The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016

by Sarah Janssen (Editor)

Larger hardcover format of this essential resource offers larger type sizes and more user-friendly access to thousands of facts.

The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Since 1868, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2016 edition of The World Almanac® reviews the events of 2015 and will be your go-to source for any questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by The Wall Street Journal , The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.

Features

• The Year in The World Almanac® takes a look back at 2015 while providing all the information you'll need in 2016.
• 2015— Top 10 News The editors of The World Almanac® list the top stories that held their attention in 2015.
• 2015—Year in Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the first College Football Playoff, the Women's World Cup, 2015 World Series, and much more.
• 2015—Year in Striking full-color images from around the world in 2015, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports.
• 2015—Offbeat News The World Almanac® editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year.
• World Almanac ® Editors' Time The World Almanac® lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2015, from news and sports to pop culture.
• U.S. A Statistical The World Almanac® covers the historical background, statistics, and legal issues surrounding immigration, giving factual context to one of the hot-button topics of the upcoming election cycle.
• World Almanac ® Editors' Most Memorable Super On the eve of Super Bowl 50, the editors of The World Almanac® choose the most memorable "big games."
• New Employment Five years after the peak of the great recession, The World Almanac® takes a look at current and historic data on employment and unemployment, industries generating job growth, and the training and educational paths that lead to careers.
• 2016 Election With a historic number of contenders for the presidential nominations, The World Almanac® provides information that every primary- and general-election voter will need to make an informed decision in 2016, including information on state primaries, campaign fundraising, and the issues voters care about most in 2016.
• The World at a This annual feature of The World Almanac® provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world.
• and much more.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

1008 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2015

About the author

Sarah Janssen is the senior editor of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac for Kids, and other diverse titles. She is the co-author of Under the Covers and between the Sheets, a book of facts and trivia about the world’s greatest books. Sarah lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

[Cheyanna Wickman]

Janssen, S. (2016). The world almanac and book of facts 2016. New York, NY: World Almanac Books.
Citation by: Cheyanna Wickman
Type of Reference: Almanac
Call Number: 031.02
Content/ Scope: The World Almanac and Book of Facts contains all the important events from 2015 to help guide students questions about what has happened in the year 2016. The book contains everything from political matters to education and economics. Students can also look into categories such as pop culture and notable quotes of the year.
Accuracy/ Authority/ Bias: The World Almanac and Book of Facts is published by World Almanac Books a company that specializes in publishing these books each year. This almanac is one the longest running and bestselling.
Arrangement/ Presentation: The book is arranged by subject. For example politics, is one section and then there are subheading under the major politics section. The entire book is set out in this format. With top facts at the start of the book.
Relation to other works: This almanac is a highly rated comprehensive almanac that would enable students to research any of the major events from the past year. This comprehensive guide would allow for students and teachers to access a bounty of materials in one book.
Accessibility/ Diversity: The layout of the book allows for students to be able to research materials in a concise and orderly way. Also the images throughout the year allow for visual learners to link past events in their mind with what they may remember. The language is non-biased towards any one event or person in the book as well.
Cost: $34.95
Professional Review: American Library Association. (n.d.) [Review of The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016].

[Rachel Vessels]

World almanac and book of facts 2016. (2015). New York: World Almanac Books.

Citation by: Rachel Vessels

Type of Reference: Almanac

Call Number: 030 Wor

Content/Scope: A world almanac targeted to people 12-99 years old. Containing top news stories, sports, pictures, and hot topics. Includes immigration, 2016 elections, and world at a glance. This almanac has a ton of information at your finger-tips.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: The World Almanac and Book of Facts has become the best-selling American reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. This is the #1 go-to almanac for information.

Arrangement/Presentation: Arranged by a quick thumb index, starting with a year in review, economy and business, personalities, cities and states, census, science, computers and astronomy, consumer information, health and travel, and nations of the world.

Relation to Other Works: In relation to other almanacs this one is a higher level thinking, there are very few pictures. This almanac would only be suitable for advanced students.

Accessibility/Diversity: The vocabulary is very diverse and non-sexist. This would be of specific interest to students that are higher thinkers.

Cost: $14.99

Professional Review: Simon & Schuster. (2015, December 8). World almanac and book of facts 2016. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/books/d...

[Stephen Paul Chase, Jr.]

Celebrating 2015, 5 years before the pandemic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!