handbooks, vade-mecums, etc

"This authoritative encyclopedia is perfect for visual learners: it reveals astonishing information about space, Earth, animals, humans and technology through 200 infographics, including maps, charts, timelines and more! Grasp facts at a glance as you turn every page: discover the size of our Sun in comparison to the largest star in the universe; find out which animal can leap 200 times its body length; learn how many cups of snot your body makes a day; compare the sizes of the biggest beasts that have ever lived; witness what happens in a single second across the world"--Provided by publisher.

"David McCandless uses ... visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world ... works"--From publisher's web site.

Comprehensive visual dictionary in full color covering 600 subjects and identifying more than 25,000 terms by the use of thousands of illustrations.

Presents a listing of notable last facts--historically significant events, people, places, or things that mark the end of their kind or their era; grouped in over seven hundred alphabetically arranged categories.

Offers insight into a variety of topics from the impact tattoos have on getting a job to the reason Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Includes maps, diagrams, and graphs.

Answers such questions as "Why are there 7 days in a week? " and "Who invented chewing gum?".

Contains eighty infographics that provide information about a variety of topics, such as sleep, poison, air pollution, war, and black holes.

Provides five thousand facts about everything from water parks and hair to manners and fossils.