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02580cam a2200337 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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2013043799 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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DLC |
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20190729105241.0 |
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131220s2014 cau 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2013043799 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781936740833 |
| Qualifying information |
paperback |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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MiTN |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
EY8Z |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
AG243 |
| Item number |
.B416 2014 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
001.9 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Belardes, Nick. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A people's history of the peculiar : |
| Remainder of title |
a freak show of facts, random obsessions & astounding truths / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Nick Belardes. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Berkley, CA : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Viva Editions, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 257 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
20 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Truly trivia you can't live without, A People's History of the Peculiar is filled with facts, lists, definitions, and astonishing information guaranteed to provide you with the best cocktail conversation for many years to come! Your guide, Nick Belardes, has devoted his life to poking around the peculiar and perplexing. Explore the unknown stories behind why the nation's capitol didn't stay in Philadelphia, why some fossils are smiling, and how, if Preparation H existed in the early 1800s, Napoleon would have won Waterloo. These real-world facts are outlandish enough to sharpen your brain and occupy your mind for hours of reading. This book is so fascinating and fun, you'll become obsessed, too!"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Brad Listi -- Introduction: Boyhood Maps, Modern-Day Trivia -- Chapter 1 Amassed from the Past: Curious and Fantastic Facts from the Archives of History -- Chapter 2 Unnatural Sciences: Bizarre Discoveries from Biology to Outer Space -- Chapter 3 Puzzling Ailments: Most Mysterious Maladies -- Chapter 4 Idiosyncratic Inventions: Technologies We Depend on Every Day and Some Useless Contraptions -- Chapter 5 Odd Occupations: Some of the Dirtiest, Weirdest Jobs that You Never Wanted but Have to Know About -- Chapter 6 Saturday Night Fever: Popular Films for Obsessive Fans -- Chapter 7 Eccentric Authors and Fantastic Art: Great and Little-Known Works by the Wildly (and Weirdly) Creative -- Chapter 8 Mysterious Places: Exploring Some of the World's Most Mystifying Nooks and Crannies -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Curiosities and wonders. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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u367405 |
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