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Title: The New York Times 2000 Almanac (New York Times Almanac (Paper), 2000) by John W. Wright, John B. Wright ISBN: 0-14-051457-0 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (10 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Not as up to date
Comment: I enjoy these types of almanacs a great deal but I was disappointed with the New York Times' offering. It uses information that doesn't seem as current as information in the "World Almanac" for instance. I also found it a bit disorganized.

Rating: 4
Summary: Valuable Reference
Comment: I use both THE NEW YORK TIMES ALMANAC and THE WORLD ALMANAC as references. The strengths of the former are its articles on world energy, the global economy and the global military situation. As a big fan of the movies, I find its lack of biographical data on celebrities and actors to be an annoying weakness.

Rating: 5
Summary: Useful Reference
Comment: I find The New York Times Almanac 2002 to be a useful reference. It's organized into six main parts: Almanac of the Year; The United States; The World; Science and Technology; Awards and Prizes; and Sports. There is a broad range of interesting and useful information that is provided in each of these main parts.

However, the claim on the cover is a bit irritating: "The Worlds Most Comprehensive and Authoritative Almanac." If you're going to publish a book of facts and make a claim like that, it seems to me that you should back it up by explaining the criteria for "comprehensive" and "authoritative" and describe the methodology used for the claim. Particularly, when, as another reviewer pointed out, editing errors exist in the text (on page 275, the table "States With Largest Hispanic Population, 2000" has two column headings misplaced: "Hispanic Population" and "Total Population").

I prefer to use the World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002 as a primary resource and The New York Times Almanac 2002 as a useful supplement and alternative perspective.

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