Extensively researched, riotously entertaining book documenting a whole world of utterly true, unusual, hilarious and ridiculous names of people, places and products

Includes some of the silliest, strangest, weirdest and wackiest names from around the world.

Fully updated and revised for 2010, this family reference book comes from the publishers of the renowned Whitaker's Almanack. Be fascinated by the up-to-date, 'must have' information on every important subject on earth. Hugely entertaining and informative, Whitaker's World of Facts 2010 is the biggest and the best!

Offering interactive DVD to put your family's general knowledge to the test, this title includes a collection of over 700 compelling lists that show you who or what is the best, worst, richest, deadliest or simply biggest of practically everything.

It's a fact that men love lists: with lists, men can find the interesting information with the least amount of effort. This book contains over 250 lists covering the important subjects in life - cars, sports, barbecues, gadgets - and answers the vital questions: Are Ferraris faster than Lamborghinis? What's the common murder weapon?

Painstakingly researched, utterly true, hilariously entertaining book documenting the unusual, hilarious, silly and downright ridiculous names that have existed in Britain in the last millennium

Lets you discover hundreds of essential, intriguing and bizarre facts about your country's most iconic subjects, including: the 10 most produced plays by Shakespeare; 10 defunct British national holidays; the 10 longest seaside piers; and the 10 lowest-scoring UK Eurovision entries.

Fully updated and revised for 2009, this family reference book comes from the publishers of the renowned Whitaker's Almanack. It combines the most up-to-date, 'must have' information on every important subject on earth. Hugely entertaining and informative, this book is a superb reference title for all the family.

Reveals facts and little-known trivia about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places.

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The paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema reveal much about 19th-century values. His forays into sentimentality, escapism and hedonism were adored by the Victorian public. This book features his work from private and public collections, in large-format colour plates.

Aimed at those who want to know what or who was the best, worse, richest, fiercest, deadliest or biggest of practically anything, this work contains over 600 lists on a range of subjects.

An illustrated appraisal of the turbulent life and career of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter, recluse and drug addict and founder and leader of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

A reference book that combines information on almost every important subject, with fact files and world record-breakers and Russell Ash's 'top ten' style lists, illustrated with full colour photographs.

Featuring many off-the-wall titbits of information, this book is filled with fascinating facts and little-known trivia about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places. It is suitable for general knowledge fans.

An illustrated biography of artist John Everett Millais (1829-96), which charts his entry into the Royal Academy at the age of eleven, and his prominence as one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.