List of almanacs
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This article gives a list of various almanacs. Note that "almanac" is often spelled "almanack" in Commonwealth English, and some of the publications listed use this form.
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Wikipedia Almanac-type data
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Printed almanacs
- Information Please Almanac
- Whitaker's Almanack (1868-present)
- The World Almanac and Book of Facts (1868-1876, 1886-present)
- The New York Times Almanac
- Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year (?-present)
- Canadian Global Almanac (1992-present), a book of facts about Canada and the world
- Schott's Almanac
- Many U.S. States print a "Blue Book," which contains factual information about that particular state. Topics covered in these books frequently include but are not limited to: biographies of important state officials, text of the Governor's most recent State of the State (or Commonwealth) message, budget figures for the most recent fiscal year, data pertaining to state agencies and offices, and information regarding the state's culture and institutions. They are often available for little or no cost and most public libraries carry a copy.
- Clark's Kentucky Almanac & Book of Facts 2006, published by The Clark Group in Lexington Kentucky. The Kentucky Almanac covers history, culture, arts, recreation, travel, sports and more. http://www.kyalmanac.com.
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Online almanacs
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Special-purpose almanacs
- Poor Richard's Almanack (1733-1758)
- The Nautical Almanac (1763-present)
- The (Old) Farmer's Almanac (1793-present)
- J. Gruber's Hagerstown Town & Country Almanack (1797-present)
- Grier's Almanac (1807-present)
- Baer's Agricultural Almanac (1825-present)
- Jewish Year Book (1896-present)
- Old Moore's Almanack (1843-present)
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1864-present)
- The Astronomical Pocket Diary (1987-present)
- Places Rated Almanac (?-present)
- Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack
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Fictional almanacs
- Gray's Sports Almanac, featured in Back to the Future Part II
- Ankh Morpork Almanack and Book of Days, from various Discworld novels