Guinness Book of College Records & Facts

Guinness Book of College Records & Facts
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Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015014658689
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Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Guinness Book of College Records & Facts by : Peter Cardozo

BY THE EDITORS OF GUINNESS.

The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts

The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : IND:39000005535484
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Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts by : Fred D. Cavinder

What the Guinness Book has done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful natives and residents have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. Hoosiers have headed the pack in the pioneer world, in the introduction of the automotive age, and later in the creation of the air age, and even today in the space age. A major section of the book is devoted to sports records of all varieties. Records have been set in all manner of competition from corn picking to catapults.

Guinness World Records 2022

Guinness World Records 2022
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1913484114
ISBN-13 : 9781913484118
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

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GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 1981

GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 1981
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 714
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ISBN-10 : 0806901969
ISBN-13 : 9780806901961
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 1981 by : Norris McWhirter

Guinness Book of College Records & Facts

Guinness Book of College Records & Facts
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Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages : 159
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ISBN-10 : 0806902302
ISBN-13 : 9780806902302
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Guinness Book of College Records & Facts by : Peter Cardozo

BY THE EDITORS OF GUINNESS.

The Guinness Book of Superlatives

The Guinness Book of Superlatives
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 499
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ISBN-10 : 9781945186455
ISBN-13 : 1945186453
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Guinness Book of Superlatives by : Guinness World Records

Imagine the world before Google or Facebook, when books were the only source of recorded fact. Originally published in 1956, The Guinness Book of Superlatives is the very first book in a series that would one day become one of the most well-known and trusted brands in the world—The Guinness Book of World Records. This is the original fun and informative edition, which gathered world facts and records from the year of its publication and prior. Included within are world records and facts from the sectors of: Science Politics Economics Art Architecture Engineering Accidents and disasters Human achievements The natural world And many more! Pick up this entertaining reference book, and expand your knowledge of the world as it was more than sixty years ago.

Campus Traditions

Campus Traditions
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 497
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ISBN-10 : 9781628467789
ISBN-13 : 1628467789
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Campus Traditions by : Simon J. Bronner

From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humor, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. Simon J. Bronner takes a long, engaging look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it. The archetypes of absent-minded profs, fumbling jocks, and curve-setting dweebs are the stuff of legend and humor, along with the all-nighters, tailgating parties, and initiations that mark campus tradition—and student identities. Undergraduates in their hallowed halls embrace distinctive traditions because the experience of higher education precariously spans childhood and adulthood, parental and societal authority, home and corporation, play and work. Bronner traces historical changes in these traditions. The predominant context has shifted from what he calls the “old-time college,” small in size and strong in its sense of community, to mass society’s “mega-university,” a behemoth that extends beyond any campus to multiple branches and offshoots throughout a state, region, and sometimes the globe. One might assume that the mega-university has dissolved collegiate traditions and displaced the old-time college, but Bronner finds the opposite. Student needs for social belonging in large universities and a fear of losing personal control have given rise to distinctive forms of lore and a striving for retaining the pastoral “campus feel” of the old-time college. The folkloric material students spout, and sprout, in response to these needs is varied but it is tied together by its invocation of tradition and social purpose. Beneath the veil of play, students work through tough issues of their age and environment. They use their lore to suggest ramifications, if not resolution, of these issues for themselves and for their institutions. In the process, campus traditions are keys to the development of American culture.

American Book Publishing Record

American Book Publishing Record
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Publisher : R. R. Bowker
Total Pages : 1384
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015036928656
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Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

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