Customer Reviews

World Almanac and Book of Facts (2006)

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With the advent of the Internet, you would think no one would need a book like this, but there are many people who are not fortunate enough to have a computer. Plus those of us who do use computers, find many uses for the facts and figures in this book.

As a writer, I have found answers to questions in the Almanac that I could not find elsewhere. And it's fun to look up a particular subject and to stumble on some other intriguing subject that stimulates my imagination.

It's a valuable tool for any profession and I recommend it highly.

When I was a boy I fell in love with the almanac. It was always so captivating to explore all the facts contained in the book. I could read about the various countries, learn about their geographic size, the population size, their per capita income, GDP, major industries, history, and more. Then I could look them up on the maps and their flag (who doesn't love looking at all the flags?) in the middle pages. There is similar information about each of our states, a year by year summary of the history of our country. There are sports records and information on health and medicine. There are handy conversion tables. The amount of information seems nearly endless.

If I tell you that I used to carry a copy of this book with me in school everyday, does that give you some idea about me? It was really for when I got bored in class, or wanted to check something that was said by the teacher or another student. This book is something you can dip into almost endlessly and fine something new.

While the publishers would like you to update your copy every year, I found that every couple of years is often enough. You can't get more good information at a better price than your trusty almanac, and this one is my favorite. The editors seem to know what to keep and what to change to keep it up to date and relevant. Fabulous!

My dad always bought me The World Almanac when I was a kid. No matter what the topic was, research for school assignments always found me first reaching for this volume for orientation. The information found in the Almanac lets you hold the whole world in your hands.

This is a book that we get annually. It makes great reading
anywhere and at any time. We especially like to keep it in our private area as we can get little bits of information in a
short time.I reccommend it to anyone who likes facts that
change annually.

The book is not only full of numbers, statistics, and percentages covering education, science, sports and entertainment, among other subjects, but is a useful reference tool covering not only the years top stories from 2005, but has a great world history section as well as U.S. history, including documents like The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution. A great reference book for students of all ages. You are sure to find something interesting, informative and fun in this book.

This book is so full of useful and interesting facts and trivia on every subject imaginable! It is a wonderful tool for all our writing projects!

This truly is a delightful bed-time companion. Every night, something to ponder over: to muse, to fill in the time between the novel and the needed sleep....or something that will just keep you turning the pages for more. A standard must-have for my [kids] readers and the best part is that there is always a new yearly edition. A great birthday present idea for old and young alike.

It is suprising how much you get out of a book like this. Excellent.

Well worth the wait. Jam-packed with lots of information on the events that occurred over the past year.

I have been a user of the World Alamanac for many years. While its importance may have diminished with the coming into being of the Internet it still is a useful, handy, pleasurable source of information. As a person who has been collecting facts and dates for so long as I can remember I enjoy reading down lists in certain categories , especially the Personality Categories.
I also once enjoyed learning from the World Almanac the basic facts, historical situation of most of the countries of the world. And this though there are occasional errors in emphasis in the summaries.
The idea of the Almanac in certain areas is I believe to provide the 'basic information' a kind of abstract or overview.
It is possible to criticize the 'Almanac ' for not giving deep and thorough treatments of any subject. But that is not its purpose. Its purpose is the 'Information',which it provides on a wide range of subjects.
I have always found that the 'Almanac' is one of those books to be looked into here and there , enjoyed when it answers some small question one has always wanted to know the answer of.
A much recommended work.