Whitaker´s Little Book of Knowledge - Bloomsbury Publishing

An authoritative, quirky trivia book divided into themed chapters. Whitaker's Little Book of Knowledge contains thousands of general knowledge gems: from everything you learned at school to fascinating lists of contemporary 'top-tens', mini-biographies of famous artists and writers, plus condensed guides to films and works of art and literature. In addition, there is a light-hearted journey down memory lane featuring humorous entries on forgotten treasures from different decades and a stand-alone sport chapter with guides to both well-known and obscure sports, key rules, a glossary of terms and short biographies of the world's greatest sporting heroes.Facts are both newly researched and drawn from the rich treasure-trove of the Whitaker's Almanack archive, which dates back to 1868.Whitaker's Little Book of Knowledge is a truly unique ready-reference containing fascinating facts for every trivia buff while providing a unique insight into the world from the 19th century through to the present day.

Author: Publishing, Bloomsbury
Publisher: Bloomsbury Yearbooks
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Whitaker's Little Book of Knowledge
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2012-09-27
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781408178300
Category: Reference : General