Every year since 1900 is treated individually on a spread-by-spread basis in this book, highlighted by the personalities who made the headlines that year - the Beatles in 1962, Oasis in 1996, the Spice Girls in 1997. Details are given of the stories that defined the year: the music, television, household objects, and stars, with features on political events. There are snapshot listings of who was born, married, published, celebrated, jailed, murdered and died, and lists of all annual Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammies, and Pulitzer Prize winners. It aims to be a combination of serious history and quirkier items.

Guiness Book of the Century

O' Brien, Karen. & Kirsty Seymour-Ure. (editors)

Guiness World Records

This is an account of 50 of the most decisive battles of Western history, the decisiveness defined not necessarily in the completeness of victory or defeat, but in the longer-term impact on the course of history. From the Salamis in 480 BC, the book proceeds through the ancient world, the medieval world and the colonial age, to the 20th century, where key engagements of the World Wars are followed by more recent conflicts whose reverberations are still felt, such as Dien Bien Phu, the Six Days War and the battle for Kuwait. The author not only examines the strategic context and long-term outcome of each battle, but discusses the course of the fighting, the commanders and participants, and the significance of innovations in weaponry.

Guinness Book of Decisive Battles

REGAN, Geoffrey

History

<p>Guinness World Records, the world's leading authority on record-breaking achievement, is back with its second annual compendium of video-gaming achievements. Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2009 brings you record-breaking computer- and video-game accomplishments from around the world, including high scores, biggest tournaments, largest cash prizes and most successful games. In addition to thousands of high scores and records, the book features a round-up of the key events of the video-gaming year--including reviews of new releases, new consoles and the major tournaments--along with detailed game strategies, interviews with the professionals, tips and cheats to improve your play, tabulated information, full-color photography and illustrations, league tables, bizarre facts, and amazing trivia.</p>

Guiness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition

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Guiness Book of the Century

Guinness Book of Decisive Battles

Guiness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition