Getting into Guinness One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book

Name: Getting into Guinness One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book
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ISBN: 9780061373480

ISBN-10: 0061373486

ISBN-13: 9780061373480

Edition: 2008

Authors: Larry Olmsted

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A fascinating mix of participatory journalism and history, Getting Into Guinness is the never-before told story of the bestselling copyrighted book of all time. Veteran reporter Larry Olmsted began a personal quest to break an existing world record, then to set another one, and soon he was fully immersed in the crazy and highly competitive world of record breaking. This is his behind-the-scenes report of the characters who created the famous record book and continue to make it wackier and wackier with every passing year. The enthralling 50-year history of the Guinness World Records is a story of phenomenal success, equally compelling failures, and extreme oddities. People all over the world…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/16/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Writer, editor and book author specializing in travel, golf, lifestyle topics, skiing, food, wine & spirits, poker & gaming, outdoor recreation and participant sports. Published more than 3000 articles, including features and cover stories. Contributor to major publications.



Author's Note


Introduction



Meet Ashrita, Record Breaker for God



The Greatest Record of All: Birds, Beaver, Beer, and Sir Hugh's Impossible Question



Getting into Guinness Gets Personal



Guinnessport: Getting into Guinness Goes Prime Time



15 Minutes of Fame



Seventy-Two Hours in Hell: Getting Back into Guinness



The Cheese Does Not Stand Alone: Giant Food and Guinness



Records Go Global



The Dark Side: Guinness Records Gone Bad


Epilogue



The Stories of My Favorite Records



The Long Way into Guinness: An Ode to Drudgery



So You Want to Be a Record Breaker?



A Record-Breaking Timeline


Acknowledgments


Endnotes


Index