'''''Guinness World Records''''', known until 2000२००० as '''''The Guinness Book of Records''''' (and in previous U.S. editions as '''''The Guinness Book of World Records'''''), is a [[reference book]] published annually, containing a collection of [[world record]]s, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself held a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted series of all time. Watson, Bruce. (August 2005२००५). "World's Unlikeliest Bestseller". ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'', It is also one of the most stolen books from public libraries in the [[संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका|United States]].