Guinness World Records 2002

Guinness World Records

by Antonia Cunningham

The one and only indispensable and undisputed source for the most incredible records ever documented—completely revised and updated for 2002!

Whether it’s the tallest hairdo or the world’s most expensive perfume, the largest gnome collection or the smallest jigsaw puzzle, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS is the most complete and authoritative guide to every record, statistic, and feat of human endeavor imaginable—and unimaginable—complete with the photos to back them up!

Simply unbelievable...but absolutely
• A man in Georgia holds the WORLD RECORD for lifting 105 pounds—with his ears!
• A team of Cornell scientists holds the WORLD RECORD for making the smallest guitar—it is the size of a human blood cell and can actually be played!
• The WORLD RECORD for the largest group hug was set when 899 bankers embraced in New York City!
• Elvis Presley holds the WORLD RECORD for richest dead celebrity, earning $35 million in 2000—more than two decades after his death!

Crammed with amazing facts, feats, and records, including hundreds of new heights of human achievement, the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2002 is bigger and even better than ever. Whether in the world of science, sports, nature, business, politics, entertainment, or everyday life, if someone has dared it, done it, and documented it, you’ll find it here.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, History

560 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a popular book with children, they love showing everyone gross facts they can find
a collection of weird facts

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of good, bad and scary records.

[Amanda Schell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean I personally am not one to get all up into the hype of these things. Mainly for the reason that if I allowed myself too I would certainly then have to try to break some sort of record and it sounds like a bit more work than I'm in to (haha). And that's why you'll find I only own and therefore will only review a few. .....Now that being said I find them totally fricken awesome and unbelievable!!

[Michael Beach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of stuff I didn't really need to know but love reading about anyway.

[asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think that I've just been wayyyyy to spoiled with my beautifully drawn out and designed National Geographic Almanacs.

Either way, there were two things that really made this book super disappointing: the first one being that it was very poorly designed, the graphics felt low budget, and the photography and images within the book looked pretty second hand and stolen, the written descriptions also felt pretty boring and unnecessary languid.

The second one being, that it only showed all of the female accomplishers with little or nearly any clothing, which sucks, 'cuz it felt like the men got to wear stuff and women didn't...

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read. I got this when I was a child and remember being fascinated with all of the interesting facts. Filled with the weird, wonderful and gross.

[Brian Richards · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is interesting to learn about different world records.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love browsing through records.

[Micah Rasmussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's great to look at these older records.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good.