Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2003 (Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac) [Paperback]

Encyclopedia Britannica (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac | Publication Date: March 6, 2003

Summarizes events from July, 2001, to June 2002, and lists facts, statistics, prizewinners, and other newsmaking developments in the sciences, history, the countries of the world, the United States, the economy, the arts, and sports.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1150 pages
• Publisher: Encyclopaedia Brittanica (March 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852299230
• ISBN-13: 978-0852299234
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,888,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars UNWORTHY OF THE NAME: "BRITANNICA", February 5, 2003

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This review is from: Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2003 (Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac) (Paperback)

At nearly 1200 pages, this book seemed promising. It boasts of a variety of 'archivable' information. But, the fact that its editors chose to include outdated statistics in it surprised me. Some of these data are more than fifteen years old!
The compilers of "Encyclopaedia Britannica", (who also handled this Almanac), have access to one of the most current and the most versatile infobase in the world. And, I wonder why they refused to let this Almanac live upto its name.
This inexplicable reason makes it hard for me to recommend this Almanac.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Very Shoddy Product, December 20, 2002

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"barbararp" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2003 (Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac) (Paperback)

This book is not what it advertises itself to be. It is certainly not an almanac. I look to almanac to get up to date information, facts, and statistics. This book is simply a rehasing of old Encyclopedia Britannica entries. Most of the information is hopelessly out of date; for example, a lot of the facts on Countries of the World are from the mid-1980s. If you're looking for a real almanac, you'll have to look elsewhere.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almanac? Um...no., December 14, 2002

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Satsuma (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2003 (Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac) (Paperback)

Unfortunately for people who have bought this worthless book, it's NOT AN ALMANAC. An almanac is supposed to have actual STATISTICS, this has close to zero. It's like a watered-down Encyclopedia Britannica, but if you want that, just get the new Encyclopedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (great deal, by the way). If you want a real almanac, I recommend the TIME Almanac. It has all the facts you could ever want, and is much easier to read and use than the competition.