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title: "The Encyclopedia of Superstitions"
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# The Encyclopedia of Superstitions

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## Description

Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles? Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions! Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky superstitions of the Western world. Discover batty beliefs about baldness, beans, and the Bermuda Triangle, and peculiar practices regarding hiccups, hearses, and hunchbacks. From modern myths to centuries-old lore, The Encyclopedia of Superstitions offers a wealth of wonderfully weird beliefs on just about every topic you can imagine: Holidays Birth Death Weddings Colors Gemstones Trees Flowers Fairies Weather Numbers Animals Birds Insects Household Items Zodiac Signs Gambling The Human Body Food Praise: "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing."― Publishers Weekly

Review: Great Overview, Well-Organized - I bought this book for research, and I've found it to be a very easy-to-use resource. It's organized alphabetically, but each entry cross-references other entries. The conversational tone and interesting facts make it eay to read as well. Interesting and fun!
Review: A must-read for anyone who loves superstitions! - This book is a must-read for anyone who loves superstitions - it's incredibly entertaining. I bought it for my son and he loves it. It's fascinating to see what superstitions people have and how they came about. Great read!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #969,541 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #142 in Mythology & Folklore Encyclopedias #165 in New Age Reference (Books) #544 in Psychic Phenomena |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 92 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Overview, Well-Organized
*by K***B on September 14, 2011*

I bought this book for research, and I've found it to be a very easy-to-use resource. It's organized alphabetically, but each entry cross-references other entries. The conversational tone and interesting facts make it eay to read as well. Interesting and fun!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-read for anyone who loves superstitions!
*by M***T on November 11, 2015*

This book is a must-read for anyone who loves superstitions - it's incredibly entertaining. I bought it for my son and he loves it. It's fascinating to see what superstitions people have and how they came about. Great read!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ very helpful
*by K***N on March 31, 2011*

The Encyclopeda of Superstitions was a very good book When I recieved the book in the mail I was really suprised by the great shape the book was in you could not tell it was a used book and what a great price. This book is ideal for the people who are into superstitions or those who would like to learn more. I personally used this book for a college project which helped me out more then i thought it would.

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