Beautifully illustrated. Content Chapters include: Fame * Money & Big Business * Extraordinary People * Extraordinary Lives * The Body * The Natural World * The Material World * Hi-Tech * War & Disaster * Arts & Media * Music & Fashion * Sporting Heroes

The world's most authoritative family reference. The Guinness Book of Records itself holds the record for being the world's bestselling copyrighted book! The 1999 edition highlights all of the current record-holders for events common (the largest single auto plant in the world belongs to Volkswagen) and strange (the "human arrow" Ariana was fired 75 feet from a crossbow); funny (Fabian Pretou, 6'2" married Natalie Lucius, 3'1") and macabre (Jed Shaner was covered by a mantle of 343,000 bees!). From unknown people to famous (Michael Jordan, Kenny G, Jerry Seinfeld), this book has them all!