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336 pages • first pub 1984 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195089196
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 07 April 1994
Description
Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers...
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336 pages • first pub 1984 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195089196
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 07 April 1994
Description
Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings