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The Guinness book of records

by Guinness Superlatives

A fully revised and updated reference guide featuring over 10,000 world records, illustrated with more than 350 colour photographs. It includes interviews with Olympic record holders, a feature on the Star Wars trilogy, and notable internet achievements.

Accession 18123 ISBN 9781904994527 Publisher Guinness Superlatives
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