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hardscifi's review against another edition
5.0
So this is how to win on Jeopardy...
Memorize this book and you are well om your way to winning many of the categories on any trivia contest
Memorize this book and you are well om your way to winning many of the categories on any trivia contest
david_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
I get this book annually. I'm a little crazy and actually fully READ some sections immediately each year.
- The 30 page Chronology of the prior year (brings back memories)
- The 4 pages of prominent obituaries (very sad part - I was reminded that 2020 had Terry Jones from Monty Python pass away in January)
- The 20 pages of astronomy, stating upcoming events for 2021
Nice sections this year:
- The Pandemic
- The 2020 election
Sure, I could ask "Siri, what is the deepest point in the Pacific?" and get individual facts.
But this book has table after table of data. It is when you see data sitting next to similar data types that you can see trends and draw conclusions.
And these nearly 1,000 pages are non-debatable facts.
The font size is rather small, and on rare years I have bought the larger size book at about 2x the price. But I usually go back to my standard 5.5" x 8" classic version.
I will go ahead and give my annual 5* score and mark this book 'read', but it is a reference book that I keep extremely handy and pull out regularly throughout the year.
Random highlights:
p4: 4th top-10 topic of 2020: George Floyd (short story)
p45: election results by each county in each state
p103: Dow Jones historical averages
p118: Passenger car production in the US by make/model
p133: US Occupation employment projections
p165: Casualties in all wars of the U.S.
p203: Sexual behavior w Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex partners statistics
p245: the year in pictures
p283: Longest Running Broadway shows (Phantom, Chicago, Lion King, Cats, Wicked, Le Mis)
p318: basic laws of physics
p341: Largest trees in the US
p377: Beginnings of the Universe
p413: US Public High School Graduation Rates
p471: US History Chronology of events
p592: States of the US summary
p629: US Population by Race, Hispanic Orgin, and age
p659: World History
p706 World Adherents of Religions by Contenental Area
p719: Most popular US First Names by Decade (latest: Noah and Olivia)
p752: Nations of the world
p860-p959: All the sports stats you need to know
Great Index!
- The 30 page Chronology of the prior year (brings back memories)
- The 4 pages of prominent obituaries (very sad part - I was reminded that 2020 had Terry Jones from Monty Python pass away in January)
- The 20 pages of astronomy, stating upcoming events for 2021
Nice sections this year:
- The Pandemic
- The 2020 election
Sure, I could ask "Siri, what is the deepest point in the Pacific?" and get individual facts.
But this book has table after table of data. It is when you see data sitting next to similar data types that you can see trends and draw conclusions.
And these nearly 1,000 pages are non-debatable facts.
The font size is rather small, and on rare years I have bought the larger size book at about 2x the price. But I usually go back to my standard 5.5" x 8" classic version.
I will go ahead and give my annual 5* score and mark this book 'read', but it is a reference book that I keep extremely handy and pull out regularly throughout the year.
Random highlights:
p4: 4th top-10 topic of 2020: George Floyd (short story)
p45: election results by each county in each state
p103: Dow Jones historical averages
p118: Passenger car production in the US by make/model
p133: US Occupation employment projections
p165: Casualties in all wars of the U.S.
p203: Sexual behavior w Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex partners statistics
p245: the year in pictures
p283: Longest Running Broadway shows (Phantom, Chicago, Lion King, Cats, Wicked, Le Mis)
p318: basic laws of physics
p341: Largest trees in the US
p377: Beginnings of the Universe
p413: US Public High School Graduation Rates
p471: US History Chronology of events
p592: States of the US summary
p629: US Population by Race, Hispanic Orgin, and age
p659: World History
p706 World Adherents of Religions by Contenental Area
p719: Most popular US First Names by Decade (latest: Noah and Olivia)
p752: Nations of the world
p860-p959: All the sports stats you need to know
Great Index!
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