The Guinness book of records, 1999 /
CARRIER Rhonda
The Guinness book of records, 1999 / edited by Rhonda Carrier - London: Guinness Publishing, 1998 - 335 pages: colours, illustrations; 30 cm
The well-known record of record-breaking achievements and facts. Section headings include Fame (World leaders; movie stars etc.); Money and big business (Wealth, Brand names etc.); Extraordinary people; Extraordinary lives; The Body; The natural world; The material world (buildings, cars etc.); Hi-tech (Space exploration, Internet etc.); War and disaster (Covers war; killing machines; spying; disasters; and danger zones); Arts and media; Music and fashion; sporting heroes. Divided into the 12 sections outlined above. Within each section information is arranged thematically. Includes a subject and name index; the latter includes names of people, pets and of animals used in sports such as horse riding.
0851120709 (hbk.) 18.00 UK / BND50.58
ANIMAL WORLD
ARTS
BATTLES
DISASTERS
GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
MILITARY SCIENCE
MILITARY VEHICLES
NATURAL RESOURCES
RECORD BREAKERS
SCIENCE
SPORTS
SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
WARS
WEAPONS
The Guinness book of records, 1999 / edited by Rhonda Carrier - London: Guinness Publishing, 1998 - 335 pages: colours, illustrations; 30 cm
The well-known record of record-breaking achievements and facts. Section headings include Fame (World leaders; movie stars etc.); Money and big business (Wealth, Brand names etc.); Extraordinary people; Extraordinary lives; The Body; The natural world; The material world (buildings, cars etc.); Hi-tech (Space exploration, Internet etc.); War and disaster (Covers war; killing machines; spying; disasters; and danger zones); Arts and media; Music and fashion; sporting heroes. Divided into the 12 sections outlined above. Within each section information is arranged thematically. Includes a subject and name index; the latter includes names of people, pets and of animals used in sports such as horse riding.
0851120709 (hbk.) 18.00 UK / BND50.58
ANIMAL WORLD
ARTS
BATTLES
DISASTERS
GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
MILITARY SCIENCE
MILITARY VEHICLES
NATURAL RESOURCES
RECORD BREAKERS
SCIENCE
SPORTS
SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
WARS
WEAPONS