The Order of Things
Curious, Useful, Edifying, Inspiring:
The Reference Books of McCabe Library
Staff Pick for the Week of March 3, 2008
The Order of Things
Call Number: REF AG105 .K57 1998
Recommended by: Ed Fuller
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, and 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.
