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The Last Word on First Names: The Definitive A-Z Guide to the Best and Worst in Baby Names by America's Leading Experts - Hardcover
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A guide to baby names and their meanings draws on research from a variety of sources
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Baby name experts Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran's The Last Word on First Names attempts to capture the best baby names of the '90s, with an emphasis on defining what's hip in baby names at this moment and why. While maintaining a focus on the up-to-the-minute popularity of particular names--Dolly is too cutesy for the postfeminist age, for example--the book doesn't skimp on the historical background of each name presented. For parents looking to find out how Richard has changed through the ages--once favored by kings, the name peaked in popularity in the '50s and now returns to favor--The Last Word on First Names is the baby name book to buy.
About the Author
Linda Rosenkrantz is the author of the novel Talk and coauthor of Gone Hollywood and SoHo. The former editor of Auction magazine, she now writes a weekly syndicated column on collectibles and also contributes to numerous national magazines. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.
Pamela Redmond Satran is a columnist for Parenting magazine and also writes a syndicated newspaper column on working parenthood. Her essays and articles appear frequently in Working Mother, Glamour, Redbook, and other national magazines. She is author of a book on style and a a novel, and lives outside New York with her husband and three children.
Together, the authors have written the bestselling Beyond Jennifer & Jason, and a series of books on British names, Irish names, and Jewish names.
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- PublisherSt Martins Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0312117477
- ISBN 13 9780312117474
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages322
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