ROSS SIMPSON

On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of
Records” was published in Great Britain; it quickly proved to
be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book,
the annual publication features a wide range of feats related
to humans and animals.

The inspiration for the record book can be traced to Sir Hugh
Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin.

Compiled by sports journalists Norris and Ross McWhirter

The very first Guinness Book of World Records.

Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver
(4 May 1890 – 16 January 1967)

A special edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone"
will hit the auction market in September after surviving — what
could have been — a disastrous fire. 

The book is one of 15 published to mark the 15th anniversary
of Harry Potter. Author J.K. Rowling signed it and dedicated it. 

The owner (Carina Haouchine) of a special edition Harry
Potter book is putting it up for auction after it was nearly
lost in a fire. 

Joanne (J.K.) Rowling

WASHINGTON (TND) — The big purple dinosaur is making a
comeback.

Mattel, Inc. said Barney will be returning to TV and film. Plus,
there will be YouTube content, along with music and "a full
range of kids’ products" such as toys, books, clothing, and
more.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
(3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973
    
    
    

English writer and philologist J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of
the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The great success of these two books led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused him to be popularly
identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature—or, more 
precisely, of high fantasy.