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Book of the MonthGetting Into Guinness : One Man’s Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World’s Most Famous Record Book Larry Olmsted The story of the Guinness World Records book told by the author through his personal quest to break an existing world record and then to set another one. In the process, he describes the people who created the famous record book and the people who year after year try to get into the book, often in some very unbelievable ways. For example, there is the man who has set records for holding rattlesnakes by their tails in his mouth and the man who let his fingernails grow for fifty years. The book also includes some tips for those who want to attempt being a record breaker.

Website of the Month Guinness World Records www.guinnessworldrecords.com If you’ve ever wondered how people get their records into Guinness of if you could be a Guinness record breaker, this site will help to explain how the contests are chosen and who gets into the book. It also provides news updates of previous record holders, photographs, blogs, and a message board. Many records are shown divided into categories such as the Human Body, Amazing Facts, the Natural World, Science and Technology, and others. The home page also includes sections on the latest adjudicated records and general news.

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