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The Order of Things: Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders Paperback – November 22, 2008

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Utterly compelling!
Barbara Ann Kipfer has elevated the list to high art and bestselling pleasure. A foremost expert of classification, in The Order of Things, she does for life what her previous books do for happiness and wisdom―organize it in a way that is brilliantly conceived.
The The Order of Things is practical, entertaining, eclectic, and impossible to put down. Beginning with Earth―Smog Alert States, Rain Forest Layers, Coal Sizes― and ending with General Knowledge and Philosophy (the I Ching's 64 "chapters," Ludwig Wittgenstein's four-step Method of Overcoming Puzzlement), it is a 14-chapter taxonomy of the world as we know it:

• The Seven Hills of Rome, the Seven Deadly Sins, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Seven Dwarfs―check.
• The belt degrees of karate and judo, weight classes of professional and amateur boxing, flower names of the golf holes at Augusta―check.
• The hierarchy of the FBI, publication order of Shakespeare's plays, cuts of beef, Freud's divisions of the human psyche, order of rank in world armies and navies, Jupiter's satellites, ships' bells, traditional and modern wine measures, blood-pressure levels, fastest animals―check.

A completely indispensable reference―check.
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    November 22, 2008
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  6. ISBN-10
    0761150447
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0761150442
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An eclectic, surprising, and utterly entertaining compendium, The Order of Things compiles a very astonishing diversity of information―the natural, the social, the mathematical, the mystical―into hundreds of charts, systems, lists, and hierarchies. From Barbara Ann Kipfer, who mastered the art of the list with her bestselling 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, this is a book for browsing, for research, and for the sheer pleasure of learning new things.

About the Author

Barbara Ann Kipfer is the author of numerous Workman books including 14,000 Things to be Happy About. She is a lexicographer and author whose many works include thesauri and other reference books, spiritually themed books, and list books. She lives in New England. Her website is thingstobehappyabout.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company (November 22, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 615 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761150447
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761150442
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 1.5 x 6 inches
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Barbara Ann Kipfer is the author of more than 70 books, including the bestselling 14,000 Things to be Happy About. Barbara has an MPhil and PhD in Linguistics, a PhD in Archaeology, and an MA and PhD in Buddhist Studies. She is a lexicographer.

Her website is https://www.thingstobehappyabout.com.

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kevin harney
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence! Great Seller!
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
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My Sister gave me a copy right after it was published, and it soon became the favorite reference book in my library. It settled bets, informed me, and has information, a person has no idea they need to know. My sister had twins. a boy and a girl. They are middle aged adults now. She passed away twenty years ago, and I wanted to give the twins something their mother had picked out herself. I know.. how do you give away something so essential. My solution was to find another first edition to replace it and give the twins the original.
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars Seek and you will find.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2017
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This book is so cool!!! So many things seem very inconsequential, but this book gives you a great starting point to look into things on a grander scale, and understand the shapes, forms and algorythmic patterns of whatever it is that we may seek the order of.
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JBM - Idaho
4.0 out of 5 stars A List Apart
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The Order of Things: Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders  - this book is organized by topic (The Earth, The Natural World, The Arts, Sports and Recreation, to name a few) and an Index is provided.

This book provides a serendipitous reference for browsing. There is a LOT of material covered in this book, but it is NOT an encyclopedia. The author has provided an admirable compilation of lists on a huge variety of topics as organized in the Table of Contents, and as such makes this book a welcome reference source for thousands of hard-to-find facts.

Use this book as a reference while enjoying its contents. I do.
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AC
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, should be revised
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2012
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Small facts, many lists. Fun to read. There are many errors though: some blatant omissions (lists head-of-states of many nations/empires but some obvious countries absent), lists that appear just in this book (try googling some of the more obscure ones), lists that are superficial and could be more complete in the same space allotted. Would benefit by citing sources. Waiting for a revision.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I previously wrote a BAD review but it wasn't my MISTAKE not AMAZON's just so you know Amazon rocks and is great
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2013
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I had forgotten that I order 2 copies - one as a gift to be sent to my nephew and one for me. I received my copy and thought Amazon had messed up the order - but no. Amazon had wrapped and delivered the gift book on time to my nephew who is delighted and I want to set the record straight and apologize to Amazon who have never failed me! Thank you Amazon and I am sorry I jumped to conclusions!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for trivia lovers!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2010
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This book is awesome! There are more facts and information in this little book than I've seen in any other published book. It's fun to look through and learn things I hadn't considered. A great gift for someone who loves to learn or likes to know facts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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This is a delightful book. I have given it as a Christmas present for a couple of persons who would do well on Jeopardy. This book lists everything, is a fascinating read and might substitute for a Google search in a pinch. I keep one on my library shelf in my office and have used it quickly more than once to answer a question.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's like a tactile google
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018
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This book is smaller than you think, about the size of average grown man's hand, But packed full of information. It's like a tactile google. It was bought for myself, but now my boys, 9y and 8y, won't let it go!

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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars I learnt a lot
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2013
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There are some accuracies I question but these are very minor.
I love this book especially when I'm bored. It's a fantastic way to educate yourself when you want to unwind.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2010
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This is an infinitely interesting little book, full of arcane facts. Great value for the probing mind.
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Maria.K
4.0 out of 5 stars great little book
Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2015
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A small but, impressive list of things. It is cute book to build your knowledge on.
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