Whitaker's World of Facts 2011 is full of the most up-to-date, 'must have' information on every important subject on earth, with lashings of fact files, world record-breakers and 'top ten'-style lists, all lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs, as well as charts, diagrams and comprehensive summaries. It is the biggest and the best! It covers an encyclopaedic range of subjects, including time, space, science and technology, world history, countries, music, film and sports. This book is hugely entertaining and informative: a superb reference title for all the family.Praise for the first edition:.'Russell Ash is the king of lists, the author of reference books that offer a short cut to pub-quiz stardom.' The Independent.'A Christmas read to dip into again and again. Essential Stuff.

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