Stories behind everyday things /
Stories behind everyday things.
[editor, Jane Polley ; contributing writers, Peter Chaitin ... et al.].
- Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1980.
- 416 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.
0895770687
79088053 /AC
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Includes index.
Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.
0895770687
79088053 /AC
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.