Guinness World Records 2015
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Celebrate sixty years of jaw-dropping records. From the oldest person who ever lived (at 122) to the first music video filmed in space, from the tallest self-built castle to the fastest blindfolded text message—the most amazing feats from around the world can be found in this special diamond anniversary edition. Guinness World Records 2015 presents the most astonishing and exciting record breakers ever. Filled with don’t-try-this-at-home human exploits, natural and technological wonders, incredible achievements in sports and entertainment, and much more, this fully updated edition introduces thrilling new records and extraordinary facts that will fascinate young and old alike. Did you know that . . . • On December 8, 2013, Metallica became the first music act to have performed on all seven continents when they played their “Freeze ’Em All” show for a crowd of 120 at Antarctica’s Carlini Station? • Researchers at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics have created the most accurate clock ever, which will keep time to the second for 4.5 billion years? • The New Jersey Zombie Walk of Asbury Park recaptured its title—from the Zombie Pub Crawl of Minneapolis—as the biggest undead get-together, with a mind-blowing 9,592 participants? And that’s just a taste of what you’ll find inside this absorbing book. The world has changed a lot in the last sixty years—for proof, check out the biggest crowdfunding successes or the largest gathering of people twerking. One thing remains the same: Nobody does records like Guinness World Records. Review: My kids go CRAZY for these books!! - I purchased this book for my middle school classroom. Students from gate 5-8 absolutely go CRAZY over these books!! I also enjoy reading through them every year before they get their hands on it. The hardcover is a MUST HAVE!! It has held up for a year and a half and the binding looks almost brand nee with students reading it almost every day. No paperback could hold up to this abuse! Very interesting material and extremely durable! Even though it is 2016....I still recommend getting all the previous years, especially if they are discounted. Review: We love the book it is colorful and fun for us to read together! - My daughter who is 12 and I are enjoying reading this. I remember getting my first copy when I was in grade school and it was paperback and black and white and hard to read. This copy is so cool and easy to read with great pics. I got it as the desertcart.com special the other day 50% off and another 4.00 off I believe so the price was awesome. It is pricey otherwise but you only buy it once a year. Recommended.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,360 Reviews |
C**S
My kids go CRAZY for these books!!
I purchased this book for my middle school classroom. Students from gate 5-8 absolutely go CRAZY over these books!! I also enjoy reading through them every year before they get their hands on it. The hardcover is a MUST HAVE!! It has held up for a year and a half and the binding looks almost brand nee with students reading it almost every day. No paperback could hold up to this abuse! Very interesting material and extremely durable! Even though it is 2016....I still recommend getting all the previous years, especially if they are discounted.
S**R
We love the book it is colorful and fun for us to read together!
My daughter who is 12 and I are enjoying reading this. I remember getting my first copy when I was in grade school and it was paperback and black and white and hard to read. This copy is so cool and easy to read with great pics. I got it as the Amazon.com special the other day 50% off and another 4.00 off I believe so the price was awesome. It is pricey otherwise but you only buy it once a year. Recommended.
M**B
Wonderful Entertaining Read
Always a yearly Christmas gift for our teens. Been gifting these since before they could read and they provided great parent / child captive reading. Interesting, entertaining and encourages young ones as well as adults to read. Even now that they read them on their own, they still flock to me to show / read some of the stories. They even reread prior year editions as sometimes due to age and interest, they have skipped sections. Always a great guest bathroom book too ;)
J**T
Interesting book that would make a great gift for any occasion!
I was a big fan of these books as a kid, and now my 9 year old son is a big fan! We ordered this for him for Christmas and it arrived quickly with no damage. The hard cover is shiny/holographic looking which adds to the cool factor. Content is as usual - neat knowledge nuggets for the whole family to enjoy reading about. Pages are visually stimulating as well.
R**U
Great records for the past 60 years
This year's book has more records which reminded me of how human kind has changed during the 60 years since the first book was published. Most of the records are challenging to our knowledge and broaden it further.
S**N
Great Gift
Great gift for a man. Give every year at Christmas to men in family. All like it, good bathroom reading! Got a couple when they were just released, the order was a gift for my son, going through radiation and chemo so in 'good' moments, good light reading for him, easy conversations from it!
S**O
This year's book is fun to read for "not so serious" reading. Great Price on Amazon
This was a great stocking stuffer. My son reads it at night before he goes to bed. This is a fun book. The price on Amazon is 1/2 the cost than what I saw at the Stop and Shop. Just an overall good book to read.
K**N
Bought this book for my kids and they LOVE it. We constantly peruse and read it and ...
Bought this book for my kids and they LOVE it. We constantly peruse and read it and I am always hearing them go 'Dad did you know that someone did .....' . Great educational reading for the kids with plenty of pictures and its quite well written. Highly recommended for kids!
V**I
GUINNESS WORLD É MARAVILHOSO
MINHA FILHA É RECORDISTA DO GUINNESS DESDE 2006. 'Georgia Brown mantém seus recordes intactos no Guinness World Records a exatamente uma década:- ''Maior extensão vocal (8 oitavas -G2/G10)'' e ''Nota mais aguda produzida por um ser humano (G10)''. Georgia teve seus recordes publicados em 3 edições anteriormente, 2006 - 2010 e 2012, e para nossa surpresa ela também saiu na edição de 2015, mais precisamente na página 73. GEORGIA BROWN - A MAIOR EXTENSÃO VOCAL E MAIOR AGUDO DO MUNDO E SUA FOTO ESTÁ NA PG 73. Contato: [email protected] ADQUIRO TODO ANO POIS EVENTUALMENTE ELES COLOCAM SUA FOTO, POR QUE NINGUÉM CONSEGUIU DERRUBAR SEU RÉCORDS. TODOS MEUS EXEMPLARES ERAM EM PORTUGUÊS, DESTA VEZ QUERIAMOS O ORIGINAL EM INGLÊS. RECEBÍ A ENCOMENDA COM MUITA RAPIDEZ. OBRIGADA.
S**D
Great present. The 9 year old it was bought ...
Great present. The 9 year old it was bought for loved it. Great price of £5. Big illustrations, and the usual quality you would expect from Guinness Book of Records. Don't buy at the normal price as its regularly on sale for £5.
M**Y
Interesting read.
Great for a ready reckoner. Handy having it on my IPAD. Regards Mike
S**C
Gut und gunstig.
Viele interessante dinge in den Buch.
A**J
GO FOR IT
If you are advantures and intrested in knowing about the crazy and amazing world than you should have this book. amazon delievery was awsome, i got it today, package was good, it comes with 2 layers of air packet sheets which protect the book and a amazon cover. Invoince is good and delievery was also good. Book is very good as all the pages are clear, shiny, do not think, just order because i have checked out also in market and it is of Rs.1800 + , here you get cheap and good product.
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