A place for everything : the curious history of alphabetical order
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New York : Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group, 2020.
Edition
First US edition.
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xxviii, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 22 cm.
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Nederland Community Library - NONFICTION | 025 Flanders | On Shelf |
Ridgway Public Library - NONFICTION | 025 FLA | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group, 2020.
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Book
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-291) and index.
Description
"Few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song order once we've learned it as children. And yet the order of the alphabet, that simple knowledge that we take for granted, plays far more of a role in our lives than we usually consider. From the school register to the telephone book, from dictionaries and encyclopedias to the library shelves, our lives are ordered from A to Z. This magical system of organization not only guides us to the correct bus route or train schedule or the jar of coriander seeds between the cinnamon and the cumin in the supermarket, but it also, in the library or the bookshop, gives us the ability to sift through centuries of thought and writing, of knowledge and literature. Alphabetical order allows us to sort, to file and to find the information we have, and to locate the information we need. In this entirely original new book, Judith Flanders draws our attention both to the neglected ubiquity of the alphabet and the long and complex history of its rise to prominence." --Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Flanders, J. (2020). A place for everything: the curious history of alphabetical order (First US edition.). Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flanders, Judith. 2020. A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order. Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flanders, Judith. A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Flanders, Judith. A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order First US edition., Basic Books, of Hachette Book Group, 2020.
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