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Filled with facts, The Order of Things organizes all knowledge in an interesting and visual way, offering the reader a comprehensive scheme or storyboard of the world.

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Barbara Ann Kipfer has prepared classification systems for the Yellow Pages of three major corporations and for two major encyclopedia companies, Grolier and Columbia University Press. Her publications include 14,000 Things To Be Happy About, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Sisson's World and Expression Locator, 1,400 Things for Kids To Be Happy About, and Workbook on Lexicography. Kipfer received her Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Linguistics from the University of Exeter.

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Prolific reference author Kipfer (Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, LJ 9/1/92) here presents a collection of hierarchies and lists of information (rather than definitions or explanations) covering a wide range of topics, from animal classification to the Mafia to silverware. The book is arranged in 13 broad categories, with the lists within those categories arranged alphabetically. Kipfer asserts that she has included the "essential and interesting orders" in each subject area, but, inevitably, information has been left out. For instance, one will find poker hands but not the ranking of the suits in bridge and Norway's rulers but not Sweden's. Generally, no sources are cited, even for cancer survival rates. While the contents partially overlap with many reference books, this title is unique in its emphasis on hierarchies. It will be handy for ready reference, but the uneven coverage and lack of citations make it less than essential. [BOMC alternate, Writer's Digest Book Club, and Newbridge Book Club.]?Debra Moore, Loyola Marymount Univ. Lib., Los Angele.
-?Debra Moore, Loyola Marymount Univ. Lib., Los Angeles
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  • PublisherRandom House Reference
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 0679444785
  • ISBN 13 9780679444787
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages389
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