Guinness World Records 2002: Amazon.co.uk: Guinness, Mark C. Young: Books

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Nearly 50 years after the first edition was published, Guinness World Records isn't so much a book as an institution, having sold over 90 million copies to date, in 23 different languages. Every year, its publishers find ever crazier new achievements to include, for example the live-insect eating capers of England's own Ken Edwards, who's crunched 36 medium-sized cockroaches in one minute. Or Spain's tomatina festival, the world's largest food fight--at the 1999 event 25,000 people spent one hour hurling around 120 tonnes of tomatoes at each other. Then there's French adventurer Remy Bricka, the first man to walk all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. He made it from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean on floating skis 4.2 meters long. It took him 31 days, and when he finally arrived in Trinidad he was reported to have been hallucinating and suffering from severe delirium.

The 2002 edition includes lots of links to the Guinness World Records Web site, so that trivia junkies can feed their addiction even more. Colourfully illustrated--the photos are often very striking--it includes a high proportion of rather eccentric records, such as "most batteries in a work of art" or "most sequined body", which will irritate some readers and delight others. Numerous more "serious" records retain a place, but the emphasis is on the spectacular, sensational and just plain wacky. --David Pickering

Book Description

Selling over 90 million copies to date, printed in 23 different languages, Guinness World Records is a publishing phenomenon. A record breaker in it's own right -it's the world's best selling non-copyright book - the new edition is again poised to take the world by storm. Guinness World Records 2002 immerses the reader into the wonderful world of record-breaking. For the first time, Guinness World Records print, web and TV come together to give the ultimate record experience, allowing access to more than ever before...

Hightlights: For the first time ever, the new edition encourages interaction between Guinness World Records the book, web-site and TV show. 100s of web links navigate the reader to unique record-breaking footage and detailed record information - making the unbelievable believable. Icons indicate record bulletin boards - tell Guinness World Records and the world what you really think of the record? Hotline to your favourite record - web address allow instant access to the records home page. Unique access codes for Guinness World Records ring tones and icons beamed directly to your phone! Fantastic new features on the extreme of all extreme sports; online internet madness; cutting edge computer games; survival against all odds and much more! Accompanied by the coolest newly launched site to hit the online universe. 50% new records plus all your Guinness World Records classics. Revolutionary cover design combines a metallic background with state of the art printing methods.

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Sad Demise Of A Once Interesting Book 30 Dec 2001

By Mr. D. Marshall

What a pity! After nearly 40 editions of this once so interesting book of records, it has to decline into "Belly Fluff" &" Most Sequined Body"
As one who has 35 different editions, it truly saddens me to see this once great book of knowledge degenerate to this degree. Would Mr. McWhirter like it in its present format? I feel surely not.

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FACT!! 21 Feb 2011

By Rebekah

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This was meant to be a second hand book and as such cost pennies in relation to the 'new' copies, mine arrived in pristine condition with no evidence that it have ever been opened..great!

not the best and not the worst that is all I can say! 27 Jan 2003

By bibo bagginz

this book has only 4 pages we could find with interesting facts. It has lots of nice pictures but hardly any decent writing describing the pictures. the producers of this book have not thought very wisely about this book. poor Quality. THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE!