MANILA, Philippines - From global events that brought the world to a standstill to newly-uncovered facts about the planet we live in, National Book Store recommends trivia and reference books that chronicle the best — and the worst — of the year that was.
Top 10 of Everything 2012, the best-selling Top Ten annual, is back. Now with more than 700 updated lists and brand-new feature spreads, the must-have compilation features a fascinating, full-color resource of over 7,000 did-you-knows — including the biggest, the top, the best and the worst of almost everything under the sun.
Known for naming and recognizing the world’s most commendable title-holders, the Guinness World Records 2012 celebrates the Olympic year with its most thrilling edition yet, with a dynamic widescreen design, thousands of classic and updated records, never-before-seen photos and an exciting selection of new categories such as Mythconceptions, Fact Files, Connexions and an all-new Sports section.
Finally, feast your eyes and mind on a host of unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images with Ripley’s Believe It or Not’s latest edition. With a compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories and interviews presented in a stunning new design, the book contains some of the world’s most compelling and intriguing real-life tales and adventures.
Unique additions include a dramatic eight-page gatefold section on Ripley’s first-ever “Odditorium” — a section on past and present Olympic game highlights, miscellaneous lists and additional black-and-white Ripley archive photographs, which include specially commissioned photographic features.
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