Provides facts and background information on a great variety of topics, including income tax, world travel, the American economy, the media, health and nutrition, and more.

Fast access to the facts--the 1997 Information Please Sports Almanac showcases all the winners and losers, year by year, sport by sport, like no other almanac. With more than 950 fact-filled pages, the IPSA has been revised and updated to reflect every change in the universe of sports during the past year, including the newly created Pro Soccer and Indy Racing leagues, a greatly expanded Olympics section, and complete coverage of the World Series.

Provides worldwide statistics and facts on the environment, geography, memorable events of the past year, politics, finance, the arts, science, and other key topics.

Provides worldwide statistics and facts on the environment, geography, memorable events of the past year, politics, finance, the arts, science, and other key topics.

Provides facts and background information on a great variety of topics, including income tax, world travel, the American economy, the media, health and nutrition, and more.

Now including more than a thousand pages of facts, essays, maps, and photos, the 1992 Information Please Almanac will continue as the almanac of choice for a large and growing number of readers. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition will set the standard for comprehensiveness and, as always, for readability.

America's most popular almanac is now completely revised and updated for 1991. Features "The Year in Pictures", recapping the year's memorable events; special sections by experts in politics, personal finance, consumer affairs and more; 14 pages of full-color maps; weather information from around the world; and an expanded section on the environment. Photographs. 500,000 print. ESD. Nov. 19, 1990.