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The World Book Encyclopedia is an American encyclopedia. [1] World Book was first published in 1917. Since 1925, a new edition of the encyclopedia has been published annually. [1] Although published online in digital form for a number of years, World Book is currently the only American encyclopedia which also still provides a print edition. [2]
Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide,[13] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [14] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
The World Book Dictionary is a two-volume English dictionary published as a supplement to the World Book Encyclopedia.It was originally published in 1963 under the editorship of Clarence Barnhart, who wrote definitions for the Thorndike-Barnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of Edward Thorndike whom Clarence Barnhart had known and worked with decades before.
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, [1] is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print version is available from the Government Publishing Office.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, World Book Day is a charity event in March, held annually on the first Thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. [10] The annual celebration on 23 April is World Book Night, an event organized by independent charity The Reading Agency. [11]
Website. guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
v. t. e. A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images. Modern books are typically in codex format, composed of many pages that are bound together and protected by a cover; they were preceded by several earlier formats, including the scroll and the tablet.
He wrote a book in 1699 that was translated into French: Voyage around the World or Voyage du Tour du Monde (1719, Paris). [19] Around the World by Steam, via Pacific Railway, was published in 1871 by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and an Around the World in A Hundred and Twenty Days by Edmond Planchut. In early 1870, the Erie Railway ...