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Schott's Almanac 2008

Schott's Almanac 2008

by Ben Schott (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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    Hardcover 2006

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Synopsis

Schott's Almanac redefines the traditional almanac to present a record of the year just past and a guide to the year come. It is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year, from the announcement of Gordon Brown as Britain's new prime minister to Hurricane Dean's devastation of Jamaica, and from the release of the Iranian hostages to the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Section headings are: Chronicle; World; Society & Health; Sci, Tech, Net; Celebrity & Media; Music & Cinema; Books & Arts; Travel & Leisure; Money; Parlimanent & Politics; The Establishment; Sport; Ephemerides. In an age when information is plentiful but selection is rare, Schott's Almanac offers both the essential facts and the lucid analysis, combining the authority and accuracy of the Economist with the wit and vitality of Have I Got News for You.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Edition: 2008
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0747584699
ISBN 13: 9780747584698
Book Overview: One of the stand-out successes of recent Christmases, the new edition of Schott's Almanac is set to storm the bestseller lists again at Christmas 2007. New 1 December publication date will launch an advent calendar-style marketing campaign, to capitalise on this brilliant yearbook's key selling period. The three Schott's Miscellanies have to date sold more than 2 million copies throughout the world.

Media Reviews
'A social barometer of genuine historical value' Sunday Times 'A record of historic reference, chronicling the past year's important events... punctuated with unpredictably diverting statistics' Guardian 'Schott hits the spot' Evening Standard 'The ultimate book of lists, brilliantly, if eccentrically, presented and edited. Never has trivia been more entertaining' Daily Mirror
Author Bio
Ben Schott was born in North London in 1974. He was educated at University College School. Hampstead, and Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he read Social and Political Sciences, graduating with a double First in 1996. He has worked with the Independent, The Times, the Sunday Times, Reader's Digest and Sunday Business, amongst many others and has photographed celebrities from Hugh Grant and Tony Blair, to Gordon Brown and Enoch Powell. Now a full-time writer, he has had columns with a number of publications including Conde Nast Traveller and the Daily Telegraph, and is now a regular contributor to the New York Times and The Times of London. He is well-known as the author of three highly original and entertaining Miscellanies. He lives in London, and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.