This all-encompassing bestselling annual covers everything you need to know from science, tech, sports, music, movies, animals, and more. Read all about the amazing world records, trending topics, jaw-dropping facts, and box office hits from the past year! The world's best awe-inspiring records are packed in this updated 2021 edition! Discover amazing facts like: - Which movie left others in the dust at the box office? - What kind of puppy do most people have in their homes: a Golden Retriever or a German Shepherd? - How many records did popstar Ariana Grande smash this year? This incredible updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in science, tech, pop culture, sports, nature, and more. This is the sixth edition of our world records annual. It also includes Trending sections for each category, covering all the new cool social media facts, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from 2021. It's been a great year!
It's been another year of amazing facts, trends, current events, and more. Read about all the epic world records you need to know from the past year! The world's most inspiring, awesome, and jaw-droppings records are packed in this updated seventh edition of the Scholastic Book of World Records! Find out amazing stats, like: - Which band has the longest-ever music video: BTS or Twenty One Pilots? - How many career points has LeBron James scored? - What's the price of the most expensive pet fish in the world? - And a whole lot more! This awe-inspiring updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in pop culture, science, tech, nature, sports, medicine, and more. This 2022 edition also includes "Trending" sections for each category, covering all the new cool social media facts, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from the past year.
"A reference guide includes records in the realms of popular culture, sports, science, nature, and technology, and includes a section of United States records."--Source inconnue.
The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories. Look back on another year in sports with Scholastic, featuring exciting and all-new coverage for 2022. Get up close and personal with the top athletes in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more in this perfect book for sports fanatics and newbies alike.
A reference guide includes records in the realms of politics, sports, the environment, nature, space, and popular culture, and includes a section of United States records.
The Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2019 is the global authority on all things videogames. Inside the 12th edition of the world’s best-selling videogames annual you’ll be able to delve into your favorite games like never before – from returning favorites like FIFA, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, to all-new instant classics such as Fortnite, Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and NieR: Automata. Inside you’ll be able to delve into your favorite games like never before – from returning favorites like FIFA, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, to all-new instant classics such as Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, NieR: Automata and Fortnite. You’ll be able to discover who the best FIFA 18 player in the world is, the size of the biggest monster in Monster Hunter: World (clue: it’s really, really big), which Overwatch player has healed more players than any other and find out which eSports pro won over $2.4 million in 2017 alone! We’ll also introduce you to some of the most amazing gamers on the planet. From Nathaniel “Nathie” de Jong, the world’s most popular VR-dedicated YouTuber, to Ray “Stallion83” Cox who has the world’s highest Xbox Gamerscore. And that’s not forgetting Joseph Garrett, Stampy Cat himself, who holds one of Minecraft’s strangest records ever – let’s just say cake is involved... Stampy Cat has also provided a special guest intro that you’ll only find in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2019. Talk of Stampy Cat brings us speedily to our World Builders special chapter – a well-constructed celebration of the games that let us build, including Minecraft, LEGO® Worlds, Roblox, Terraria and more. You’ll have chance to don your hard hat too by taking part in our Reader Challenges that could put your name in lights in next year’s Gamer’s Edition. So, whether you want to know who the world’s most popular Fortnite player is, see the planet’s biggest Game & Watch, or find out which nation is the best at Pokémon, you’ve come to the right place!
It's been another year of incredible facts, trends, current events, and more. Read about all the amazing world records you need to know from the past year in our world records annual, updated for 2023! Find out amazing stats, like: Which movie was the most success at the box office? Whose album had the biggest hits? Where can you find the world's oldest animal? And a whole lot more! This awe-inspiring updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in pop culture, science, tech, nature, sports, medicine, and more. This 2023 edition also includes "Trending" sections for each category, covering all the new cool social media trends, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from the past year.
Lists records, superlatives, and unusual facts in the areas of fame, business, crime, the natural world, technology, war, the arts, music, fashion, and sports.
All aboard Guinness World Records 2021 for a life-changing journey of discovery! This year, we're devoting a chapter to the history of exploration, starting with the story of the very first circumnavigation, along with our "History of Adventure" timeline, featuring a host of remarkable achievements. The fully revised and updated best-seller is packed with thousands of incredible new feats across the widest spectrum of topics, providing a whistle-stop tour of our superlative universe. Our ever-expanding pool of international consultants and experts help us make sense of the world around us and the cosmos beyond. So join us as we embark on a voyage through the vast panorama of record-breaking in 12 fact-packed chapters: · Travel through the Solar System and see the planets come to life with a free Augmented Reality feature · Encounter the cutest, weirdest, most dangerous and exotic creatures on our home planet · Meet the world’s tallest, shortest, hairiest and heaviest humans · Marvel at the latest high scores, speed runs, and players at the top of their game in eSports and beyond · Get the lowdown on the world’s most successful and prolific actors, musicians, TV stars and influencers We've also selected the best of the newly approved claims from the 50,000 applications received from the public over the past 12 months. But don't just be a tourist: try some of our specially created try-at-home challenges that could see YOU listed in the world-famous book of records. If you want to be one of those lucky few, check out our Against the Clock chapter--we might even see you in next year's edition! Finally, be inspired by the latest inductees to the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame, including the real-life Captain Nemo who's traveled to the deepest point in every ocean, the fearless campaigner for human rights who risked her life to make the world a better place, and the teenage millionaire who made his fortune playing Fortnite. It's a big world out there! Let Guinness World Records 2021 be your guide!
Gamer’s 2020 is bursting at the seams with the characters our readers love and the games making the biggest splash in gaming right now! Gamer’s 2020 features characters and legends such as Super Mario, Spider-Man, Pikachu, Link, Master Chief, Solid Snake, Batman, Mickey Mouse, Lara Croft and Crash Bandicoot will all have their own page... and that’s just the start! And, if that wasn’t enough, this year a special section is dedicated entirely to the gaming sensation that is Fortnite. We’ve worked closely with the game’s publisher, Epic, to obtain the most accurate facts on the best players, the most popular equipment and the biggest in-game events. We’ve also crafted specially designed Reader Challenges to put our readers to the test and crown all-new record holders! The book’s features will transport our readers to more legendary gaming franchises – whether they visit a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars, get up-to-speed on gaming’s debutant heroes, catch-up on a year’s worth of eSports tournaments, or explore the history of Assassin’s Creed’s locales. Gamer’s 2020 has something for every gamer on the planet and remains the ultimate guide to gaming!
