Top 10 of Everything 2011 »

With annual sales of 200,000 copies, Top 10 of Everything is clearly the place people go to get the lowdown on what or who was the best, worst, richest, fiercest, deadliest, or simply biggest of practically anything. It features over 7,000 intriguing facts and stats on history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people, and places-from the stars of stage and screen who shone the brightest to the terrestrial animals that weigh the most. “First” and “Fast” fact boxes pinpoint the pioneers and the most recent achievers in various endeavors.

Library Journal

Boasting over 200,000 copies sold each year, this slender annual offers 7000 fascinating statistics on nine subjects ranging from the broader universe to the minutiae of contemporary sports. Although absorbing, the data is frequently without citation and offers only a double-spread list of further readings and a one-page record of general source material, without specific bibliographic records. With the book's array of appealing superlatives, dazzling full-color images, and striking design, Ash (coauthor, Bizarre Books) has produced a fun, visually stunning book better suited to casual entertainment than to scholarly rigor.