Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Panati, Charles

Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things Charles Panati - New York Perennial Library 1989 - 463 p

Contents
Chapter 1: From Superstition
Chapter 2: By Custom
Chapter 3: On the calendar
Chapter 4: At the table
Chapter 5: Around the kitchen
Chapter 6: In and around the house
Chapter 7: For the nursery
Chapter 8: In the bathroom
Chapter 9: Atop the vanity
Chapter 10: Through the medicine chest
Chapter 11: Under the flag
Chapter 12: On the body
Chapter 13: Into the bedroom
Chapter 14: From the magazine rack
Chapter 15: At play
Chapter 16: In the pantry
References
Index

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.

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