After a year in which the performance of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs came under scrutiny, The World Almanac® and Book of Facts 2015 presents “American Veterans: A Status Report,” revealing important information on the health, employment, education, and future prospects of American veterans. Other new additions include the first available data on the implementation of the new health insurance exchanges under “Obamacare,” as well as “World Almanac® Editors’ Picks: Most Controversial Sports Team Owners,” which features the most controversial franchise owners of past and present professional sports teams. Popular sections such as “Year in Sports,” “Top 10 News Topics,” “The World at a Glance,” and “Time Capsule” make their return.
Highlights from The World Almanac® and Book of Facts 2015 include:
- American Veterans: A Status Report—Special feature that reveals important statistics and information on the health, employment, education, and future prospects of American veterans and their families.
- Health Care Statistics—U.S. health care policy by the numbers, including the first official statistics on the ongoing implementation of health care reform and health insurance marketplace enrollment, consumer costs, and much more.
· Ebola Outbreak Facts—The World Almanac® offers an authoritative and informative overview of the 2014 epidemic.
· Election Results—Review the complete state-by-state results from 2014 midterm elections.
· World Almanac® Editors’ Picks: Most Controversial Sports Team Owners—From Walter O’Malley to George Steinbrenner to Donald Sterling, the owners of sports teams have the power to change the game or alienate fans. The editors of The World Almanac® choose the most controversial franchise owners of past and present professional sports teams.
· Year in Sports—Flip through hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the Men’s World Cup in Brazil, 2014 World Series, Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, and much more.
· Year in Pictures—Striking full-color images from around the world in 2014 illustrate the top events in news, pop culture, science, and sports.
· Top 10 News Topics—From Ferguson, Missouri, to Iraq and Syria, the editors of The World Almanac® name the top stories that held their attention in 2014.
· Time Capsule—The World Almanac® features the items that most came to symbolize the year 2014, from news and sports to pop culture.
· Offbeat News Stories—Recap some of the strangest news stories of the year with The World Almanac® editors’ selection of off-the-wall news stories you might have missed, including the year’s most un
usual celebrity pinup (Pope Francis) and the four-legged creature that took over the White House gardens.
usual celebrity pinup (Pope Francis) and the four-legged creature that took over the White House gardens.
· The World at a Glance—This annual feature of The World Almanac® provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world today.
My thoughts:
This book is great! Just like having the internet at your fingertips.
One of my favorites in this book was the year in review, which is in the beginning of this book. Very interesting recapping the year 2014. It touches subjects such as sports, virus's and the economy. Just to name a few.
Over nine hundred pages in this book that is loaded with everything such as Religion, Zodiac signs, Animals, Weights and Measures, and Businesses and Corporations. Just to name some. There is colored pages of all the different flags in the world. A definite go to book for almost anything you want to know.
I thoroughly enjoyed going through the section United State History, Chronology of events with my eight and eleven year olds. And to my surprise they were quite interested. In fact my eleven year took this book to school with her.to show her friends.
This is by far a great educational book to have in your home library. A great go to book.
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