Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World

Book Description

Edwardo is an ordinary boy who does his best to live up to grown-ups' expectations. So when they rant at him for being the clumsiest, noisiest, nastiest, cruelest, messiest, and dirtiest boy in the whole wide world, he becomes all those things with a vengence, thus earning the title of the horriblest boy in the whole wide world. How Edwardo becomes the nicest boy in the whole wide world will be appreciated by ordinary little boys everywhere. John Burningham's amusing illustrations bring a lighthearted touch to the power of positive reinforcement.

Customer Reviews:

How can such a bad boy change his ways?.......2007-07-10

John Burningham's EDWARDO: THE HORRIBLEST BOY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD tells of a boy who is always disappointing adults. He's the clumsiest, noisiest, nastiest, and dirtiest boy in the world - and he lives up to every accusation. How can such a bad boy change his ways? Possibly by doing something nice, by mistake.

Very Best Baby Name Book In The Whole Wide World: Revised Edition

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We found a name
The Very Best? Well, Maybe Not.... (Review Number 250!!!)
This was our favorite
Frustrating
OK, but many others better

Very Best Baby Name Book In The Whole Wide World: Revised Edition
Bruce Lansky
Manufacturer: Meadowbrook
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0671561138

Book Description

MORE COMPLETE, MORE HELPFUL, AND MORE FUN THAN ANY OTHER BABY NAME BOOK!

* over 30,001 boys' and girls' names complete with origins, meanings, variations, and famous namesakes * the latest baby name popularity poll rankings, including the most popular names for African-American and Hispanic-American children * survey results on stereotypes of commonly used names * 15 steps to selecting the best name for your baby * advice on changing names, plus famous people who did * fascinating facts about names * advice from "Dear Abby" about using "Jr."

It really is the very best name book you can buy!

Customer Reviews:

We found a name.......2007-09-23

We found a name for our son in this book, when no book seemed to do it for us.

The Very Best? Well, Maybe Not.... (Review Number 250!!!).......2006-02-24

This name book isn't necessarily top of the line, but it's not a bad book either. I found several names that I thought would suit my tastes. As a first time parent, I'm exploring all options and approaching it very carefully so that when it's time to deliver (11/03/06 is the due date) I'll have a name ready and I think this book is more than helpful in the process.

There are sections in the book that cover gender neutral names, 100 most popular boy and 100 most popular girl names in the U.S., popular names worldwide, legal issues (like filing birth certificates if your child is born outside of a hospital), birthstones & flowers, fascinating facts about names, and what some celebrities are naming their kids in addition to the listing, origins, and definitions for over 30,000 names. The definitions aren't totally accurate, but a little research will probably take care of that. I guess for $8.00 you can only ask for so much. To get more depth and insight, you'll probably have to pony up more cash, but The Very Best Baby Name Book In The Whole Wide World is quite capable of fufilling its purpose. It's definitely worth looking into.

This was our favorite.......2005-03-15

Picking a baby name is a very personal process and everyone approaches it differently. We were given four or five baby name books, and this was the one we found most complete and helpful.

I suggest getting several books, including this one, and just enjoy looking through them and getting ideas. Don't worry too much about what a name "means", it varies from book to book and country to country, and no one will know it anyway.

And don't worry if your name is or isn't on a "Top 10" list. The only list that matters is your baby's!

Frustrating.......2003-07-18

I find this book to be a waste of time. My husband and I have searched this book probably a hundred times trying to find a name that has a good meaning for our son. Almost all names with a decent meaning are unusable, while others are generic and boring. We are frustrated looking up 3 or 4 names to find the meaning of the one we are considering. Why cant the author just insert the meaning again instead of writing only "variation of ...."? Also, the meanings of names in this book differ from other sources. Which source is correct? Our son is 16 days old and we are back to the book store trying to find something more helpful. Ridiculous

OK, but many others better.......2003-04-02

I bought Lansky's 15,000+ Baby Names book 2 1/2 years ago before my daughter was born and found it to be less than helpful. I didn't like the way the narrative was handled for each name, plus too many names I specifically went to look up were not in the book. Now we are waiting for our baby boy to be born in June. I checked out this book in the store, and found it to be a rehash of the previous book with more alternate spellings. Once again, some names I looked up were not in here in any spelling. I bought Carol McD Wallace's "The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever" instead, and am much happier with it, although it has shortcomings of it's own. A few inaccuracies, and places where better research would have yielded a better history and origin of certain names. Never-the-less, I recommend Wallace's book along with "The New Age Baby Name Book" for a more complete list of available names.

