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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
Yeah, I was certainly given a few of those up through the years. I also remember they could be found in many, if not most homes I popped in and out of as a kid. Haven't seen one for years and years though, so I guess Wikipedia has slashed their sales catastrophically just like the various print encyclopedias.
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I always found the GBWR fascinating as a kid and saved up to buy a new edition every year from about 1975, also. My daughters have several of the newer editions, but they are nothing like what we grew up with. Ours were dog-eared, paperback reference books. Today, they are hardback, coffee table sized editions, with slick paper, color pictures, and about 1/3rd the entries. Most of which are sensationalistic human 'accomplishments', rather than a register of facts. Anything remotely dangerous, is no longer considered for inclusion.