Annuals category: 179 books

The World Factbook, produced annually by the CIA, has become the ultimate, authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Potomac Books publishes a commercial version of The World...

A country-by-country guide to the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2017 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world’s nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. For...

The ultimate annual book of records is back and crammed with more than ever before! Guinness World Records 2017 is bursting with all-new records on topics as diverse as black holes, domes, owls, and killer plants. Want to know the highest anyone has travelled on a skateboard, or the largest loop-the-loop...

There is no doubt that Newcastle United have been involved in some absolutely brilliant games over the years.  There's been the truly memorable games such as the thrilling 4-3 defeat to Liverpool (03/04/1996) that even though Newcastle lost, the game stays in the memory as an exceptional advert for...

This new work of biographical reference presents succinct narrative biographies of every serving head of state and head of government. Its content covers approximately 200 countries and territories and provides over 300 biographical profiles. Each country section contains: * A brief explanation of...

Now know more than ever before! 5th BESTSELLING EDITION! It's a fact-finder, it's an almanac, it's a GK book, it's a notable notes diary. . . Yes, it's indispensable for every student who wants to know what in the world is going on. The Hachette Children's Yearbook & Infopedia 2014 is a ready...

+++ Die wichtigsten Vor- und Nachdenker unserer Zeit in einem Band+++Mit Denkanstößen von Roger Willemsen, Carolin Emcke, Nina Pauer, Harald Welzer, Stefan Klein u.a.Ein guter Text kann uns die Augen öffnen und unsere Art, die Welt wahrzunehmen, für immer auf den Kopf stellen. Wir haben uns also...

Das Jahrbuch "Querdenken 2014" präsentiert die neuesten Erkenntnisse aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft. Mit den besten Texten von namhaften Autoren wie Manfred Lütz, Hans-Ulrich Grimm, Manfred Spitzer oder Susanne Schmidt. Übersichtlich nach Themen gegliedert, liefern die Texte wichtige Denkanstöße für das kommende Jahr.

"Eine Welt ohne Furcht und Not" – dieser Grundsatz aus der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrecht ist heute für immer mehr Menschen ein unerfülltes Versprechen. Bürgerkriege, Terrorgruppen wie der Islamische Staat aber auch der Missbrauch staatlicher Souveränität haben den größten...

Der ›Amnesty International Report 2016‹ ist das essentielle Handbuch zur weltweiten Lage der Menschenrechte. Das vergangene Jahr war von gewaltsamen Konflikten und dem Versagen vieler Regierungen geprägt, die Sicherheit und Rechte der Zivilbevölkerung zu gewährleisten: Terror, Bürgerkriege,...

An in-depth survey of the major commodities of the world * Profiles each commodity in detail * Provides in-depth statistics on production * Includes an invaluable directory Contents: * Introductory essays * Covers all major agricultural and mineral products including aluminium, coal, cotton, nickel,...

In 1984 the first edition of the British Army Guide was published and in September 2015 the 13th edition will be on sale. This invaluable information resource which deals with all aspects of British Army organisation, recruitment and training has been extremely popular with service personnel, the...

This excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the eighty-three constituent units of the Russian Federation. The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole, focusing on the evolution of the relationship between the central state and the regions, followed...

With the increase in volume, velocity and variety of information, researchers can find it difficult to keep up to date with the literature in their field. This interdisciplinary field has the potential to provide answers to problems and challenges faced in catalysis, synthetic organic chemistry and...