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In the Classroom
Funny and Refreshing
A little bit for everyone. . .
I couldn't stop laughing!
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The Whole Wide World
Yvonne Castaneda
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Comic | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1413736920

Book Description

Bibiana Castellanos has trouble staying in one place and can't stick to one job. Her latest adventure, bartending, is no longer amusing. Feeling a need to make a difference, she takes a job as an At Risk teacher in a middle school, unaware of what awaits her. Her students are unruly. They talk out of turn, pick on each other and never let Bibiana teach. But she is not about to give up. Through trial and error, she stumbles upon a way to control her students and get them to like her: by using stories about her childhood as a fat, nerdy girl and her crazy Mexican/Cuban family. As she takes her students back into her past, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and painful realizations, a journey only she can take as she tries to find her place in the whole wide world.

Customer Reviews:

In the Classroom.......2006-04-05

Great book! Feels like you are one of her students. As a teacher for many years I understand how she feels. The book is easy to read. And like Chinese food it is both sweet and sour, funny and serious. I hope Ms. Castaneda continues to follow her dreams and writes many more books. Rich Ferguson

Funny and Refreshing.......2005-07-07

This book makes you laugh from the get. "Bibi" makes light of every situation that she gets herself in. I would recommend this book to every one!!! BUY IT, READ IT,LOVE IT!!!
JC

A little bit for everyone. . ........2005-04-20

The Whole Wide World was, perhaps, a tad more meaningful to me because I have shared many of Ms. Castaneda's experiences in the classroom, as well as growing up Hispanic in Miami. The true beauty of the book, however, lies in its ability to transcend ethnic and occupational boundaries. It deals with common human issues such as identity, family values, and self-actualization in a manner that produces side-splitting laughter, as well as, some momentary tears. All the while it maintains its almost friendly attitude. It makes you feel like you are reading your best friend's dairy. Her journey of self-discovery becomes the readers'. Eventually, it has you analyze your own situation. Once you've lived vicariously through Mrs. C, you find yourself both skeptical of your station in life (Are you truly happy?)and inspired to reach the pinnacle of your potential.

I couldn't stop laughing!.......2004-12-11

Wow! For her first book, this one's great! The life and times of Bibiana (the main character) was so interesting! You found yourself eagerly anticipating what was to happen next to the students, the family, and the love life! I'd highly recommend it! You'll find yourself laughing out loud and getting strange looks from those sitting around you.

preview.......2004-12-08

A friend recommended this book. What is it with all of the word of mouth reviews here? What, does the author have to pay for their own maketing or something?(haha)'Tis a good thing.
The sign of a good author is when their very first book has a clever structure in telling their tale. When the beginning & end smartly dovetail into each other. When the humor for the most part inspires audible responses. And when one actually cares what the characters will face next, & how they will respond. But mostly the best sign is the book gets better & better as it goes along. Make you wonder where that will lead to, & if the author will have to courage to keep digging that path in futures tales. Personally, i dig it so far.

Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum

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Bricks are heavy and cotton balls are soft. This book has everything!
Grover's Gravitas
One of the best picture books ever!
A Museum in bookform.
An amazing book for children and adults alike!

Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum
Norman Stiles , and Daniel Wilcox
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Grover's Guide To Good Manners (Little Golden Books : Sesame Street)

ASIN: 0394827074
Release Date: 1974-03-12

Book Description

Illus. in color. The fuzzy Sesame Street puppet tours The Small Hall, The Carrot Room, and other unusual exhibits in a unique museum.

Customer Reviews:

Bricks are heavy and cotton balls are soft. This book has everything!.......2007-03-23

I'll keep this review short and sweet in order to save you time. This book is my favorite book ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever of all time. I like it better than the Spooky Old Tree. Buy it now. That is all.

Grover's Gravitas.......2005-12-29

I love Grover. Grover is a three-dimensional kid's character the likes of Linus and Charlie Brown. Elmo, on the other hand, is a two-dimension character, along the lines of a Barney or Boots. Up with Grover, down with Elmo. Elmo's incessant brightness leaves no room for the ego to breathe. When I was a kid watching Sesame Street, it was all Grover all the time. Then Elmo took over and was shoved down our throats. Marketed rather crassly for a PBS character, thank you Rosie.

