Each year, theres only one thing I really ask for at Christmas - and somehow Santa always brings it - I’m talking about my favourite book to start any year - Schotts Almanac. These amazing little collections of Trivia, Lists and other mental detritus are absolutely perfect gifts, you can dip into the book all year, or you can sit and read the whole thing in one huge info-gulp. The book is absolutely perfect if you yearn for the days of the Pears Encyclopedia that you had as a child, or if you’ve ever stood in your newsagents and wondered if buying ‘Whitakers Almanac‘ (the whole world in one book - only 80p!) would make you look a little bit insane.

Theres a fascinating interview (if a little short) with the writer (compiler?) of Schotts Almanac - Ben Schott - over at Radar. Its worth a read.

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