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From every corner of the globe—and beyond—Guinness World Records™ 2009 gathers the most amazing, inspirational, and even bizarre record breakers yet! From don’t-try-this-at-home human achievements to natural and technological wonders, incredible feats in sports and entertainment, and much more, this latest edition introduces important new records and fascinating facts that will captivate every imagination. Did you know . . .

At 2 feet 5.37 inches, the shortest (mobile) living man is 19-year-old He Pingping of China, who was measured on March 22, 2008.

The world’s most expensive cocktail is offered at the Skyview Bar in Dubai, UAE. It costs $7,439 (27,321 dirham) and consists of 55-year-old Macallan whisky from Scotland, ice made from the water used at their distillery, a drop of exclusive dried fruit bitters, and passion-fruit-scented sugar.

Jeanne Stawiecki of the United States became the oldest female to climb the Seven Summits, including Mount Kosciuszko, when she completed her last climb (Mount Everest, Nepal) on May 22, 2007, at the age of 57 years, 36 days.

And that’s just a hint of what you’ll find inside this mind-blowing book, including striking photos, exclusive interviews, special sections on the year’s milestones—plus information on how you too can join the Guinness family of world-record breakers!

Customer Reviews:

• Largest what?
  Kids love this book, no doubt about it. It's packed with all sorts weird facts, lots of photos - a far cry from the Guinness I knew as a kid.
  
  Parents should know that there are some entries that are weird and/or gross - and a few that might be considered objectionable (e.g., Largest Augmented Breasts - pictured, mostly covered). By the time I flipped through the book, my son had already seen it in the school library. Oh, well......more info
• Family Book
  this book caught every ones attention from the 6yr.old grandson to my 75yr. old father , We bought it for the 13yr.old Great for all.The Jones....more info
• Great reading in short spurts
  This is a great book to pick up when you have just a few minutes "to kill". The articles are all short enough to read intermittently. Very interesting subjects. I didn't realize that they actually travel around the world to be present when these records are broken.
  I highly recommend this book as a gift....more info
• pretty good
  I liked it OK because it didn't have very much action as I was
  hoping for says my child Grant. I hope this is all the info you
  were imagining to get.
  
  Linda...more info
• Great Book
  Book just as describe. Very colorful and kid friendly. Shipping time was excellent even though it was holiday season. ...more info
• Perfect
  This product was in perfect condition and arrived in a timely manner. I am very pleased....more info
• Guinness World Records
  I purchased this book for my 13 year old Granddaughter and she was thrilled with it. Her Step-Father and younger Brother immedietly snatched it up and had their noses buried in it for hours.
  I ordered it and it came within a week. The book itself is well presented in a hard cover, a nice looking book....more info
• World Record
  I have bought a copy of, Guinness: World Records, for my son every year for Christmas since 1995. We love reading the records. ...more info
• Great Book!
  I got this book for my grandkids for Christmas and they absolutely loved it! Great quality! I am thinking of buying one for myself!...more info
• Fun
  It took us awhile to find the 3-D glasses, but eventually we found them towards the middle of the book. The book is very "busy", but had a ton of fun interesting info. It was a gift for my nine year old nephew, and he was enjoying it....more info
• GREAT!
  I bought it for my 12 year old grandson for his birthday and he loves it. Now he thinks he is so-o-o smart!!!!...more info
• 09 Guiness book
  All of my kids love these books, we have every year. They read alot AND REMEMBER what they read which is good practice when they are first beginning to read....more info
• Not as kid friendly as I thought
  My 8-yr-old son got this book for Christmas, and I have thought up to this point that it was a neat book, albeit with a few gross pics here and there (but nothing over the top). But today I discovered that it has a writeup and pic of the woman with the largest augmented breasts, which seems very inappropriate for a book marketed for kids. The same page has a writeup on the longest extension of the male body part as well as on the person who has had the most breast augmentation surgeries, and later in the book is a blurb about the largest nude photo shoot, with a mention of the photographer's goal of showing the beauty of the human body not ography (a noble goal, but why bring up the topic in a kids' book?).
  
  If these records were chronicled in a book meant mainly for adults, I wouldn't have such a problem with them, but this is a book that is meant for kids (as seen by the advertising we saw for it in magazines like Sports Illustrated for Kids, which is marketed for kids 8 and up). Adults may enjoy the book as well, but it is definitely marketed to kids.
  
  We will not be buying another copy of this for anyone in our household. If this is the kind of thing you think would be inappropriate for your kids, be warned....more info
• Fun and crazy!
  You can spend hours looking at the crazy world records people have done. Way fun book!...more info
• my 9 year old loved it
  My 9 year old daughter had an old 1999 paperback copy of a Guiness Book Of World Records. She read it all the time, so I thought this would be a great gift. I couldn't have been more right! The 3-D pictures are really cool. She carried that book around all day showing pictures to everyone. I think it was her favorite Christmas gift, even beating out the Wii game she got!
  The only thing negative I can say is that it was hard to find the 3-D glasses (they are within the pages of the book) and they had to be put assembled (they are cardboard). It's not that big of a deal though.
  
  
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• World Record Bood
  This was a great purchase. I bought it for my son and he really enjoys looking through the book!! It was the best price I found and it was shipped really fast!!...more info
• Great Book!
  The book arrived in very good shape and was purchased at an excellent price in comparison to how much it was in my local stores. The book did get lost during shipping, but I called Amazon and they resent the book immediately. It arrived the next day. I never did receive the first book that was shipped, but Amazon came through for me and resolved the issue with no hassle!...more info