Time: Almanac 2003: With Information Please - Hardcover

Editors Of Time Magazine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1929049870 ISBN 13: 9781929049875

Publisher: Time Almanac, 2002

Synopsis

From global trends to local elections...outer space to cyberspace....the past to the present...all the comprehensive up-to-the-minute facts, statistics, dates and information you'll ever need or want.

Highlights include world statistics and countries, astronomy and space, calendar and holidays, health and nutrition, sports results, business, economy, personal finance, the Internet, web site guide, e-mail addresses and so much more!

About this title

From Booklist

Almanacs have long been a staple of the library's ready-reference shelf. Publishers say the Internet age has not diminished the popularity of almanacs in print form, and reference librarians still consider the print version of an almanac a favorite source for concise, current, quick information.

Time Almanac began as the Information Please Almanac in 1947 with a title change in 1999 when the company, now part of the Family Education Network, teamed with Time, Inc., publishers of Time magazine, to produce a "new" almanac. The origin of this almanac was a radio show, "Information, Please," that aired from 1938 to 1952, where listeners tried to stump panelists. The title now is Time Almanac: With Infor mation Please, reflecting the participating publishers.

At the front of the almanac is a table of contents. A block of color pictures reflects the events of the previous year. Although the almanacs has the year 2003 in the title, the usual cut off date is late October. It does include include results of the 2002 elections, as well as Nobel recipients for 2002.

Time has some unique features, such as "Seventy-five Years of Great People"--Time magazine's persons of the year. Association with the magazine is stressed in other ways, with an introduction to each topic written by a Time reporter. There is a crossword puzzle guide with lists of words by number of letters, Old Testament names, etc.

The price, size, and number of pages for almanacs are about equal, so which is best? Of course all reviewers (see any online bookstore) have their personal preferences based on their interests, eyesight, etc., but this reviewer-librarian still chooses The World Almanac and Book of Facts as number one in terms of coverage, currency, and usability, with Time Almanac providing serious competition. RBB
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Edition details

• Publisher: Time Almanac
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1929049870
• ISBN 13: 9781929049875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1039