Stories behind everyday things

Title
Stories behind everyday things

Summary
Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.

Year Published
1980

Physical Description
416 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Note
At head of title: Reader's digest.
 
Includes index.

Subject
Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Added Author
Polley, Jane
 
Chaitin, Peter

Added Corporate Author
Reader's Digest Association

Summary
Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.

ISBN
9780895770684

Publisher
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1980.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
HillcrestR 603 STOReference resource30552000062772Reference