One of the stand-out successes of Christmas 2005, the new edition of Schott's Almanac is set to storm the bestseller lists again at Christmas 2006.The three Schott's Miscellanies have to date sold more than 2 million copies throughout the world.Schott's Original Miscellany remained in the bestseller list for over a year in the UK, seven weeks in the New York Times, and, to date, more than eight months in Germany.

'A social barometer of genuine historical value' Sunday Times 'A record of historic reference, chronicling the past year's important events... punctuated with unpredictably diverting statistics' Guardian 'Schott hits the spot' Evening Standard 'The ultimate book of lists, brilliantly, if eccentrically, presented and edited. Never has trivia been more entertaining' Daily Mirror