The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020

by Sarah Janssen (Editor)

Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource.

The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America’s best-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2020 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2019 and will be your go-to source for 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 effortlessly—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.

Features

Genres: Reference

1008 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2019

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

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tons of USEFUL facts. Well organized.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

The composition of the 116th U.S. Senate, on page 549 of my soft cover copy, is misstated. It is not composed of 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans and 2 Other Parties. It should be stated as 45 Democrats and 53 Republicans. This error will probably be misstated in many school papers and will confuse many students. If a correction could be circulated to all purchasers of the 2020 World Almanac, it would go a long way toward reducing the confusion.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like to get this each year. I've actually read it cover to cover many years. This was my early internet source of data. Since I know the sections, I have favorites:
Summary of previous year
Obituary list of famous people who died previous year
Astronomical events

This is now a Christmas present to myself annually.
Nice to have all the Olympics in here in the sports section.
I need to start buying the large-print edition. Either the typeface has gotten slightly smaller, or maybe my eyes just aren't as good. I'm sure used to reading small text on my phone. But small text without back-lighting is a little more difficult.

[Stephen Paul Chase, Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best of 2019, the last year before the pandemic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stephen Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best edition ever!!

[Sharon Skellie]

Always down load for the uear as a handy reference with facts from the past. I have the new 2021 on my Table.

[Stephen Chase · Rating 1 out of 5]

The worst edition ever, due to the Coronavirus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Charles Hartzog · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great reference book. I'm not sure I can finish it though. It would be more useful in researching than it is reading for fun.