Book World Records
Book world records contain volumes of human achievement, from the high-minded and literary (Ulysses, anyone?) to the pure physical exertion of ripping phone books in half. Books are a versatile record-setting prop, able to be stacked in towers, balanced on heads and, last of all, read.
Book Challenges
77 Records
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Members of Responsible Fishing UK made a domino chain using 1000 books and successfully made the entire chain topple.
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Most Money Put On A RecordSetter Book Of World Records
Charles Benedict Gavino put 19 $100 bills, one $50 bill, one $10 bill, and three $1 bills on a RecordSetter Book Of World Records. The total dollar amount came to $1,963.00, a new world record.
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Fastest Time To Name All Harry Potter Book Titles In Chronological Order
Matt Brodsky named all of the Harry Potter book titles in chronological order in 4.69 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Read The Introduction Of The RecordSetter Book Of World Records
Kevin Z. read the introduction of the RecordSetter Book of World Records in one minute, 16.26 seconds.
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Most Harry Potter Characters Named In 45 seconds
A student from iD Tech Camps New York University named 37 characters from the Harry Potter books in 45 seconds.
FAILED: Does not beat the current record.
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Longest Reverse Six-Finger Plank On Top Of Two Books Featuring The Record Setter
Darryl Learie performed a six-finger plank for 2.98 seconds atop two books he published in for same record. He used the RecordSetter Book of World Records and the Ripley's Believe It Or Not 9th Annual Book. Both books listed his name and mentioned his Most Consecutive One-Arm Push-Ups On A Raw Egg record.
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Tallest Book Tower Held In One Hand
Peter Craig held up a tower of 64 books in his hand at once.
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Tallest Book Tower Held In Hand While Balanced On A Rola Bola
Peter Craig held a stack of 53 books at once while on a rola bola.
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Tallest Bill Tower Balanced On A Recordsetter Book Of World Records
Tai Star built a bill tower consisting of 30 bills on a RecordSetter Book Of World Records.
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Most Pages Flipped In 30 Seconds
Brendan O. flipped 40 pages in 30 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Read "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"
Abby Thompson read "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss aloud in five minutes, 5.38 seconds.
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Largest Group Of People Reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" At Once
As part of the "Dream Big - Read" summer reading program, members of Kasson Public Library gathered 15 people to simultaneously read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle.
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Tallest Tower Of Open Hardcover Books
Andrea and her friend stacked 42 open hardcover books.
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Longest "RecordSetter Book Of World Records" Book Domino Chain
Malcolm U. made a domino chain using 26 copies of the [RecordSetter Book Of World Records][1] and successfully made the entire chain topple during a stop on the [RecordSetter book][2] tour. [1]: http://recordsetter.com/book [2]: http://recordsetter.com/book
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Longest Olympic-Themed Breeze Block Domino Chain
In partnership with Newham Barnsley, the Wayne Sables Project made a domino chain using 500 breeze blocks and successfully made the entire chain topple. The Newham Barnsley Partnership is a unique approach to delivering a legacy from the games across the UK and using the excitement and passion of the Olympics to inspire and connect.
Responsible Fishing UK 
Charles Benedict Gavino 
Matt Brodsky 
Kevin Zuccherato 
iD Tech Camps New York University 
Darryl Learie 
Peter Craig 
Tai Star 
Brendan Owens 
Abby Thompson 
Kasson Public Library 
andrea watson 
Malcolm U