The ultimate book of the year / Schott's Almanac 2010
16th November 2009
The ultimate book of the year, Schott's Almanac redefines the traditional almanac to present an informative, entertaining, and fascinating record of the year just past and a guide to the year to come.
Out now, brand new and completely updated to cover the defining moments of 2009, Schott's Almanac includes:
The unfolding of 'Expensgate' - from duck islands and moat cleaning to "flipping" and fraud ~ Phenomenon or fad? - the inexorable rise of Twitter and its inescapable tweets ~ The rise, fall, rise, and fall of Gordon Brown ~ Barack Obama's tough first year ~ The global pandemic of A (HIN1) swine flu, and the threat of an "Aporkalypse" ~ Mounting fatalities and equipment controversy in Afghanistan ~ The tragedy of Baby P ~ The Fourth Plinth ~ Britain's 2009 Ashes victory ~ Joanna Lumley and the Ghurkhas ~ The words of recession including Taxodus and Econocide ~ Iran's disputed elections ~ McBride, Draper and 'Smeargate' - the power of the political blogosphere ~ Australian bush fires ~ Josef Fritzl ~ Piracy in Somalia ~ Ethnic violence in Xinjiang ~ "Operation Cast Lead" - Israel & Gaza ~ Britain's longest recession on record
Schott's Almanac defines the year.
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