But guess who's back?

Grover visits the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum, with such hallowed halls as The Things You See in the Sky Room, The Things You See on the Ground Room, and The Things That Make So Much Noise You Can't Think Room. This is a great kids book. There is humor, ranging from the slapstick of Grover bumping into doors and falling into holes to the subtle references to Camus' use of the myth of Sisyphus to critique existentialism (Grover finds a Heavy Rock in the Room of Things that are Light, and carries it up a mountain of stairs searching for the Room of Things that are Heavy. At the peak, Grover loses control and the rock rolls all the way back down to the level where he found it, crashing into the door of the Heavy room). Grover enters The Long Thin Things You Can Write With Room and finds a carrot that doesn't belong. He takes the carrot instead to The Carrot Room, which is adjacent to the All The Vegetables in the Whole Wide World Besides Carrots Room. Good funny stuff. At the end he realizes he still hasn't seen everything in the whole wide world. He finds the final door, labeled as "Everything Else," which of course is the back door. It opens up to the world.

Heavy.

One of the best picture books ever!.......2005-02-20

This is an extremely funny and engaging book, buoyed by the enthusiastic character of Grover and a variety of different situations that will be both instructive and humorous for a young child.

Grover is walking through the various rooms of the "Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum," and every room contains a category of objects, such as "Things so Loud that You Cannot Hear Yourself Think." In every room, the objects are neatly labeled, so this will be a great vocabulary builder for your toddler. But Grover finds himself in different situations within the museum that make each page unique, and not just a word list. There's even a room of things that tickle, which gives you the opportunity for a tickling session with your listener.

This book just flows extremely well, in my opinion, and I remember that it was a big hit in our home when I was a toddler. Along with -Oscar's Book- and -There's a Monster at the End of This Book- (which also features Grover), this is part of a trio from the Sesame Street gang that represents the pinnacle of what picture books are all about: interaction, humor, and learning.

A Museum in bookform........2005-02-06

I have had this book since I was a baby in 1974. Sesame Street's Grover goes threw a museum with different stuff you see in the Whole Wide World. Each page is a different room. IE Vegetable room, Undersea room, room of loud things. This book is like the Bank Street Museum book titles of Dinosaurium, Planetarium, Oceanarium & Floratorium which came out in 1993 & 1994. Unfortunitly are out of print. I highly praise that series so check out my reviews on those titles.

An amazing book for children and adults alike!.......2004-09-08

This book is a great way to teach children how some things are different and others are the same. It shows the similarities between objects as well as the differences. I loved this book as a child and I enjoyed reading it well into my late teens (for a bit of fun, that is). I recommend this book very highly.

My Daddy Makes the Best Motorcycles in the Whole Wide World: The Harley-Davidson

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Enjoyable, simple story

My Daddy Makes the Best Motorcycles in the Whole Wide World: The Harley-Davidson
Jean Davidson
Manufacturer: Guest Cottage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Best selling author Jean Davidson, the granddaughter of Harley-Davidson co-founder Walter Davidson, is proud to present her first children's book. Follow 8-year-old Jeannie as she narrates the story of how the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles came about. Jeannie's adventures include riding the assembly line, going to the races with her daddy and watching motorcycles in the Fourth of July parade. Vibrant illustrations by Theresa Hammerquist accentuate the fun, informative text.

Harley lovers will want to pass this timeless treasure on to their children, grandchildren and special children in their lives.

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable, simple story .......2004-08-13

Written by Jean Davidson (the granddaughter of Walter Davidson, one of the founders and first president of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company), My Daddy Makes The Best Motorcycle In The Whole Wide World - The Harley-Davidson is a children's picturebook celebrating the usefulness and versatility of the motorcycle - which policemen, firefighters, and American soliders overseas put to good use as surely as private citizens. Friendly-themed color illustrations by Theresa Hammerquist show the special bond between parent and child, in this enjoyable, simple story especially for motorcycle enthusiast families.

Of all the gifts a child can have, literacy is the one that can never be outgrown.

