THE LIBRARY
Oct 01, 2021
4 minutes
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2022
THE ANNUAL THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR VARIOUS
PUBLISHER GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED
ILLUSTRATOR ROD HUNT
PRICE £20 / $28.95
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Let’s start with a bit of history: was conceived over 60 years ago in 1954 after the thenmanaging director of the Guinness Brewery, Hugh Beaver, had a heated debate with the hosts of a shooting party over what the fastest game bird in Europe was. Despite poring through reference books, they couldn’t settle it. This inspired Beaver to put together a book that would help settle arguments in pubs, and with the help of experts, 1,000 copies were printed and given away to public houses all over the country with the aim
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