2009 Britannica Book of the Year (Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year)

The 2009 Britannica Book of the Year is an unequalled account of the people, the events and the trends that made 2008 memorable. Read about major political elections across the globe, including the historic Presidential election in the United States. Learn more about today's hot spots and major world events. From the Beijing Olympics to the worst economic crises in eighty years to the continued violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, capture 2008 in this one-volume beautifully-bound hardcover book. Access hundreds of statistical facts in the World Data section. Or discover important events when browsing Dates of 2008. Find out about those who changed the world and touched our lives in People of 2008. From education to health to sports, Events of 2008 covers the critical issues you want to read about. Fascinating, absorbing and informative-this is one book you'll be proud to own. Includes: A day-to-day recap of world events - DATES OF 2008. From January through the very end of December, DATES OF 2008 chronicles and summarises noteworthy events - one day at a time. From education to health to sport, experts cover the EVENTS OF 2008. Explore critical issues in business, computers, education, health, politics, science and sport among many other topics, with fact-packed entries probing the reasons behind developments throughout the year. PEOPLE OF 2008. Find out about those who made history, broke records or made a difference. A clear and incisive review of THE WORLD IN 2008. Hotbeds of unrest are closely examined. Multinational and regional organisations are reviewed. A statistical snapshot of the world in WORLD DATA. Need to know about petroleum production in Indonesia? Infant mortality rates in Mexico? The growth of cell phones in Slovakia? World Data brings you statistical data - social, economic and financial - on more than 200 countries and dependencies throughout the world. It's the kind of detailed information you won't - or can't - find anywhere else. SIDEBARS OF 2008. This year's Sidebars explore the continuing strife in the Darfur region of The Sudan, a conflict that so far has continued despite all attempted diplomatic solutions; the growing popularity of distance learning,A" as more and more people each year earn degrees through online study without setting foot in a classroom; and the store of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, with which scientists hope to re-create the prevailing conditions at the dawn of the universe.