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GUINNESSWORLD RECORDS
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Pages: 288 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0851121020
Pub: Guinness World Records Limited
Pub date: 2000-09-15
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 123079
Editorial Review:
This is not so much a book as an institution. It's not only the trivia buff's Bible, it even has its own TV show. The fans can be assured: beneath the garish purple cover, the world's most famous reference book is better than ever, with startling pictures, snappy text, and an awesome range of records. From the youngest DJ to the oldest living person, the biggest snail to the fastest goal in first-class football (2.8 seconds), the most cocktails mixed by a robot to the biggest railway station, there's every kind of extreme you could ever want.
This book doesn't just have all the records you'd expect, it has records for things you've never even dreamed of, with blink-because-you-can't-believe-it photos that add enormously to the effectiveness of the text. Check out the shots of the world's longest fingernails (total length 6.15 metres, 20 feet 2.25 inches), the world's fastest furniture (a great image of the happy record-holder speeding along on his motorised sofa) and a winceworthy image of the world's strongest beard (a woman's hanging from it). All the classic records are still there: you can find the tallest, smallest, fastest, slowest, oldest of just about anything--you name it, it's there. For sports fans there's a major section, and other big areas include: the natural world; music, films, TV and other media; wealth, valuables and very rich people; technology; and transport. There's even a page on how to set your own world record and get it onto Guinness's database. Now there's fame. --David Pickering
Reader Reviews:
A great book!!!! (0/0 people found this helpful)
I enjoy looking at the Guinness world records 2001 as it tells you all the great achievements that people made. This book is not like a story as you don't have to get into it, you can just pick it up and read from wherever you like. I also like this book as a new copy comes out every year, so it is alway up to date.
GREAT (0/1 people found this helpful)
The guinness book of records is good because it has a lot of great pictures and amzing facts and you can buy a new one every year. I like the picture of a boy playing chess on a car roof.
really good book. (0/0 people found this helpful)
I like this book because it has got lots of good facts in it. I like it because if I see a good picture and I read about it. I think how amazing things could happen.
top book for fun facts (0/0 people found this helpful)
I found that the guinness book of world records 2001 was the best book by a long way. The reason is because you can find out what people have achieved. You can also go on their website ...and you can see video clips which is much better. I was most interested about record wheelies on bikes.
A Great Book! (0/0 people found this helpful)
Reading the other Guiness Book of records I would say this is the best one yet. It is set out in an excellent format, contains lots of colour pictures and is even more interesting to read than the other books. I would say this is not a book that will sit on the shelf gathering dust!
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