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

Your reference search begins and ends hereThe Order of Things is a new kind of reference book for a new information age. Whether you're 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 you'll 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 SciencesPhysical SciencesMathematics and MeasurementsTechnologyReligionHistorySocial SciencesBusiness and EconomicsThe ArtsDomestic LifeSports and RecreationGeneral KnowledgeA sampling of the information you'll find uniquely compiled in this single volume:the arrangement of the human skeletonthe dimensions of a tennis courttable settingsphases of the moonthe significance of the digits on a checkhierarchy of angels Read more