Top Ten Everything

"Forget David Letterman's measly little top ten lists" (USA Today), this book offers the top ten best, worst, latest, and greatest of just about everything imaginable. From the busiest airports to the bestselling brands of frankfurters to the laziest animals, this unique book is filled with a wealth of fascinating facts. Over 800 photos & illustrations.

YA?Ash has gone The Guinness Book of World Records one better. In this colorful title, he has amassed thousands of statistics on topics of popular interest, listing the 10 most (or least) common, popular, expensive, or best in each category. Despite the British bias and the author's ready admission that certain categories (populations, sporting records, movie/music entries, award winners, etc.) become instantly if not annually outdated, his treatment of popular-culture tidbits is as accurate as can be expected. The wide range of categories reported spans from the natural sciences (the Earth, universe, and human body), to entertainment (music, stage, radio, sports, and travel). Bright, splashy, full-color photos enliven the columnar text, as do relevant "Did you know" sidebars. Ash's tongue-in-cheek book is akin to David Letterman gone straight, and this bona fide Top Ten of Everything will delight and inform YAs in every kind of library. A browser's dream.?Carol Beall, Immanuel Christian School, Springfield, VA
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