基本信息出版社：Plume Books/Penguin Group (USA)
页码：240 页
出版日期：2005年08月
ISBN：0452284961
条形码：9780452284968
版本：2005-08-30
装帧：平装
开本：32开 Pages Per Sheet
外文书名：数字13的迷信故事

内容简介 Book Description
"Triskaidekaphobia": 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, Nathaniel 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.

About Author
Nathaniel Lachenmeyer is the author of 'The Outsider: A journey into My Father's Struggle with Madness', which received extensive critical acclaim, and is required reading in psychology classes throughout America

Book Dimension :
length: (cm)19.6 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.9