Whitaker's World of Facts 2010 is full of the most up-to-date, ‘must have’ information on every important subject on earth, with lashings of fact files, world record-breakers and ‘top ten’-style lists — all lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs. It is the biggest and the best!

Divided into 20 sections - Space, Planet Earth, Human Body, World History, People, Music and Performance to name but a few. It includes information on a huge range of subjects, from the Solar System to the most successful films,

with data from authoritative sources and specialists on every subject under the Sun.

 

Take a closer look inside the World of Facts.

 

Get the answers to the questions below and wow everyone with your dazzling knowledge!

 

 

 

 

Whitakers World of Facts 2010 includes...

Useful tables and formulae include conversions and scales, from Beaufort (weather) to Richter (earthquakes). 

Great illustrations and photographs accompany fascinating facts and tables. Find out the real names of actors such as Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie, most frequent winners of the World Cup.

Web link boxes suggest useful websites to explore subjects further. See also boxes guide you to information on a particular subject elsewhere in the book. There is an extensive index at the back of the book, as well as a list of sources.

You can write to me with comments, suggestions and corrections here.

 

 

Praise for the first edition includes:

'Russell Ash is the king of lists, the author of reference books that offer a short cut to pub-quiz stardom.' The Independent

'A Christmas read to dip into again and again. Essential Stuff.' The Sunday Times