The New York Times Almanac 2006: The Almanac of Record [Paperback]

John W. Wright (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2005 | Series: New York Times Almanac

The New York Times Almanac 2006 is the almanac of record. Drawing on the resources of the world’s premier news organization, it provides readers with a wealth of data about the United States and the world—in a readable and more easily accessible form than other fact finders. Unrivaled in scope and unsurpassed in comprehensiveness, The New York Times Almanac is the first choice for students, journalists, and researchers—for anyone who needs timely, accurate information about the world we live in.

The New York Times Almanac 2006 includes:
• Comprehensive coverage of every nation in the world as well as environmental and economic issues
• The most complete sports section of any almanac
• More information than any other almanac about global terrorism, the Internet, epidemics, world population, and much more

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About the Author

John W. Wright is a book packager as well as an author of reference books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143036521
• ISBN-13: 978-0143036524
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,849,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive almanac, great price, March 25, 2006

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Richard Eltzroth (Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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Can't beat the price for this very complete almanac. Over 1000 pages of interesting world facts. Everything from world news (for 2005), world history, geography, Academy Awards, science, business, as well as complete lists of sporting event winners (Olympics, football, baseball, etc. like Michael J. Fox used in "Back to the Future"), and much much more.

Although probably everything in this book can be found on the Internet, it's actually handier for me to use this book to find information.

If you've never had a good world almanac book before, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the shear volume of information in this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars very good, January 3, 2009

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Jacquelyn M. Blades (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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I brought this for my 21 year old son who does not like to read that much. He read this cover to cover. He thought it was very interesting and even asked me to buy him the updated version. Finally something he likes to read!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Almanac, February 25, 2006

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Lynn E. Oliva "avid book reader" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the best Almanac that I have ever used. It's wonderful!