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13: The Story Of The World’s Most Notorious Superstition
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Author: Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
ISBN: 9780452284968
A fascinating cultural history of the number 13, tracing the origins and global spread of triskaidekaphobia from ancient times to modern superstition.
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Triskaidekaphobia [tris-kahy-dek-uh–foh-bee-uh, tris-kuh–]: Fear of the number 13
If thirteen people sit down at a table, will one die within a year? Why did five U.S. presidents join the Thirteen Club? What is the only major New York hotel that has a thirteenth floor?
In '13', a fascinating cultural history-cum-detective story, Lachenmeyer gets to the root of how one superstition – the fear of the number 13 – developed among wildly divergent societies. A book about mythmaking, '13' explores why people believe what they believe and the real reason Friday the 13th is the most unlucky day in the world. 240 Pgs. 2005
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