The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized...into Hierarchies, Structures, & Pecking Orders - Hardcover

Kipfer, Barbara Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679444785 ISBN 13: 9780679444787

Verlag: Random House Reference &, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

The Order of Things is the first reference book to capture the human mind's perceptions of the order of its surroundings. Organization - the most basic component of civilization, nature, and the universe - is displayed brilliantly in this romp through the world of reference categories. Almost everything you can think of that represents an underlying order - whether natural or man-made - is included in this book's more than 400 lists, hierarchies, and illustrations.
Whether you want to know which are the world's longest rivers, highest mountains, or largest cities; or would like to find a list of the recycling codes on plastic containers, of the popular names of animal groups, the birthstones for each month of the year, or the dynasties of ancient Egypt and China, The Order of Things is the one reference book to consult.

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Barbara Ann Kipfer has prepared classification systems for the Yellow Pages of three major corporations and for two major encyclopedia companies, Grolier and Columbia University Press. Her publications include 14,000 Things To Be Happy About, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Sisson's World and Expression Locator, 1,400 Things for Kids To Be Happy About, and Workbook on Lexicography. Kipfer received her Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Linguistics from the University of Exeter.

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facts, The Order of Things organizes all knowledge in an interesting and visual way, offering the reader a comprehensive scheme or storyboard of the world.

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facts, <b>The Order of Things</b> organizes all knowledge in an interesting and visual way, offering the reader a comprehensive scheme or storyboard of the world.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Random House Reference &
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0679444785
• ISBN 13: 9780679444787
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 389
• Herausgeber: Levine C., Giangiordano P.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar