The World Almanac® and Book of Facts 2012 |
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| Editor:
| Janssen, Sarah |
| Author:
| World Almanac Editors, |
| Series title: | World Almanac Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60057-150-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | World Almanac Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $129.90 |
Book Description:
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The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by The Wall Street Journal,
The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are...
More Description The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by The Wall Street Journal,
The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere¿in fact, it has been featured as a category on Jeopardy! and is routinely used as a go-to, all-encompassing guide for aspiring game show contestants. The 2012 edition of
The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia questions¿from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.
Key Features:
- 2010 Census results
- Time Capsule
- Year in Sports
- The World at a Glance
- The Year in Review
- Offbeat News Stories
- 2011¿Year in Pictures
- U.S. Colleges and Universities
- and much more.