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9780899195049
Perl and Weihs, whose Blue Monday and Friday the Thirteenth was an excellent assembly of the facts and fictions surrounding the days of the week, have put similar care into this book. They begin at sunup and conclude at bedtime, listing almost everything that can go wrong or right, depending on certain foreshadowing actions. The writing is smooth, the tone humorous, and Weihs's graceful pictures show some of the quirkier aspects of superstition and self-induced fear. To be enjoyed with a grain of garlic salt and a brisk Gesundheit.Perl, Lila is the author of 'Don't Sing before Breakfast, Don't Sleep in the Moonlight: Everyday Superstitions and how They Began' with ISBN 9780899195049 and ISBN 0899195040.
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