Checking the facts is essential and knowing that most of these facts are all in one place, a place you can trust is priceless. Whether you’re a writer, teacher, or just doing research, as a student you’ll need practical reference books. This is what I have to back up what I write, and I would recommend it to anyone who is really serious about getting their data correct the first time.

That is why I advise you to get an extremely easy to navigate and comprehensive Current Almanac. The one I’m currently using and would definitely recommend is:

“World Almanac 2008 Book of Facts” published by World Almanac Books, 2008.

When this Almanac says World, it also refers to world information, historical events, dates, times, places, people and sports data. This book will tell you which nations have raw materials, in what quantity, and where they are found. Interested in industry, mining, agriculture, transportation, populations, ethnic and religious breakdowns, it’s all there and more, more data than a person would need or want to know. It is like a mini-wiki-pedia in book form and is very easy to navigate and browse.

Over the years, I have built my reference library and had several almanacs from different companies, and this is the one I prefer. If you go and take a look at one in the bookstore, I’m sure you’ll see why. Plus, information is fully up-to-date at the time of printing, such as world leaders, boundary changes, and current events. I would recommend this almanac; The World Almanac for anyone.