Amaze your friends and family with hundreds of astonishing facts, figures, firsts and lasts with Whitaker’s World of Facts. It is based on the bestselling Whitaker’s Almanack. Published annually since 1868, the Almanack has been buried in a time capsule beneath Cleopatra’s Needle in London and used by Sherlock Holmes.
Whitaker's World of Facts 2011 is full of the most up-to-date, 'must have' information on every important subject on earth, with lashings of fact files, world record-breakers and 'top ten'-style lists - all lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs. It is the biggest and the best! This book is hugely entertaining and informative - it's a superb reference title for all the family.
"Russell Ash is the king of lists, the author of reference books that offer a short cut to pub-quiz stardom." The Independent
"A Christmas read to dip into again and again. Essential Stuff." The Sunday Times
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About Russell Ash
Russell Ash was a member of a family of craftsmen - his father was a bookbinder working for the British Museum and several generations of his family were London goldsmiths - the most notable of whom, Claudius Ash (1792-1854) was also the inventor of false teeth! As well as writing books, Russell was a practising silversmith. He lived in Lewes in East Sussex and had a daughter and two sons.
