Stories behind everyday things / 
[editor, Jane Polley ; contributing writers, Peter Chaitin ... et al.]. 
 - Pleasantville, N.Y. :  Reader's Digest Association,  c1980. 
 - 416 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> At head of title: Reader's digest.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/> Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0895770687 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>79088053  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Encyclopedias and dictionaries.<br/>Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AG5  / .S853 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>031 POL