The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011 (World Almanac & Book of Facts (Cloth)) - Hardcover

World Almanac

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600571336 ISBN 13: 9781600571336

Publisher: FACTS, 2010

Synopsis

The World AlmanacŪ 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 AlmanacŪ 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 2011 edition of The World AlmanacŪ 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 Time Capsule


• 2010 Olympic Games


• 2010 Midterm Election Results


• U.S. Colleges and Universities


• Population Statistics for Cities over 10,000 People


• The World at a Glance


• Offbeat News Stories


• World Series Results


• Year in Pictures.

About this title

Review:

"The World AlmanacŪ is the most useful reference book known to modern man." --Los Angeles Times

"My #1 reference work for facts." --Will Shortz, The New York Times Crossword Editor

"For the most information in one source, The World AlmanacŪ remains the champion." --American Library Association

About this edition

• Publisher: FACTS
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1600571336
• ISBN 13: 9781600571336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1008
• Editor: Sarah Janssen