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Guinness World Records 2005 (Guinness Book of Records (Mass Market)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Claire Folkard (Editor)

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Publication Date: 26 May 2005 | Series: Guinness Book of Records (Mass Market)

CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON WORLD RECORDS!
Since 1955 Guinness World Records™ has been documenting the fastest and slowest, biggest and smallest, heaviest and lightest–and most amazing–of everything! And this special 2005 edition features more astonishing, inspiring, and unusual achievements than ever–spanning the wonders of the natural, material, and modern worlds, from amazing anatomy and epic journeys to entertainment, the Internet, and beyond.
Did you know…
• A Canadian man holds the Guinness World Record for the highest speed reached on a human-powered vehicle: 81 mph on his recumbent bike.
• The most expensive burger can be ordered in New York City for a Guinness World Record price of $59.00!
• The record for the tallest man ever remains held by Robert Pershing Wadlow of the United States, who stood 8 ft. 11.1 in.
. . . and there’s so much more, including Guinness World Records’ awesome trademark photos! This
special edition also offers the fascinating stories behind some of the most famous records, plus exclusive
interviews with a selection of record breakers themselves–to make Guinness World Records 2005 the most memorable edition yet!

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Since 1955 Guinness World Records™ has been documenting the fastest and slowest, biggest and smallest, heaviest and lightest–and most amazing–of everything! And this special 2005 edition features more astonishing, inspiring, and unusual achievements than ever–spanning the wonders of the natural, material, and modern worlds, from amazing anatomy and epic journeys to entertainment, the Internet, and beyond.
Did you know…
• A Canadian man holds the Guinness World Record for the highest speed reached on a human-powered vehicle: 81 mph on his recumbent bike.
• The most expensive burger can be ordered in New York City for a Guinness World Record price of $59.00!
• The record for the tallest man ever remains held by Robert Pershing Wadlow of the United States, who stood 8 ft. 11.1 in.
. . . and there’s so much more, including Guinness World Records’ awesome trademark photos! This
special edition also offers the fascinating stories behind some of the most famous records, plus exclusive
interviews with a selection of record breakers themselves–to make Guinness World Records 2005 the most memorable edition yet!

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Mass Market Paperback: 588 pages
Publisher: Bantam USA; Special 50th anniversary e. edition (26 May 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553588109
ISBN-13: 978-0553588101
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,153,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An essential reference tool. 12 April 2006

By Ned Middleton HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Whilst some readers will always buy the latest edition of this book because they are interested in the largest, tallest, fastest or whatever, personally I have always found this book to be a first class reference source.

It was from the Guinness Book of records that I learned that the largest Turtle known to man was a giant Leatherback Turtle which (to my great surprise) was washed up on the shores of Ireland - and "not" some Caribbean country as one might expect.

Of course, not all the records are repeated from one edition into the next or each book would be identical except for any new records achieved during the past 12 months. For this reason, the reader might need to collect a few editions of the book in order to have as good a collection of records as possible.

Just a few loose thoughts really.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible USA edition 3 July 2010

By The Librarian VINE™ VOICE

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Perennially popular Guinness Book of Records - BUT... it's the USA edition. This means (1) it's the size of a paperback novel, (2) it's printed on newspaper, (3) it's all black and white, and the pictures are just grimy black blobs.

Also, of course, at time of writing (July 2010) it's 5 years out of date. Clearly no-one is going to bother with this, and quite right too!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars interesting and adicting 10 Dec 2006

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I have almost every book of the guiness book of world records since about 10 years ago and iv read every single one! its not like you have to keep reading to find out what will happen next but just to find out what weird record was set next!

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5.0 out of 5 stars excelent buy 8 July 2005

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i am a fanatic of guiness and a collector of the books so the book gets better every year ........

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