Sunday, 18 September 2011

The Guiness Book Of World Records Is One Of The Most Stolen Books In US Libraries

By Cristine Tyler


The Guinness World Records is a book that is published yearly containing a collection of records set around the world. Whether it is a person, a place, a thing, or an event. The Guinness World Records has them all. These books show the world and its extreme and bizarre achievements.

This yearly account of historic moments from around the globe was first rendered in Great Britain. It was brought to life by many different contributors of many different professions such as journalists and athletes. While The Guinness Book of World Records gained its popularity in Great Britain, the book originated at the Guiness brewery.

Although the Guinness Book of World Records was initially made simply for settling bets made in bars by the locals, the owners of Guinness saw an opportunity to their revenue and be known for something more.

Managing Director Sir Hugh Beaver was attending party, when he found himself in a disagreement about whether the golden plover or the grouse was faster.

On the same night, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery realized that there was no book with the enough available information to settle the previous dispute. How could something like this not exist to inform people of the amazing occurrences in this world?

After giving much thought to this idea, he found that a book like this could catch on and become profitable. All thanks to a dispute over birds.

Since Guinness made this book public in 1955, millions of copies have been produced and is one of the more popular books in the world. Ironically enough, the book hold its own world record.

Although it is not a record, the Guiness Book of World Records is one of the most stolen books in US public libraries.




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