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Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this updated resource.The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2015 edition of The World Almanac reviews the events of 2014 and will be your go-to source for any questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a ''treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information'' by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere. The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more. Features include:• The Year in Review: The World Almanac® takes a look back at 2014 while providing all the information you'll need in 2015. • 2014—Top 10 News Topics: The editors of The World Almanac® list the top stories that held their attention in 2014. • 2014—Election Results: Complete state-by-state results from 2014 midterm elections. • 2014—Year in Sports: Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the Men's World Cup in Brazil, 2014 World Series, Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, and much more. • 2014—Year in Pictures: Striking full-color images from around the world in 2014, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports. • World Almanac Editors' Picks: Time Capsule: The World Almanac® lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2014, from news and sports to pop culture. • Offbeat News Stories: The World Almanac® editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year. • The World at a Glance: This annual feature of The World Almanac® provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world today. • American Veterans: A Statistical Feature: After a year in which the performance of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs came under scrutiny, this statistical feature reveals important information on the health, employment, education, and future prospects of American veterans. • Health Care Statistics: Details about U.S. health care policy, including ongoing implementation of health care reform and the first statistics on federal and state health insurance marketplace enrollment, consumer costs, and much more. • World Almanac® Editors' Picks: Most Controversial Sports Team Owners: From Walter O’Malley to George Steinbrenner to Donald Sterling, the owners of sports teams have the power to change the game. The editors of The World Almanac® choose the most controversial franchise owners of past and present pro sports. • and much more.
Series: World Almanac and Book of Facts
Paperback: 1008 pages
Publisher: World Almanac; 2015 ed. edition (December 2, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600571905
ISBN-13: 978-1600571909
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.5 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (389 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #47,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Books > Reference > Almanacs & Yearbooks #595 in Books > Textbooks > Reference
Title: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2015Senior Editor: Sarah JanssenPublisher: World Almanac BooksISBN: 978-1-60057-190-4“'The World Almanac' has been informing, entertaining, and amusing Americans since 1868. With more fascinating facts per page than any other general reference, 'The World Almanac' has the authoritative answers to your questions on every essential subject …” the back jacket states of the 2015 version.At one thousand and eight pages of small print in a thick paperback book, this is the go-to physical format for data, information, or explanation up to the year 2014. With sixteen glossy pages of colored photographs, a few black and white pictures, charts, colored maps, and small paragraph format, this book is targeted for those fascinated with information from America and around the world.The first fifty pages tabbed the Year in Review are special features that cover top ten news topics, the world at a glance, Ebola outbreak facts, American Veterans, election results, a chronology of events, obituaries, Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, notable quotes, offbeat news stories, anniversaries, and a time capsule.The remaining nine tabbed sections relate to the economy and employment, health, personalities, science and technology, consumer information, United States, the world, nations, and sports. The general index and quick reference guide are included in over twenty-five pages at the conclusion.Using both types of indexes, readers can easily look up data on aviation, disabled people, high schools, Mars, nutrition, quantum physics, Toyotas, yellow fever, or a plethora of memorable and banal events, happenings, or interests, to name a few.
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