Whitaker's little book of knowledge.
Whitaker's little book of knowledge.
About this item
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Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Yearbooks, [2018]
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0685
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
256 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Biggest and best (Most streamed artits ; Most powerful comic book characters ; High-earning actors ; Fastest production cars by top speed ; Best-selling toys of all time ; All-time Olympic medals by country ; World's most expensive hotel rooms ; Sport stadiums by capacity ; Largest empires ; Best-se...
School condensed (Plot summaries of Shakespeare's plays ; Plot summaries of great novels ; Summaries of great poems ; Great historical figures ; Famous battles ; Mjor revolutions ; Major civil wars)
A sporting guide (Association football ; Tennis ; Basketball ; Cricket ; Formula One ; The Olympic Games ; Unusual sports)
How to sound clever (The 10 films you should have heard of ; The 10 playwrights you should have heard of ; The 10 novelists you should have heard of ; The 10 artists you should have heard of ; The 10 art movements you should have heard of ; The 10 philosophers you should have heard of ; The 10 scien...
Nostalgia (TV shows ; Video games ; Music ; Toys ; Cars)
Treasure trove (Introduction ; Remarkable occurrences ; Notable historical events ; British holiday and health resorts, 1905-30 ; Facts and figures)
Ready reference (International radio alphabet ; Noms de plume ; Booker Prize winners ; Poets Laureate ; Prime Ministers ; Ranks in the armed forces ; Oscar winners ; Types of cheese ; Beef cuts ; Culinary terms ; The earth ; earthquakes ; Weather ; World geographical statistics ; Collective nouns fo...
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Yearbooks, [2018]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2018]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An authoritative, quirky trivia book divided into themed chapters. Whitaker's Little Book of Knowledge contains thousands of general knowledge gems: from everything you learned at school to fascinating lists of contemporary 'top-tens', mini-biographies of famous artists and writers, plus condensed guides to films and works of art and literature. I...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Whitaker's little book of knowledge.
Notes
General note
"Facts at your fingertips"--cover.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/0685
Record Identifier
74VKVyzaaq23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyzaaq23
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781408895887 hardcover
1408895889 hardcover
DDC
032.02
MMS ID
991024232315802626
