Guinness World Records [With Trading Cards]

by Craig Glenday

Book Overview

The 2007 edition of the world's most popular book offers yet another awesome collection of the most incredible feats on Earth. From the greatest adventurers, athletes, medical marvels, and natural-and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904994121
• ISBN13: 9781904994121
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Guinness Media
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

so good

good book to read and at a very nice price i just love it.

This book remains an essential reference tool.

The best bit about taking delivery of the latest edition of "Guinness World Records" is the discovery of new information about the largest, tallest, fastest or whatever. As with every new edition of this book, many records from previous editions are removed in order to provide space for those which are included for the very first time. In other words, this is not an up-dated version of Guinness World Records 2006 to which a few more records have been added. This is a new book. Every edition of Guinness World Records will always remain an excellent reference source - but you will need several editions to be certain of finding exactly what it is you require. On the other hand, if you are simply curious about records, there are many in this particular edition that were never intended. Whilst it might be every Athlete's intention to break the world record in his or her particular discipline, it was never intended that a certain person would have an entry in this book because their's was the skull from which the largest ever object was removed. Gruesome? No, not at all. Fascinating? Yes, most definitely. NM

My kids can't put it down

If you have kids who love statistics or curious events this book is fantastic. My boys 7 and 10 couldn't put it down. Often they would remark about stories or pictures they found in this book. We have an older copy (from 2002) and they also like to compare which records have been broken or things that have changed. Great gift book.

Great gift !!

Since 2003, my grandson,who is now 15, has received a copy of the Guinness Book of Word Records each year for Christmas. He does not like to read; however, this is one book that he will take to bed with him... short sentences and/or stories.... at least he's reading something ! For Christmas, 2006, my family added my great-niece as a recipient of the same book. She's in the third grade.... loves to read. She had checked out a copy of the Guinness, 2005, issue from her school library. We decided it was time to begin her own collection. This book provides very informative facts.... as well as some that are just plain "weird".... which is probably why kids are so interested :-)

Guiness World Records - 2007

Overall, this work is perfect for the student in your house. It has a plethora of subjects ranging from pop culture to the most discriminating scientific facts imaginable. Here are some of the more notable frames: - a flexman with almost perfect flexibility of the upper back and torso - Jeanne Calment born 2-21-1875 and lived to 8-4-1997 - Iszumi, the oldest man living to age 120 and born in 1865 - the life expectancy of Andorra at 83+ years - the Orion Nebula which is the brightest in the sky - the stretchiest skin on any living human being - the Grand Canyon extending from the Marble Gorge to the Grand Wash Cliffs - Mt. Nyiragongo in Congo with an active lava lake - the Green Great Wall which is a 2783 mile belt of forest preserve due to be completed by mid-century - the deepest cave Krubera - 136 degrees which is the highest temperature ever recorded The work represents a fair cross-section of the world's most little known facts and/or trendy trivia. Some reviewers were offended by a few pop culture references. The presentation should reflect contemporary society comprehensively. Overall, the acquisition is a good value for the price charged. As an experienced lecturer at the collegiate level, I don't think parents can insulate young adults from the forces which shape the world around them.