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开 本: 32开纸 张: 铜版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9781594742170
内容简介
Everyone knows that rubbing a rabbit’s foot will bring good
luck—but did you know this superstition was introduced to the
United States by slaves from West Africa? Field Guide to
Luck features the fascinating origins of the most popular
charms and signs—everything from crossed fingers and full moons to
four-leaf clovers and Friday the thirteenth. Each entry features
information about the origins and cultural context of the
superstition, with plenty of interesting trivia along the way. (For
the record, Chinese fortune cookies were invented in San
Francisco!)
luck—but did you know this superstition was introduced to the
United States by slaves from West Africa? Field Guide to
Luck features the fascinating origins of the most popular
charms and signs—everything from crossed fingers and full moons to
four-leaf clovers and Friday the thirteenth. Each entry features
information about the origins and cultural context of the
superstition, with plenty of interesting trivia along the way. (For
the record, Chinese fortune cookies were invented in San
Francisco!)
Also included are dozens of talismans and symbols from around the
world, including cows (India), money cats (Japan), akuaba dolls
(Ghana), jade (China), and more. Best of all, Field Guide to
Luck showcases many of these lucky charms with 48 pages of
full-color illustrations—so you’ll be sure to recognize them
wherever you encounter them!
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