Published in association with Time magazine, the Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2009 includes more coverage of key subjects such as the arts, business, people, science, and the world than any other leading almanac. Explore the Year in Review were one can read about the buildup to the U.S. presidential election, the controversial expansion of the biofuel's industry and its rippling effects on land use and world commodity prices, the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market collapse, and more.