Did you know that the koala (Phascolaretos cinereus) of eastern Australia is the animal world's fussiest eater because it feeds almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves? Or that according to the WHO, tobacco-related illness will be the world's leading killer by the year 2020, responsible for more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, road accidents, murder and suicide put together?
After the record-breaking sales of the Millennium Edition, 'Guinness World Records 2001' blazes a trail into the new century.
With groundbreaking new design inside and out, over 1,000 extraordinary new records, more than 300 stunning pictures and expanded coverage of areas Computer Games and the Internet to Dinosaurs and Martial Arts, this old favourite is brought right up to date.
