TIME Almanac with Information Please 2005 - Softcover

Borgna Brunner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932273352 ISBN 13: 9781932273359

Publisher: Time Almanac, 2004

Synopsis

Featuring more than one million facts, this comprehensive, updated reference includes the latest information on world statistics, famous people, demographic data, history, geography, global trends, election results, sports statistics, Internet links and e-mail addresses, scientific research and technological innovations, and more. Simultaneous. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Completely revised to cover the events of 2004, the TIME Almanac 2005 is the most comprehensive, reliable source of fact, statistics, dates, and other information you can find.

It's all inside: results of the 2004 presidential election; instability and insurgency in Iraq; Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan; gay marriage; the Athens Summer Games. Timelines on the war in Iraq, civil rights, terrorism, and recent Supreme Court decisions. And a full-color insert featuring world maps, national flags, and The Year in Pictures.

PLUS exclusive editorial sections from the editors of TIME

* Special 24-page Health section including the latest news on nutrition, obesity, and low-carb diets, as well as news from the frontiers of medicine, drugs, and healing. * The Year in Pictures * TIME's Person of the Year, 1927-2004 * Special TIME features on the planetary probes to Saturn and Mars; credit cards that offer returns; stem cell research; and the latest technological revolution, online and satellite radio.

PLUS easy-to-find information on

* U.S. Government and History * World Statistics and Countries * Sports results * Month-by-month chronology of the year's key events * Wars and peace talks around the world * Latest discoveries in science, from the age of the Milky Way to a census of deep-sea creatures * Calendar and Holidays * Awards, Entertainment, and Culture

...and more than a million more facts, all inside.

About the Author:

Information, Please! was one of the most popular shows in the Golden Age of radio. It went on the air just as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression, carried through World War II, and ended as the Golden Age of television began in the Eisenhower 50s. The show turned traditional quiz programs on their heads by allowing the public to ask questions of a panel of experts, who would then provide the answers, or at least a reply that was entertaining, if not plausible. Listeners from across the country wrote in with questions on topics ranging from performing arts to natural history.

The creators of the Information, Please! radio show saw a need for a reference book with answers to the type of questions they received, and they began publishing the Information Please Almanac in 1947. The almanac -- the show's most enduring legacy -- has been published annually from 1947 to the present. Since 1997, Information Please has partnered with TIME in publishing the almanac as The TIME Almanac with Information Please.

About this edition

• Publisher: Time Almanac
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1932273352
• ISBN 13: 9781932273359
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1040