Books with title Guinness World Records 2012

From the shortest man ever to the largest walking robot, from the hairiest people on the planet to the farthest distance skateboarding . . . by a goat—the most amazing records from around the world can be found here! Guinness World Records 2014 presents the most outrageous, uplifting, and unbelievable record breakers ever. Filled with don’t-try-this-at-home human exploits, natural and technological wonders, incredible achievements in sports and entertainment, and much more, this fully updated edition introduces thrilling new records and incredible facts that will fascinate young and old alike. Did you know that . . . • In February 2013, the U.K.’s Martin Bacon drove a car he built himself at an average speed of 65.53 mph—powered entirely by coffee beans? • New examinations calculate that Spinosaurus measured 14 feet longer than Tyrannosaurus rex, making it the largest land predator ever known? • At a total cost of $6 billion, the 2012 U.S. elections were the most ex

The world’s best-selling annual is back, with thousands of amazing new records, cool facts and awesome pictures! Ever wondered how far a dog can ride a scooter or who’s swallowed the most swords underwater? Want to know about the latest sporting achievements, extreme bodies and cutting-edge tech? Find the answers to these and many more mind-boggling feats in the all-new Guinness World Records 2015 eBook. What’s more, 2015 marks 60 years since the release of the very first GWR annual. To celebrate our diamond anniversary, you’ll find milestones of our classic records and how they’ve changed – or not changed – over time, plus a special feature just on diamond records. And if all that isn’t enough, you can download the new “See It 3D” augmented-reality app on another smart device to bring records in your eBook to life – just point it at designated records on screen and watch what happens! Compare yourself to the tallest man ever, squish maggots in our game, take a journey around the Solar System and much more.

With hundreds of new records, photographs, and gatefolds, an updated edition of the favorite annual reference features more tales of heroism, survival, and feats of daring, as well as new sections on forensic science, the environments, terrorism and conflict, home entertainment and consumer tech, health of the nation, games and puzzles, and peculiar pastimes. 1,000,000 first printing.

A brand-new Guinness World Records book for kids!Amazing Body Records! is the ultimate book on the most hair-raising, tongue-wagging, head-turning world records. Meet the world’s hairiest family, the most tattooed man, the planet’s loudest burper, and many more amazing people whose unique talents and physical attributes have earned them a Guinness World Records title.Guinness World Records chapter books present the stories behind the greatest records with full-color photos and 100 records per book. The easy-to-read text is organized into engaging chapters that will captivate the most avid and reluctant readers alike!

Advancing on the high-tech frontier as the world's most cutting-edge wireless tool, Guinness World Records 2002 Edition is the catalytic reaction of Wireless, Web, and TV within one dynamic print medium. As the world's best-selling copyright book, it's a record-breaking publishing phenomenon! Guinness World Records has historically rocked the best-seller charts selling over 4 million copies last year alone, with publications printed in over 23 different languages. The 2002 Edition represents all things fanatically interactive for the record-breaking obsessed. Providing a navigational journey that allows you to experience true record-breaking mania, its techno iconography challenges you to turn a 2-dimensional image into a 3 dimensional feat using television, the Web, or your own wireless gadgets. Carving new turns in the world of global achievement, fabulous new sections of the book feature the absolute extreme of all extreme sports, online Internet madness, cutting-edge computer games, survival against all odds, anti-gravitational skateboard thrashing, and other limitless experiential opportunities. In addition, all records from Guinness Prime Time TV are listed in the book for the first time ever. But reading isn't a spectator sport-act on the opportunity to interact with the record and experience it as it happened. Follow an icon's lead to the respective record's online site and embark on an opportunity to view this record clip, as well as takes from FOX production that have never before been aired on live TV.

A brand-new Guinness World Records book for kids!Some Guinness World Records have to be seen to be believed. Wacky and Wild! is packed with mind-boggling feats. You’ll meet a dog who likes to ride a scooter, an orchestra that plays with vegetable instruments, plus a man who owns more than 1,500 pairs of Converse shoes. When it comes to records on the zany side, sometimes the greatest asset you can have is an active imagination….Guinness World Records Compilations are jam-packed with over 300 fun facts and full-color photos about all the record holders we can fit on one amazing theme! These books are perfect for Guinness World Records fans.