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9781596911710
"Ben Schott redefines the traditional almanac in an annual volume that will revolutionize the way we think about the year. In an age when facts are plentiful, selection and analysis can prove elusive. From Islam's outrage at cartoons of the Prophet to the winner of American Idol, from the Nobel Prize for Literature to the Bad Sex in Fiction award, Scott's Almanac presents the essential biography of the year in fifteen informative and elegant chapters."--BOOK JACKET.Schott, Ben is the author of 'Schott's Almanac 2007 ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781596911710 and ISBN 1596911719.
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