The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies Structures and Pecking Orders; Revised Edition

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Your reference search begins and ends here The Order of Things is a new kind of reference book for a new information age. Whether youre disputing answers to your favorite board game helping your child prepare for a test or freshening up on your party trivia this will be the only reference book youll need to consult. This brilliantly conceived and eclectic compilation of hard-to-find information is an unprecedented new resource -- perfect for game buffs know-it-alls and lovers of knowledge. Classification expert Barbara Ann Kipfer gives you more than 400 informative lists hierarchies and illustrations divided into thirteen essential areas of knowledge: Earth Sciences Life Sciences Physical Sciences Mathematics and Measurements Technology Religion History Social Sciences Business and Economics The Arts Domestic Life Sports and Recreation General Knowledge A sampling of the information youll find uniquely compiled in this single volume: the arrangement of the human skeleton the dimensions of a tennis court table settings phases of the moon the significance of the digits on a check hierarchy of angels