Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac

Ben Schott

Bloomsbury, 2007 - Reference - 352 pages

Schott's Almanac redefines the traditional almanac to present a record of the year just past and a guide to the year come. It is designed to be a practical and entertaining annual volume that tells the real stories of the year, from the opening of the New Wembley stadium to the announcement of the next prime minister, and from the release of the Iranian hostages to the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Section headings are- Chronicle; World; Society & Health; Sci, Tech, Net; Celebrity & Media; Music & Cinema; Books & Arts; Travel & Leisure; Money; Parliament & Politics; The Establishment; Sport; Ephemerides.

In an age when information is plentiful but selection is rare, Schott's Almanac offers both the essential facts and the lucid analysis, combining the authority and accuracy of the Economist with the wit and vitality of Have I Got News for You.

Contents

• CHRONICLE: 7
• THE WORLD: 58
• SOCIETY HEALTH: 88

About the author

Ben Schott was born in North London in 1974. He has worked with the Independent, The Times, the Sunday Times and Reader's Digest, amongst many others and has photographed celebrities from Hugh Grant and Tony Blair, to Gordon Brown and Enoch Powell. Now a full-time writer, he is a regular contributor to the New York Times and The Times of London. Ben is well-known as the author of three highly original and entertaining Miscellanies. He lives in London, and divides his time between Highgate and the British Library.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac
• Editor: Ben Schott
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2007
• ISBN: 0747584699, 9780747584698
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Reference / Almanacs