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13, October 2004
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Love it or hate it, everybody has an opinion about unlucky 13 . . .
The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition
Four Walls Eight Windows
October 2004
240 pages
ISBN: 1568583060
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
13 brings together forgotten history and unknown facts
about unlucky 13 to create the compelling story of the rise
of a single belief. It is also a book about superstition in
general - why people believe what they believe and why they
stop believing when they do. 13 draws on history and the
range of contemporary superstitions; in so doing, it
touches on the fate of mythmaking in general. 13 answers
the following questions, among others: When did the 13
superstition begin, and why? Why is Spain divided over
whether Tuesday the 13th or Friday the 13th is the
traditional unlucky 13th day? What other number
superstitions exist in other cultures? Which is the only
major hotel in New York City that has a 13th floor? What
are the top three conspiracy theories about unlucky 13?
What is the Thirteen Club, and why did it count three U.S.
presidents among its members?
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