Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things

An informative guide to the beginnings of over 500 ordinary things, from the brown paper bag to animal crackers.

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Main Author: Panati, Charles, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Perennial Library, [1989]
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300 |a xi, 463 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
500 |a Includes index. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a An informative guide to the beginnings of over 500 ordinary things, from the brown paper bag to animal crackers. 
505 0 |a From superstition -- By Custom -- On the calendar -- At the table -- Around the kitchen -- In and around the house -- For the nursery -- In the bathroom -- Atop the vanity -- Through the medicine chest -- Under the flag -- On the body -- Into the bedroom -- From the magazine rack -- At play -- In the pantry. 
650 0 |a Inventions. 
650 0 |a Aphorisms and apothegms. 
650 0 |a Human behavior. 
650 0 |a Encyclopedias and dictionaries. 
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