Chase's Calendar of Events 2009 (Book + CD-ROM): The Ulitmate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks, and Months (Paperback)

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Product Description

The world’s datebook for more than 50 years

Chase’s Calendar of Events 2009, is your authoritative guide to special occurrences, holidays, anniversaries, celebrity birthdates, religious observances, sporting events, and more from around the world. Librarians, marketers, journalists, and other professionals have come to rely on it to find out what’s going on that day, in a week, or even a year ahead.

Do you want to know when Barbie's 50th birthday is (March 9)? Where you can find celebrations of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday? When is Shameless Promotion Month (September)? What activities can your family enjoy at the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival (May 2)? When will there be a total eclipse of the sun (July 22)? All these questions and more are answered in Chase’s Calendar of Events.

About the Author
Chase’s Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. McGraw-Hill has published Chase’s since 1984, but Chase’s was first published by William and Harrison Chase in December 1957.

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 52 edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071599541
• ISBN-13: 978-0071599542
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #218,882 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When is "I love this book" week?, October 28, 2008

By	Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

It's great fun finding oddball days and weeks to celebrate in Chase's Calendar of Events. This is invaluable for libraries and radio stations. Besides telling you when National BBQ Day is, it also gives a few details about various holidays. I can't count the number of times I used this book during my years as a librarian. Often the information can't be found anywhere else.
I haven't tried the CD-ROM but imagine it would be convenient looking things up on Chase's using the computer. The book is well-indexed, so it's easy to use.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Marketers, Retailers, Speakers and Bloggers, November 26, 2008

By	Ed Osworth "The Joy Professor" (Lowell, Oregon Forest) - See all my reviews

Imagine always having something new and interesting to write or talk about. Every day of the year!

This book gives you that amazing ability, no matter how tongue tied or writer's cramped you are.

Every day you have a selection of subjects that are as topical as possible - after all they are all about today. If you are planning any event at all - you will always have a reason with this valuable resource (National Muffin Day Celebration).

For a blogger or web copywriter - this is like a box of gold.

How much is it worth to never be at a loss when you need to get out some copy? For me, way more than the reasonable investment of this book.