The World Almanac is the #1 best-selling American referrence book of all time. It is the source for essential and authoriitative facts for entertainment, reference and learning. The book contains thousands of facts and statistics thaat aren't publicly available which are sourced and double-checked by the staff of World Almanac experts.
Features in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2010:
The World at a Glance: The most fascinating facts of the past year in science, economics, sports, arts and media, and more.
Global Economy in Crisis: quick, comprehensive coverage of the causes and effects of the global economic crisis.
Expanded Local Coverage: expanded inforamtion about U.S. states, cities, and towns from the serious to the offbeat.
Bush's Legacy and the Obama Presidency: The first year in review; which campaign promises became reality, and how the crises of the Bush years been aadressed in 2009.
Year in Pictures: 16 page color photo section of the top stories of 2009, as well as 16 pages of world maps and flags and easy-to-use side abs.
Plus thousands of facts and statistics that aren't publicly available; sourced and double-checked by our full-time editorial staff who are reference experts by category.
