For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the fascinating stories behind 500 everyday items, expressions, and customs--from Kleenex to steak sauce, Barbie Dolls to honeymoons.
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
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Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
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Frist 'reviewer's' comment is absurd
The first so-called reviewer of my book claims to have only seen a fact excerpted and found it 'wrong' and has denounced the book. A reviewer has to read the book to review it, not see some excerpt somewhere in the media. How can you allow such absurdity! This influnces my sales.
The first so-called reviewer of my book claims to have only seen a fact excerpted and found it 'wrong' and has denounced the book. A reviewer has to read the book to review it, not see some excerpt somewhere in the media. How can you allow such absurdity! This influnces my sales.
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This is one of the best books for people who want to know more about everything out there. Potato chips, Blubeard, Valentines Day. This book talks about it all, its worth it.
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
A supurb traveling or gift book, with excellent informative pieces of information which will please almost anyone. His other books are equally well written, but this is probably the best due to its diversity of information. This time, I'm getting three copies, since when it is lent out it rarly comes home!
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I've only seen the comment about Levi's and it's completly wrong. Levi was unemployed and made the pants out of sail cloth. Dyed them so they would look more like suit pants. A miner saw them and thought the tough material would make them good mining pants (1849 49ers). The pockets were added to carry rock samples. The rivets were added because the weight of the rock samples kept tearing the pockets loose. I wouldn't buy a book when the first thing I read was wrong.
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My whole family has used this book for years
When I use this book in school or university people always marvel ask where I got such unique information
Am 5. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
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One book for a desert island!
I wore this book out. I read it, reread it, bookmarked it to death and referred to it so often. Now I need another one. I'm going to buy *two more*, just in case.
Am 30. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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Excellent reading.
I didn't learn this much history in school. It is amazing to learn that customs we practice today have their roots hundreds, even thousands of years ago. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. November 1998 veröffentlicht
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great book for hard to buy-for in-laws
A great book for people interested in just about everything. Since the book is so diverse you are sure to find something for everyone. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Juli 1998 veröffentlicht
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