TY - BOOK AU - CARRIER Rhonda TI - The Guinness book of records, 1999 SN - 0851120709 (hbk.) PY - 1998/// CY - London PB - Guinness Publishing KW - ANIMAL WORLD KW - ARTS KW - BATTLES KW - DISASTERS KW - GEOGRAPHY KW - HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS KW - INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS KW - MILITARY SCIENCE KW - MILITARY VEHICLES KW - NATURAL RESOURCES KW - RECORD BREAKERS KW - SCIENCE KW - SPORTS KW - TECHNOLOGY KW - WARS KW - WEAPONS N2 - 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 ER -