If you want to know what or who was the best, worse, richest, fiercest, deadliest or simply biggest of practically anything, then this is the book for you, with over 600 lists on a diverse range of subjects. Praise for the book: "The Times" - Just as many pictures, just as much colour, but somehow more fulfilling in its desire to present 10 of everything, whereas Guiness makes do with one.
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What's so appealing about a list? It's tidy, it's pithy, it's easy on the eyes and noggin. In this oversaturated age of information inundation, the list presents preorganized data in a format that doesn't require a lot of concentration or drain vast stores of brain wattage. Even the weariest intellect can enjoy a list of 10 data points. Ten most suicidal countries? Lithuania, Estonia, and Hungary get top billing. The bestselling postcard in the Tate Gallery is of The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, whereas the top postcard in London's National Gallery shows Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. And the list of top 10 countries with the most video rental outlets starts with the U.S., Pakistan, and China, and South Korea and Romania don't trail far behind.
Russell Ash provides lists on the universe and the earth, animals and vegetation, births, deaths, and political achievements. There are city lists and country lists, building lists and park lists, as well as lists pertaining to music, books, movies, theater, transportation, sports, and the commercial world, plus a special section of millennium-milestone lists to prepare us for the next century.
The top 10 reasons to get The Top Ten of Everything? It is:
- Entertaining
- Educational
- Fine Bathroom Reading
- An Excellent Statistical Resource
- Fun to Read Aloud to Anyone Who'll Listen
- Doesn't Require a V-Chip
- Portable
- Great Classroom Reference
- Keeps the Back Seat Quiet During Family Trips
- It Has Only One Adverse Side-Effect: Know-It-All-ism.
From School Library Journal
YA?Compiling information from such varied sources as CD-Roms, the Internet, obscure reference books, government publications, and research organizations, this annual top-10 list provides a fascinating look at today's culture. Though some entries, such as longest river or highest mountain, remain the same, others change yearly, such as best-selling books, box-office cinema, play hits, or top-selling songs. Beginning with human achievements in the 20th century, the lists go on to cite the most highly populated countries in the world in 1900, 1950, and 1990. Most expensive paintings during the decades range from Picasso and Renoir to van Gogh. Ash invites readers to suggest lists and send them to his e-mail address. The illustrations and short essays provide explanations as well as a rationale for inclusion and make this more than a book of lists.?Pam Spencer, Chapel Square Media Center, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This book is awesome. It makes a great bathroom reader and fact book. It's fun to read it aloud to other people, too. I really reccomend getting 'Top 10 of Everything 2000'. You will really enjoy it. A great companion to this book is 'Guiness Book of Records 2000(hardcover)'. These two books are great fact books and entertaining too. AWESOME!
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I found this book to be almost addictive. I originally saw it in a doctor's office and thought of taking it with me, but didn't. I left his office and imediately bought it. The text is well orginized and to the point, with hundreds of little known facts. An excellent book for the Cliff Claven (from Cheers) in all of us.
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This book is very cool. It's a cool book to just flip to a page and start reading. It's a coffee table book, totally addictive for the whole family. Once I start reading it aloud, everyone gathers 'round and pretty soon we're all in stitches. It has all sorts of facts and it have even helped me with homework. This is just a fun book, not serious reading just cool to have around.
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