Important birthdays and events presented in a day-by-day format. This eighth of 12 books has more than 1,700 facts and over 90 illustrations and is a must for the shelves of anyone who needs fast, easy to retrieve information. Pastors, teachers, librarians, broadcasters, writers, reporters, history buffs and trivia hounds will love adding this to their libraries. The Book of August is great for fun reading or for research for people producing time-sensitive presentations, and also makes a great gift for people who celebrate their own birthday within this month.