Book World Records

Michael Martin ripped five phone books in half in 11.47 seconds.

Lauren Moore recited the first 100 digits of Pi in 30.12 seconds while twisting a Rubik’s cube and balancing 15 books on her head. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Tom M. solved a Rubik's cube in 14.33 seconds while balancing two books on his head.

Library page Mary Baker shelved a book weighing 9.6 pounds on the top shelf at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. [#TFML01][]

A total of 1,322 people from East Tennessee PBS and Karns Elementary School gathered to attend a children's storybook reading. Read more about the event here.

Nathan Dorrell created "The Story That Set The World On Fire," a children's storybook measuring six feet tall and 4.45 feet wide. The book is 2.25 inches thick and tells the story of Jesus' birth.

371 children read the children’s book Mudgy and Milie aloud. The record was set as part of a moose-themed event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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.

A total of 173 people read a poem at a library at once. The record was part of the Summer Reading Program at CPH Library in Clifton Park, New York.

Darryl Learie compiled a book of 638 personal records with 170 pages in length. He created the book on September 10, 1993 and has been updating and adding records to the list ever since. His records were categorized as athletic, academic, spiritual, and circumstantial. See his RecordSetter world records here.

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

William Jewell College built a domino chain using 2,410 books and successfully made the entire chain topple.

Theresa Chadenga wrote a 5,791-word free-verse homophone love poem that she published as a one-poem book.

Junkai L. performed a handstand on a dictionary for 58.69 seconds.

Mallory A. performed a handstand for one minute, 40.44 seconds while balancing a book on her feet.

Tai Star recited a 265-word quote from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life while driving with a RecordSetter Book of World Records balanced on his head.