Annual is a hardback reference book of unusual stories and images.
The books consist of hundreds of snippets and longer in-depth articles, illustrated with glossy photographs.
Twelve books have been produced since 2005 and they are published worldwide by Ripley Publishing.
[1][2] The Ripley’s annual has featured on the New York Times bestseller list on multiple occasions.
[3][4] In the US, the year is not included on the cover of the book.