timelines and photos open up the world to young readers. Children reference the Time For Kids Almanac 2005 for school reports, to answer trivia questions, to settle friendly debates and for fun, leisure-time reading. A special Homework Helper section gives tips on studying for tests, doing homework, conducting interviews and finding information on the Internet. Word puzzles, news articles, the popular TFK Top 5 facts at a glance and special you-solve-it Mystery Persons provide fun and challenge a young person's mind. This year there are brand-new Volunteering and Military sections, and a look back at the birth of the Civil Rights movement. The Time For Kids Almanac 2005 is a required reference tool for every home library! Book jacket.



Time for Kids: Almanac 2006

Author : Editors of TIME For Kids Magazine

Publisher : Time For Kids

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 32,34 MB

Release : 2005-06-28

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9781932994346

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A compilation of charts and facts on miscellaneous topics, from animals and art to math and space. Also includes word searches and mazes, and maps and flags of each country.



Stock Trader's Almanac 2005

Author : Jeffrey A. Hirsch

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 48,80 MB

Release : 2004-11-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0471718785

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This practical investment tool contains a wealth of information you can use to enhance your profit potential. Organized on a calendar basis, the Almanac alerts you to little-known market patterns and tendencies useful in forecasting market trends. You'll learn: How our presidential elections affect the economy and the stock market. How the passage of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution fathered the January Barometer, which has a 90.7% accuracy ratio. Why there is a significant market bias at certain times of the day, week, month, and year. Even if you pay scant attention to cycles, indicators, and patterns, your investment survival could hinge on your interpretation on one of the recurring patterns found with these pages. Order your copy today!



The Areas of My Expertise

Author : John Hodgman

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 45,68 MB

Release : 2012-10-02

Category : Humor

ISBN : 1101653612

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In the great tradition of the American almanac, The Areas of My Expertise is a brilliant and hilarious compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom on all topics large and small. Although bestsellers such as Poor Richard’s Almanack and The Book of Lists were certainly valuable, they also were largely true. Here is a different kind of handy desk reference, one in which all of the historical oddities and amazing true facts are sifted through the singular, illuminating imagination of John Hodgman—which is the nice way of saying: He made it all up. John Hodgman brings his considerable expertise to bear in answering all of the questions book buyers have been asking: -What are the mottoes of the 51 United States? THE ANSWER IS PROVIDED -Who were the U.S. presidents who had hooks for hands? THE ANSWER IS PROVIDED -What role does the Yale secret society “Skull and Bones” play in the secret world government? THERE IS NO SECRET WORLD GOVERNMENT -What was the menu at the first Thanksgiving, and did it include eels? Technically, that is two questions, but do not apologize, for John Hodgman shall answer them both . . . LATER. -Aside from a compendium of fake trivia, what is the best kind of book to write? A SIMPLE TABLE OF THE 55 MOST DRAMATIC LITERARY SITUATIONS PROVIDES THE ANSWER, and John Hodgman is the author of that table. Imagine if The Book of Lists had been rewritten by Peter Cook and Jorge Luis Borges under the pseudonym of “John Hodgman” and then renamed The Areas of My Expertise, and you will only begin to have a sense of the dizzying, uproarious, sublimely weird, and strangely wise journey that is contained within this book (along with all the pages and words). Perfect for anyone who thirsts for knowledge, and especially for collectors of books of fake trivia, The Areas of My Expertise offers through absurdity a better understanding of the world we share—and recognizes that while the truth may be stranger than fiction, it is never as strange as lies . . . or as true. Look out for John Hodgman's latest book, Vacationland, available from Viking in Fall 2017.



Larklight

Author : Philip Reeve

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 417 pages

File Size : 12,84 MB

Release : 2013-01-07

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1619631180

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Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and Marvellous) adventure begins. It takes them to the furthest reaches of Known Space, where they must battle the evil First Ones in a desperate attempt to save each other - and the Universe. Recounted through the eyes of Art himself, Larklight is sumptuously designed and illustrated throughout.





Richard's Poor Almanac

Author : Richard Thompson

Publisher : Emmis Books

Page : 186 pages

File Size : 28,43 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 9781578601844

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Richard's Poor Almanac, inspired by seven years of weekly contributions to the Washington Post, is Richard Thompson's omnium-gatherum of seasoned observations for all seasons -- indoors and out. Like the almanac we've all come to know and ignore, Richard's Poor Almanac is an annual compendium of weathered wisdom rendered in the more palatable form of cartooning.



National Geographic Almanac of Geography

Author : Roger M. Downs

Publisher : National Geographic Society

Page : 520 pages

File Size : 38,85 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Reference

ISBN :

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A geographical almanac, discussing historical, physical and human geography.