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Each year millions of people turn to one book when they need current and authoritative information on just about every subject imaginable: The World Almanac. Completely up-to-date and packed with information, The World Almanac 1998 features:
-- Countdown to the New Millennium: A special feature providing a look ahead at how the nation and the world are forecast to change in the 21st century and a look back at how they changed in the 20th century
-- An examination of educational achievement levels of American students
-- Full coverage of the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong in July 1997
-- New health features on exercise programs and teenage smoking
-- 1997 in Pictures: 16 pages of color photos of the year's most dramatic news stories, entertainment and sports highlights, and people in the news
-- Expanded Computers section, with a guide to the Internet and a directory of e-mail addresses and Web sites
-- The Year in Review: A month-by-month report of all major national and international news stories
-- The facts behind the news: Up-to-date
