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America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved: its name makes people smile and its contents tickle funny bones. A reference book that reads like a magazine, the Almanac is packed with facts, features, and fun that make every day special.
The 2012 edition, which marks the publication’s 219th anniversary, will feature
• weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season, plus the science behind weather folklore
• the most accurate astronomical data under the sun, with best-viewing recommendations for every month
• gardening advice for growing vegetables and flowers,
not to mention worthwhile weeds
• easy, mouthwatering recipes for Dutch ovens
• amusing and enlightening articles on topics such as cures for a headache, quirky measurements, and heirloom animals
• ideas, hints, and charts that provide simple solutions and shortcuts for everyday challenges and much, much more!
Added value this year:
• 80 full-color pages
• full-color national weather maps of winter and summer forecasts
• national, in-person TV, radio, and print publicity campaign, beginning in September 2011
288 pages : 22 cm
The timeless reference book returns with eighty full-color pages; color weather-forecast maps; weather predictions; astronomical data; gardening advice; recipes; articles on fishing, raising animals, laughter, and more; ideas, hints, and charts that provide simple solutions for everyday challenges; and much more
"Number two hundred and twenty."
AMUSEMENT: Reader essay contest -- Anecdotes & pleasantries -- ANNIVERSARY: The patron saint of peppers -- The strange case of Bobby Dunbar -- ASTROLOGY: Secrets of the zodiac -- Best days for 2012 -- ASTRONOMY: Eclipses -- Bright stars -- The twilight zone / meteor showers -- The visible planets -- Astronomical glossary -- The sky is falling! -- CALENDAR: Tidal glossary -- Holidays and observances -- Calendar pages -- Glossary of almanac oddities -- Three-year calendar -- The Julian Period: time to get organized -- Tide corrections -- Time corrections -- FOOD: The shipping news -- Mac & cheese outside the box -- Reader recipe contest -- GARDENING: Take a bite out of winter -- Create an astronomical garden -- Vegetable riffs -- Green thumbs' tell-all tales -- Frosts and growing seasons -- Planting by the moon's phase -- HEALTH & HOME: The latest buzz -- Frontier fixes -- Quell the smell -- How much paint do you need? -- Lumber and nails -- HUSBANDRY: Gestation and mating tables -- OUTDOORS: The perfect catch -- Best fishing days & times -- Ham on the lam! -- What would you do if ...? -- WEATHER: Winter/Summer weather maps -- General weather forecast -- Ash, and you shall receive -- How we predict the weather/How accurate was our forecast last winter? -- Weather regions map -- Forecasts by region -- Winter weather terms -- MISCELLANY: Home resource -- Table of measures -- The Old Farmer's General Store -- General Store Classifieds -- A Reference Compendium -- SPECIAL REPORT: Wacky wisdom from the tip of the tongue”.
