Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. Guinness Book Of World Records 2015, ISBN 9781908843623 (GWR) BD11.200 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
The world’s best-selling annual is back and crammed with thousands of amazing new records, cool facts and awesome pictures!
Ever wondered how far a dog can ride a scooter or who’s swallowed the most swords underwater? Want to know about the latest sporting achievements, extreme bodies and cutting-edge tech? Find the answers to these and many more mind-boggling feats in the all-new Guinness World Records 2015.
Read all about what’s happened to your favourite records, plus discover never-before-seen record-breaking facts like who took the first selfie in space, how fast the world’s smartest computer can do the sums and even how many people twerking you’d need to beat the current record (it currently stands at 358 if you’re interested).
What’s more, 2015 marks 60 years since the release of the very first GWR annual and to celebrate this achievement, you’ll find a special feature just on diamond records, as well as milestones of all the classic records and how they’ve changed – or not changed – over time.
In the 1955 edition the most expensive bottle of wine would have set you back £8 (BD4.740); but the current record-holding bottle sold for a staggering £75,000 (BD44,435). However, not everything’s changed in the past six decades – did you know that Robert Wadlow, who towered 2.72m (8 ft 11.1 in) in 1940, still holds the record for tallest man?
Use your smart device to unlock interactive elements in this year’s book so that the images literally jump off the pages. See how you size up to Wadlow, meet deep-sea creatures up close, play our Splat-the-Maggot game and much more. This is a book that every family needs!
* Read it now in paperback
Unlucky 13, Patterson & Paetro, ISBN 9780099574279 (Arrow) BD4.500 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Here is the 13th novel in the bestselling Women’s Murder Club series (which is Patterson’s biggest-selling series after Alex Cross, having sold over 50 million copies worldwide). These crime mysteries go from strength-to-strength.
When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than anything she has seen before. It definitely wasn’t the crash that killed these people.
While Lindsay starts to piece this case together, she gets a call she wasn’t expecting. Sightings of her ex-colleague-turned-ruthless-killer Mackie Morales have been reported. Wanted for three murders, Mackie has been in hiding since she escaped from custody.
But now she’s ready to return to San Francisco and pay a visit to some old friends.
* My favourite read-of-the-week
Pure Joy, Danielle Steel, ISBN 9780552169189 (Corgi) BD4 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Pure Joy is the perfect gift for all animal lovers as well as appealing to the legion of Danielle fans wanting to know more about her personal life.
In this funny and charming heartfelt memoir, she tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse, with a personality that could light up an entire room.
Brimming with warmth and insight on every page, Danielle takes a look at the beloved pets who have brought joy, and sometimes chaos, to her home through the years: from Minnie’s arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes-shopping jaunts in Paris, Minnie’s adventures provide the perfect backdrop for a heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives, and how they become part of the family.
