- Paperback: 474 pages
- Publisher: HarperPerennial; Reissue edition (Sep 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060964197
- ISBN-13: 978-0060964191
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 190,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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. Ages high school to 100 will enjoy this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great book for people interested in just about everything. Since the book is so diverse you are sure to find something for everyone. A wonderful choice if you need to get a gift for someone very hard to buy for. I've not met anyone who hasn't thoroughly enjoyed the book. Frankly, I think its a terrific "bathroom" or guestroom book.
Format:Paperback
This is one of those curious little books you sometimes come across, where every page tells you about two or three things you never knew or even thought about before. Every library should have one. I bet the guys who do the research for QI have well-thumbed copies of this book in their desk drawers, it's that kind of a book. Do you know who first came up with eyeglasses, and when? Or what people used before toilet paper came along in 1857? Who exactly ate humble pie? Answers to all these and more, etc, etc...
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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. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 1999
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
Published on 5 Feb 1999
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.
Published on 30 Dec 1998
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