book of facts

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book of facts - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

reference book, reference work, reference

book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

cookbook, cookery book - a book of recipes and cooking directions

instruction book - a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment

source book - a collection of historically important documents published together as a book

wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)

enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses

yearly, annual, yearbook - a reference book that is published regularly once every year

book of maps, map collection, atlas - a collection of maps in book form

cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia - a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

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Special features for this new edition of "The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019" includes: The World at a Glance (providing a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world and includes a sneak peek at upcoming milestone celebrity birthdays in 2019); Statistical Spotlight (highlighting statistics relevant to the biggest stories of the year); 2018 Election Results; Statistics on crime rates for all major U.S.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019

Celebrating its 150th anniversary, "The World Almanac[R] and Book of Facts 2018" was recently released.

New Book: The World Almanac[R] and Book of Facts 2018

More than a book of facts, it also inspires wonder at human ingenuity.

10 Routes That Crossed the World (The World of Tens)

GUINNESS Brewery's Sir Hugh Beaver decided to commission a book of facts and figures when he was at a shooting party and there was debate no-one could answer on what was the fastest game bird in Europe.

You're smarter for 10; Guinness World Records is celebrating 60 years with a special 3D version of their iconic book. MARION MCMULLEN looks back at some landmark moments

GUINNESS Brewery's Sir Hugh Beaver decided to commission a book of facts and figures when he was at a shooting party and there was a debate no-one could answer on what was the fastest game bird in Europe.

You're smarter for 10; Guinness World Records is celebrating 60 years with a special 3D version of their iconic book. MARION MCMULLEN looks back at some landmark moments

Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Long Term Care Insurance Almanac and Book of Facts is a comprehensive source of information related to the subject of long term health care and insurance addressing the risk.

Long Term Care Insurance Almanac Free Shipping Offer

London, Sept 20 (ANI): A new book of facts has revealed some of the world's most mind-boggling nuggets of trivia, and it includes the information that on any single day 400 million people across the planet will have sex.

New book of facts reveals 400m people have sex in a day

It is not just a book of facts, it is a witty and very readable book of facts, easily accessible to all ages of children.

Symons, Mitchell: Do Igloos Have Loos?

Applied science is the primary focus of this book of facts. Extensive use of timelines in the study of the area of interest develops a unifying theme for the book.

Alchorn, Brian, et. al.: Big Book of Science Facts

Extraordinary Book of Facts and Bizarre Information

However, it remains much more than a standard book of facts. The text imparts an understanding and overview of practice that Kaplan has gained from a lifetime in the practice of cardiac anaesthesia.

Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia

McAuley has the ex-Mark Johnston-trained Book Of Facts in the opening 1m1f handicap at Goodwood on Thursday, but will also be entering last November's Wolverhampton maiden winner in a 1m race at Newmarket on Saturday.