| Schott's Almanac | |
| Author | Ben Schott |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Allison Lang |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Reference |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publication date | 14 November 2005 |
| Pages | 352 |
Schott's Almanac is a best-selling UK reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom. Ben Schott is a British writer and author of the " Schott's Miscellanies " and " Schott's Almanac " series English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In general a reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates by linking to another object Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent London -based publishing house known for literary Novels It was named Publisher of the Year in 1999 and Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The book is published by Ben Schott and is part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Ben Schott is a British writer and author of the " Schott's Miscellanies " and " Schott's Almanac " series Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent London -based publishing house known for literary Novels It was named Publisher of the Year in 1999 and
In addition to the UK version, the best known (and oldest), two other edition's of Schott's Almanac are published, in the United States and Germany. Each Almanac has a different content and structure, and the German edition is in in the German language, not in English.
The Almanac
The Almanac presents the world in thirteen† sections:
- Chronicle ("The events of the year, day by day. Generally a chronicle (chronica from Greek (from) is a historical account of facts and events in chronological order . . ")
- The World ("The four corners, the three worlds, the seven seas. "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place . . ")
- Society & Health ("From cradle to grave, and everything in between. A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . . ")
- Media & Celebrity ("From the Big Brother house to the craze of Sudoku. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention . . ")
- Sci, Tech, Net ("The scientific and technological year dissected. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks . . ")
- Music & Cinema ("Pop, classical, Hollywood, and art-house. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. . . ")
- Books & Arts ("Bestsellers, theatre, fashion, events, and exhibitions. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. . . ")
- Travel & Leisure ("Planes, trains, automobiles, and the rest. Travel is the change in location of people on a trip through the means of Transport from one location to another Leisure or free time, is a period of Time spent out of work and essential domestic Activity. . . ");
- Money ("Personal finance, from pay-day to Tax Freedom Day. Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. . . ")
- Parliament & Politics ("The facts and figures behind the spin. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions . . ")
- Establishment and Faith ("Royalty, nobility, military, and belief. An established church is a church officially sanctioned and supported by the government of a country e Faith is a Belief in the trustworthiness of an Idea. Formal usage of the word "faith" is usually reserved for concepts of Religion, as in . . ")
- Sport ("Sporting endeavour and achievement. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively . . ")
- Ephemerides (Key calendar dates and miscellany for the year ahead. An ephemeris (plural ephemerides; from the Greek word ἐφήμερος ephemeros "daily" is a table of values that gives the positions of . . ).
†In the US edition, this number was changed to a total of fifteen sections, with the addition of:
- The Nation (The state of the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the . . )
- The States (The state of the States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government . . )
- Government (Donkey vs Elephant, Dove vs Hawk. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. . . )
The aforemention replaced the UK Edition's "Parliament" section. Other minor differences in the US edition include, but are not limited to the changing the UK's "The World" to "World & Gazetteer," "Music & Cinema" to "Music & Movies," "Establishment and Faith" to "Form & Faith," as well as a rearrangement in the order of the chapters.
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