The level of economy in countries around the globe is not even. It is somewhere very high and somewhere very low. GDP, literacy rate and employment rate are several parameters of a country to determine the level of its economy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Contains geographical and statistical data as well as demographics, history and more for all the countries of the world. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Bungling sign writing around the world have been exposed by a new book which quite literally discovered a new "sign language". From the down right obvious to the ridiculous and from South Korea to Canada, Signspotting 2 from the Lonely Planet series captures it all. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Break the world record today! One to watch for: Most people dancing to the 'Thriller' video. I kid you not. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 2 years ago

The world's oldest ocean-going passenger vessel still in service has been converted into a floating Japanese bookstore. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

’In 1973 I set out to do drawings of women’s genitals for use in sex education groups. I wanted the drawings to be lovely and informative, to give pleasure and affirmation. I organized the drawings into a coloring book because a major way we learn to understand the world, as children, is by coloring. As adults many of us still need to learn about our external sexual anatomy.’ -Te... read full post picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Interesting collection of propaganda art and posters from around the world. American, British, German, Chinese, Russian... Mostly World War II and cold war era stuff. Also a section on "health and hygiene" that is particularly interesting! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Includes: World Population; Govt. & Economics; Education; Environment; Food; Water; Energy and Health picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

A wonderful comic by Drako Macan about a most amazing book store that literally offers every single book in the world with one exception. 8 pages of beauty and heartbreak picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 1 year ago

Meet the World and learn facts about each countries through their flags. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really

(Some images on page NSFW) picked by icemann 2 years ago

While writing a blog article on my comic book memories, I chanced upon this website where you can browse and view image scans of thousands of comic book covers. Oh, the nostalgia of it all! picked by RTCA 2 years ago

If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Rove in new book: "Bush is needy"

Obviously not a groundbreaking book, so Bush is a needy cry baby, BIG SURPRISE! picked by buddha 1 year ago

I don't know if anyone on Plime likes her (I don't, particularly... ), but my mom asked me to download the book so she could read it.
Suze Orman's book, "Women & Money", is being offered for free download from Oprah's site until 8pm tomorrow. Link is to the PDF file for the English version, but you can also find the Spanish version through Oprah.com. picked by Marli 10 months ago

This is either the most hilarious thing in the world or the most frightening thing in the world. Your mileage may vary. picked by gratheo 1 month ago

Find 'wild' books in your area or release a book into the wild for someone else to find. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago