Top 10 of Everything 2000

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Nyskick. This selection of facts and figures throws a curious light on the world around us. Over 800 lists present the record-breakers in every area of the natural world and human achievement, from astronomy and the environment to sport and popular culture. Revised and updated annually,
this selection is redesigned with 400 new photographs and illustrations, and answers questions from a vast array of fascinating topics: which films have won the most Oscars? What is the earliest word in the dictionary? Who are the 10 highest earning sportsmen in the world? Which are the most intelligent mammals? What were the top 10 singles of the 1950s? It provides an intriguing mix of hard facts, tales, and trivia.
What is so appealing about a list? It's tidy, it's pithy, it's easy on the eyes and noggin. In this over-saturated age of information inundation, the list presents preorganised 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 best-selling 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 US, 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, theatre, transportation, sports and the commercial world, plus a special section of millennium-milestone lists to prepare us for the next century.

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1.Entertaining
2.Educationa l
3.Fine Bathroom Reading
4.An Excellent Statistical Resource
5.Fun to Read Aloud to Anyone Who'll Listen
6.Doesn't Require a V-Chip
7.Portable
8.Great Classroom Reference
9.Keeps the Back Seat Quiet During Family Trips
10.It Has Only One Adverse Side-Effect: Know-It-All-ism.
DK ADULT.1999.Inbunden.288 sidor.Laminatband.Rikt fotoillustrerad i färg.Format28,5x22,5 cm.Vikt 1400 g.Språk:Engelska.Absolut nyskick.(14)