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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016

Author : Sarah Janssen

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 3278 pages

File Size : 29,66 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 World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005

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Page : 1064 pages

File Size : 25,56 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Almanacs

ISBN : 9780886879457

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"The World Almanac is the most useful reference book known to modern man."--Internet.



The World Almanac for Kids 2005

Author : World Almanac

Publisher :

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 34,71 MB

Release : 2004-07-16

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780886879297

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Kids love this book! The World Almanac For Kids 2005 - The latest, greatest and most fun filled edition of the world's best-selling kids almanac. This completely revised full-color book is overflowing with facts, figures, pictures, games, maps, flags and so much more. It is bound to have something to peak the interest of kids, parents and teachers alike. Some features include: - All new faces & places chapter - see if your favorite kid star made the cut - An expanded homework help section - with extra tips through out the book - Short biographies and pictures of all the U.S. Presidents - Updated sports section with details about the X-Games and Olympics - Information about all 50 U.S. States and all 193 Nations of The World - Other sections include: animals, famous birthdays, books, dinosaurs, environment, health, music, military, populations, space, and more!



The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005

Author : William A. McGeveran

Publisher :

Page : 1012 pages

File Size : 49,60 MB

Release : 2005

Category : History

ISBN : 9780886879389

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All new for 2005, the bestselling almanac of all time is out with its most indispensable edition ever, featuring updated and expanded sections on noted personalities, sports, space, education, health, science, nations of the world, economy, awards, environment, consumer information, and more. Also included are interesting offbeat news stories, notable quotes from the past year, and a free monthly e-newsletter.



The World Almanac for Kids 2006

Author : World Almanac

Publisher :

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 45,74 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780886879617

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Offers facts on a range of topics, from animals to weather and from computers to sports.



The Areas of My Expertise

Author : John Hodgman

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 33,82 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.



The Einstein Almanac

Author : Alice Calaprice

Publisher : JHU Press

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 47,26 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780801880216

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"The Einstein Almanac" takes a look at Einstein's year-by-year output, explaining his 300 most important publications and setting them into the context of his life, science, and world history.



One Times Square

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Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 41,31 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 156792364X

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Explores the story of this intersection, from when Broadway was a mere dirt path known as Bloomingdale Road, through the district's decades of postwar decay, to its renewal as a tourist-friendly mecca.



National Geographic Almanac of World History

Author : Patricia Daniels

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 26,36 MB

Release : 2014

Category : History

ISBN : 1426213913

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Book Description

Traces the history of how humankind evolved from its first beginnings to the complex societies that exist today.



Amelia to Zora

Author : Cynthia Chin-Lee

Publisher : Charlesbridge

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 49,61 MB

Release : 2008-07-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1607341786

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Profiles the lives of twenty-six women who, through their acts and deeds, helped shape and change the world during their lifetime, including pilot Amelia Earhart and anthropologist Zora Neal Hurston.