Tuleja, Tad

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Marvelous monikers

people behind more than 400 words and expressions
  • Tuleja, Tad
1990

Namesakes

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Namesakes

an entertaining guide to the origins of more than 300 words named for people
  • Tuleja, Tad
1987

Curious customs

the stories behind almost 300 popular American rituals
  • Tuleja, Tad
1987

American history in 100 nutshells

  • Tuleja, Tad
1992
Explains the events behind one hundred of American history's most famous thoughts and phrases, such as Manifest Destiny, Trail of Tears, and Black Tuesday; arranged chronologically from the discovery of the continent through the invasion of Kuwait.

Foreignisms

a dictionary of foreign expressions commonly (and not so commonly) used in English
  • Tuleja, Tad
1990
A guide to 1,000 foreign words and phrases encountered in the United States with pronunciation, origins, and examples.

Fabulous fallacies

more than 300 popular beliefs that are not true
  • Tuleja, Tad
1982
"A Stonesong Press book." Presents more than 300 well-known beliefs which are actually false.

The New York Public Library book of popular Americana

  • Tuleja, Tad
1994
Alphabetical entries on American popular culture, from M&M's to the First Amendment.

Curious customs

the stories behind 296 popular American rituals
  • Tuleja, Tad
1987
Reveals the origins of many familiar customs--gestures and dress codes, mating and marriage, rites of passage, and holiday celebrations.
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