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Categories: Science fiction Fantasy Mystery Romance Business Classic Sports Young adult Humor Memoirs See all categories... |
A good blend of history and speculation. The author sorts by various criteria--origins of superstitions; holidays; customs; inventions and much more!Many people might just dip into this type of book just looking for certain infomration--but I read it entirely and found the writing well well organized and fun.The illustrations from older books reprinted here I found added much to my please. a picture is worth a thousa nd words, they say--and I always enjoy old phtographs and engravings.Of course, with so much informationb I cannot recall everything nor do I plant to. I just wanted to pick up some neat and interesting facts about history--and this book succeded in that.Of course, some of the history might be debated--especially back in the times of the ancient world. The author does point out that these are the best estimates available at time of writing.Highly recommended for anyone interest is history; popular culture; word origins; and origins of many of our customs and inventions.
