From the Tallest Man (towering at 8ft 1 in) to the Longest Fingernails (28 ft 4 in), the celebrated annual commemorates the end of the decade with amazing feats, inspirational attainments and fascinating factoids for readers of all ages. The 2010 edition has tons of new features including the Top 100 Records of the Decade; links to free online content – including behind-the-scenes videos, photographs, interviews and more.

My kids are thrilled with the Guinness book and are always looking through it. Even I enjoy looking through it as it brings back memories of my grandfather showing me the older versions. And I have always thought it was very interesting reading about records people beat in the world like the tallest man or the longest fingernails (which is icky by the way) and I even would day dream that one day I would break a record and be in the book. Who knows I still have time to try. This would make a great holiday gift for anyone in your life that is interested in these types of facts.