Who This Author Is

Tad Tuleja has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2012, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Curious Customs: The Stories Behind 296 Popular American Rituals and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Sterling Pub Co Inc and Ballantine Books.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Sterling Pub Co Inc and Ballantine Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Sterling Pub Co Inc and Ballantine Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Curious Customs: The Stories Behind 296 Popular American Rituals

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 210 pages.

  2. Fabulous Fallacies: More Than 300 Popular Beliefs That Are Not True

    Sterling Pub Co Inc • 1999 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Marvelous Monikers

    Galahad Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 224 pages.

  4. American History in 100 Nutshells

    Ballantine Books • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 256 pages.

  5. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

    Robert Hale Ltd • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 224 pages.

  6. New York Public Library Book of Popular Americana

    Macmillan General Reference • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 464 pages.

  7. Curious Customs

    Stonesong Digital • 2012 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2012.

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