Reference Book Staff Pick for Jan. 15, 2006
Curious, Useful, Edifying, Inspiring: The Reference Books of McCabe Library
Staff Pick for the week of January 15th, 2006
The Order of Things
Call number: Ref AG105 .K57 1998
Chosen by: Ed Fuller, General Reference Librarian
Ed says:
“The subtitle says “How everything in the world is organized into hierarchies, structures, and pecking orders,” and this is carried through with rigor and vigor. Philosophy and sports (sumo wrestling ranks), types of bridges, the Seven Holy Sacraments, the Kings of England (and rulers elsewhere) and much more are conveniently listed and well-indexed. Perhaps dull to read, it is fascinating to flip through.”
