Getting Into Guinness One Man S Longest Fastest Highest Journey Inside The World S Most Famous Record Book
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Getting Into Guinness
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Author : Larry Olmsted
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-06
Getting Into Guinness written by Larry Olmsted and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Reference categories.
A fascinating mix of participatory journalism and history, Getting Into Guinness is the never-before told story of the bestselling copyrighted book of all time. Veteran reporter Larry Olmsted began a personal quest to break an existing world record, then to set another one, and soon he was fully immersed in the crazy and highly competitive world of record breaking. This is his behind-the-scenes report of the characters who created the famous record book and continue to make it wackier and wackier with every passing year. The enthralling 50-year history of the Guinness World Records is a story of phenomenal success, equally compelling failures, and extreme oddities. People all over the world strive to get into the book, often in the most unbelievable ways. Olmsted chronicles some of the funniest and most interesting Guinness record holders from a uniquely insider perspective: he himself is one of them. It all began with a gentleman's wager over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the golden plover or the grouse. The attempt to answer this question has sold more than 100 million books in dozens of languages and every corner of the globe. Today, there is heated competition for the record to hold the most records (currently held by Ashrita Furman, 114 records and counting), as well as classic curiosities that have lasted for decades (the tallest man in history is still Robert Wadlow, at 8' 11"). Interwoven into all of this is Olmsted's account of his own two successful recordsetting attempts, the first involving traveling halfway around the world with his golf shoes—"Greatest Distance Between Two Rounds of Golf on the Same Day"—and the second causing him to nearly lose his mind while playing the world's longest poker session. Why do people devote so much energy to get into the record book, often at great risk? Why do the most extreme fans devote their entire lives to this pursuit? Why is society so obsessed with records and record breaking? Why do Americans alone buy a million and a half copies of the famous book every year, propelling it to the top of the bestseller lists decade after decade? Why do readers of all generations remember the same record holding icons, the fattest twins, the longest fingernails, and the tallest man? After his own journey inside the world of record breaking, these are the questions Olmsted attempts to answer. In the tradition of the bestselling Word Freak—a mélange of travelogue, memoir, investigative journalism, and history—Getting Into Guinness is a must-read for anyone who has ever read Guinness World Records and wondered why someone would grow their fingernails for an entire lifetime.
The Guinness Book Of Records
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Author : Norris McWhirter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Guinness Book Of Records written by Norris McWhirter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Curiosities and wonders categories.
The Guinness Book Of World Records 1998
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Author : Guinness Books
language : en
Publisher: Viking Press
Release Date : 1997-10
The Guinness Book Of World Records 1998 written by Guinness Books and has been published by Viking Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10 with Curiosities and wonders categories.
Contains more than 10,000 records covering every field of human and non-human endeavor, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, and many others.
Guinness World Records 2022
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
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Saturday Review Of The Sciences
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973-04
Saturday Review Of The Sciences written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973-04 with Science categories.
Saturday Review
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Saturday Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with American literature categories.
The Guinness Book Of Records
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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The Guinness Book Of Records 1995
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Author : Facts On File, Inc.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Guinness Book Of Records 1995 written by Facts On File, Inc. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Reference categories.
This new, 34th edition of a classic presents about 15,000 records documenting Guinness achievements and records set during 1994; but this goes far beyond a listing of statistics. Color and black and white photos and intriguing illustrations are packed into the Guinness listings, providing a virtual wealth of eye-catching details accessible to leisure readers.
Guinness Book Of Records
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
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The Guinness Book Of Records 1996
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Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
language : en
Publisher: Facts on File
Release Date : 1995-10
The Guinness Book Of Records 1996 written by Facts On File, Incorporated and has been published by Facts on File this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-10 with Reference categories.
The greatest human achievements of the century are given.