The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized Into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders [Hardcover]

Barbara Ann Kipfer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

This amazing, one-of-a-kind reference book has been revised and completely updated. Called "a definite reference must" by King Features Syndicate, The Order of Things is an illustrated collection of orders and classifications in science, religion, history, business, the arts, sports, technology, mathematics, society, and domestic life.

Includes:

• Over 400 informative lists, hierarchies, and illustrations, from the ancient past to today -- divided into 13 major areas of knowledge.

• Extremely well-organized and accessible, from the Table of Contents to the extensive and all-encompassing index.

• Unique information that is useful, surprising, and enlightening. Here, reader's will find the 64 emperors of Byzantium; ranks in the British army; how a television dish is operated; the different layers of soil; coal sizes; the various ice ages; how your ear hears something; how all the languages in the world are organized -- and much, much more.

• Illustrated with graphs, models, drawings, and portraits to make complex subjects understandable.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"A browser's delight and a definite reference 'must'."
--Ralph Hollenbeck, King Features Syndicate

"Start with Kipfer, who understands the unbearable frustration of unanswered questions."
--The Dallas Morning News --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

This amazing, one-of-a-kind reference book has been revised and completely updated. Called "a definite reference must" by King Features Syndicate, The Order of Things is an illustrated collection of orders and classifications in science, religion, history, business, the arts, sports, technology, mathematics, society, and domestic life.

Includes:

? Over 400 informative lists, hierarchies, and illustrations, from the ancient past to today -- divided into 13 major areas of knowledge.

? Extremely well-organized and accessible, from the Table of Contents to the extensive and all-encompassing index.

? Unique information that is useful, surprising, and enlightening. Here, reader's will find the 64 emperors of Byzantium; ranks in the British army; how a television dish is operated; the different layers of soil; coal sizes; the various ice ages; how your ear hears something; how all the languages in the world are organized -- and much, much more.

? Illustrated with graphs, models, drawings, and portraits to make complex subjects understandable. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 389 pages
• Publisher: MJF Books (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567315607
• ISBN-13: 978-1567315608
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,118,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Sedaris mentioned it, December 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders (Paperback)

I first heard about this book in an old David Sedaris piece; I believe it was 'Me Talk Pretty Someday'. It's an interesting way of looking at sets and sub sets, that has led to other associations in my own writing. I'd reccommend it to anyone who doesn't hold a death grip on what contents might might follow such a title. It can't meet anybody's expectations preciscely because there isn't another book quite like it - which is the good part. It's a useful, very readable and frequently amusing reaseach tool. The editorial reviews nailed it. Trust me. I am not the author but I am AN author.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A re-issue would be welcomed, September 2, 2003

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S. L. Proper (Gold Canyon, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders (Paperback)

Found this book in my friends bookshelf and was intrigued. Unfortunately, there was a lot of incomplete and mis-categorized information. None-the-less, this book really deserves to be re-worked. Possibly a great reference tool for adults and adolescents alike.

Found a few items almost useful enough to get this as a unique reference.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mildly entertaining, decent reference book., March 27, 2006

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Michael Silkebakken "book dude" (3801 N Geraldine Apt 6, OKC, OK 73112) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders (Paperback)

This book is full of information - lists of all kinds. Unless you are a human encyclopedia, much of it is certainly useless, but a person can probably find juicy lists for their particular field or interest. It is nice to have on the shelf.