Pickering, David

Provides more than five thousand suggestions of boys and girls names for prospective parents, arranged alphabetically by gender, and features top ten lists, along with additional facts and stories about each name.

Alphabetical survey of superstitions, old and new, with information on the origins of the beliefs and the extent to which they have flourished, and coverage of the amulets, talismans, and charms that people use to ward off bad luck or call forth good fortune.

Presents more than three thousand alphabetically arranged proverbs from around the world and throughout history, providing their meanings, origins, first uses, and developments over time. Includes a thematic index.

Includes insights into the people, places, innovations, and events that have shaped the contrasting sounds of the modern world.

Every culture has its own folkloric tradition, reflecting a universal desire to keep alive the legends and traditions of earlier times. Includes more than 1,000 A-Z entries on the central themes and traditions of world folklore.

A listing of over 40,000 abbreviations collected under 20,000 headings with their meanings, initializations, acronyms, and colloquialisms.