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.

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131 Records Found

02:08 England

Most Quiz Books Based On Musicians Published By A Single Author

Chris Cowlin

Chris Cowlin published 39 quiz books based on musicians.

01:39 United States

Tallest Book Tower Balanced On Right Hand While Listening To "Clarity" By Zedd

Michalia T

Michalia T. balanced a tower of 23 books on her right hand while listening to Clarity by Zedd.

00:48 India

Fastest Time For A Three-Year-Old To Recite The 66 Books Of The Bible In Order

Snehil Prakruth.N

Snehil Prakruth.N recited the 66 books of The Bible in order in 46.46 seconds. He is three years old.

00:49 Sri Lanka

Youngest Published Science Fiction Author

Indrajith Prabaswara

Indrajith P. published a science fiction book at the young age of five years old.

01:27 England

Most Catches Juggling Two Tennis Balls With One Hand In One Minute While Balancing A Book On Head

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson completed 150 catches juggling two tennis balls with one hand in one minute while balancing a book on his head.

01:07 The Internet

Most Math Books Stacked In One Minute

Jacob Cah

Jacob C. stacked 44 math books in one minute.

06:56 Canada

Longest Time Balancing 14 World Record Certificates And The RecordSetter Book Of World Records On Top Of A Pole On Chin While Kneeling

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced 14 world record certificates and the RecordSetter Book of World Records on top of a pole on his chin for 21.00 seconds while kneeling.

01:05 Sri Lanka

Youngest Poet To Recite His Own Published Poem

Indrajith Prabaswara

Indrajith Prabaswara recited his own published poem, The World I See. He is six years old.

00:15 United States

Tallest Hardcover Book Tower

Cadott Community

Members of Cadott Community built a tower of hardcover books 68 inches high.

02:01 United States

Fastest Time For A Family Of Four To Read "There's A Wocket In My Pocket"

Eli Rollman

Eli Rollman and his family read Dr. Seuss’s "There’s A Wocket In My Pocket" in one minute, 44.89 seconds during a stop on the RecordSetter Book tour.

00:44

Fastest Time To Name All Titles In The "The 39 Clues" Series

Jared S.

Jared S. named all of the titles in the “[The 39 Clues][1]” series in 27.53 seconds during a stop on the [RecordSetter book][2] tour. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The39Clues [2]: http://recordsetter.com/book

07:00 The Internet

Tallest Tower Of Open Hardcover Books

andrea watson

Andrea and her friend stacked 42 open hardcover books.

02:39 The Internet

Smallest Readable Poetry Book

sathar_adhoor

Sathar Adhoor wrote a poetry book measuring one centimeter in length and width. The book weighs 300 mg and contains poems translated in 66 different languages.

00:36 United States

Most Euros Put On A RecordSetter Book Of World Records

PeteM

Pete Moyer put one 500 Euro bill, seven 50 Euro bills, four 20 Euro bills and one 5 Euro bill on a RecordSetter Book Of World Records. The total dollar amount came to 935 Euros.

02:31 United States

Longest Movie Quote Recited While Driving And Balancing A Book On Head

Tai Star

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.

06:26 United States

Farthest Distance Driven While Balancing A Book On Head

Tai Star

Tai Star drove 84.4 miles while balancing a RecordSetter Book of World Records on his head.

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