Time: Almanac 2006

Borgna Brunner

ISBN 10: 1932994416 / ISBN 13: 9781932994414

Published by Time Almanac, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time: Almanac 2006
• Publisher: Time Almanac
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932994416
• ISBN 13: 9781932994414
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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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.

From the Inside Flap

The editors of TIME and Information Please present the world’s leading annual information source—the completely revised Time Almanac 2006. Authoritative, wide-ranging and easy to use, it’s the world’s fastest fact-finder.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

WHO * People: More than 4,000 entries of history’s newsmakers * People in the News 2005: a fast guide to the year’s newsmakers * Champion athletes and teams of all major sports and the Olympics * Award-winners in every field: the Nobel Prize, the Oscars, Grammies, Emmys and Tonys...the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—and more!

WHAT * Sports: More than 100 pages of records, champions and teams * Great Disasters: History’s deadliest volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, shipwrecks and air crashes * The world’s tallest buildings...longest rivers...highest dams...most notable bridges...and most famous structures * Societies & Associations...Weather & Climate...Colleges & Universities...Race & Ethnicity—and more!

WHEN * The News of 2005, month-by-month * Headline History: more than 30 illustrated pages of key dates, events and people, from the age of dinosaurs to the age of digital information * America’s historic documents: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address

WHERE * World Statistics: More than 200 pages on the world’s nations and international relations * Flags of the world’s nations, in full color * A world Atlas, with 13 pages of full-color maps * America’s National Parks, Battlefields and Memorials * Travel websites, world’s great tourist destinations—and more!

WHY * Special feature articles from the editors of TIME explore the most important topics in the news today: stem-cell cloning...breakthroughs in diet and nutrition...gender differences in the male and female brains...the rising value of U.S. homes—and more!

HOW TO * Crossword Puzzle Guide * Guide to preventing identity theft * Foreign words & phrases * Guide to English grammar & style * Zip-code guide—and more!

It’s all here—and more!—in the World’s Fastest Fact-Finder