Author :
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Author : Sarah Janssen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 3278 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1600572006
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.
Author : Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher : Red Fox
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 15,28 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Children's stories, English
ISBN : 9780099264644
Suitable for 8-11 year-olds, a collection of stories to celebrate World Book Day 2000. Hidden talents, alien invasion, magic, humour and bravery are all here in this collection, written by some of our best-known and best-loved authors. With front cover illustration by Quentin Blake.
Author : Hugh Dauncey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1135228620
The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup. It is set within the sporting context of the history and organization of French football and the French tradition of using major sporting events to focus world attention.
Author : Keir Radnedge
Publisher : Welcome Rain Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,49 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 9781566491037
To describe the World Cup as a soccer tournament is equivalent to calling Mount Everest a rather steep hill, Niagara Falls an interesting water feature and the Great Wall of China merely a boundary fence. World Cup France 98 will be massive: a sports spectacle that will transfix billions of people worldwide. Thirty-two countries playing 64 matches, over the course of four hot weeks in June and July, across the length and breadth of France...It isn't just important, it means everything!
Author : Cris Freddi
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 1998-01
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 9780002188319
This is the ultimate reference book on the World Cup, with match-by-match articles featuring the biggest names in world football, plus results from every game played. All the statistics are here in one volume, enough to satisfy the most avid of World Cup fans, including team line-ups, goalscorers, stadiums, referees, crowd figures and exact dates, plus an authoritative records and statistics section, as well as detailed reports of every game played in the finals. From the brilliant Italian team, winners in 1934, and Geoff Hurst's hat-trick for England in 1966 to the fabulous Brazilian team of Pele, Tostao and Jairzinho of 1970, and the 1998 French side of Zidane, Deschamps and Desailly, all the fabulous memories and defining moments are captured in this one book. As well as the facts and feats, this book contains archive photographs of some of the most memorable images of football's greatest tournament.
Author : Jane Hamilton
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307764060
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. "It takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World. Hamilton proves here that she is one of the best." —Newsweek The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as "that hippie couple" because of their well-educated, urban background, Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm, he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary school. But their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbor's two-year-old daughter drowns in the Goodwins' pond while under Alice's care. Tormented by the accident, Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school. Soon, Alice is arrested, incarcerated, and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community. As a child, Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings. Now, as an adult, she must find her way again, through a maze of lies, doubt and ill will. A vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal, A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious, uncharted terrain. The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,19 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 9780716620600
Author : Clarence L. (Ed.) Barnhart
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 1982
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Mark C. Young
Publisher : Bantam Books
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 1998-03-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780553578959
A listing or world records.