Can You Greet the Whole Wide World?: 12 Common Phrases in 12 Different Languages

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A fun introduction to other languages which goes beyond the usual bilingual focus

Can You Greet the Whole Wide World?: 12 Common Phrases in 12 Different Languages
Lezlie Evans
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 061856327X

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You can begin the day by saying, "Good morning!" Or you could say, "Guten morgen," or "buon giorno," too. They all mean "good morning" in different languages! In this book you can learn how to say "thank you" and "please" in Chinese and "no" in French, and "yes" in Zulu. Twelve common phrases, twelve very different languages (German, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Chinese, Zulu, Japanese, Italian, French, and Portuguese), and one very fun book!

Customer Reviews:

A fun introduction to other languages which goes beyond the usual bilingual focus.......2006-07-29

Basic phrases from 'good morning' and 'please' to 'thank you' and 'no' are revealed in not just the usual French and Spanish but Zulu, Chinese, Hindi, German and more: 12 languages for 12 phrases. The result allows for a wonderful understanding of other languages and teaches kids similarities between them. A fun introduction to other languages which goes beyond the usual bilingual focus.

Diane C. Donovan
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Not Free SF Reader
Who's watching you?
Stylish, Gripping Near Future Crime Cyberpunk Fiction
In England's hot unpleasant climes
Provocative and interesting--security and human rights

Whole Wide World
Paul McAuley
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Amazon.com

If there is any justice, the excellent conspiracy thriller Whole Wide World will vault award-winning author Paul McAuley into the front rank of bestselling authors.

In the wake of a virulent "information war," England has become a police state with surveillance cameras on every street corner, linked by an evolving artificial intelligence. The government controls all access to the Internet. Privacy is a fantasy. Porn is illegal. But a young British woman manages to transmit her sexual escapades over the World Wide Web--and the acts culminate in the live broadcast of her own murder. But even as another woman is slain in the same manner, the war veteran-policeman Dixon finds himself being pressured off the case by powerful sources ranging from his superior officers to the dead woman's uncle, the powerful CEO who created the artificial intelligence that sees all and, perhaps, knows all.

Paul McAuley has received the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. --Cynthia Ward

Book Description

A gripping thriller of the day after tomorrowwhen the world and the Web are oneWinner of both the Arthur C. Clarke and Philip K. Dick Awards, Paul McAuley has emerged as one of the most exciting new talents in science fiction. His new novel is right on the precipice of a reality that could be ours the day after tomorrow.London, in the aftermath of the Infowar. Surveillance cameras on every street corner, their tireless gaze linked to an artificial intelligence system. Censors patrolling the borders of the Internet. A young woman murdered before the gaze of eager voyeurs. A policeman sidelined to a backwater department seizes on the chance to contribute to this high-profile murder case, but soon finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue. Why was Sophie Booths murder broadcast over the Internet? What is the link between her murder and Londons new surveillance system? Who is the self-styled Avenger, and why does he communicate only by email?Whole Wide World is a gripping conspiracy thriller set in a world where information is the universal currency and some people will do anything to be able to control it.

Customer Reviews:

Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-04

In an England that has gone security made after some computer terrorism, everything is watched and banned. Yes, it is creepier if you look at it now.

However, a web-cam type porn star still managed to do her thing, and also to catch her own murder on video.

A middle-aged police inspector gets involved with wanting to solve the case, and finds it leads disturbing places.

Who's watching you?.......2006-05-03

It's a great detective novel, with a little sci-fi, but as you read it the sci-fi starts to strike uncomfortably close to home. Whether you're a Brit or an American, it'll give you the heebie-jeebies.

Wrapped in what seems to be a run-of-the-mill thriller, MacAuley presents a creepy world that should scare us all.

Kudos.

Stylish, Gripping Near Future Crime Cyberpunk Fiction.......2004-03-24

Raymond Chandler meets William Gibson in one of the finest science fiction novels of recent years, courtesy of acclaimed British science fiction author Paul McAuley. This is more than a film noirish detective novel akin to the best from the likes of Raymond Chandler combined with elements of cyberpunk from William Gibson and his fellow "mirrorshades" cyberpunk fiction scribes. It is a thoughtful, often disturbing, look at surveillance and privacy; these are themes not normally found in much science fiction, with cyberpunk frequently taking the lead in these issues. However, until now, these subjects have not been presented in such a forceful, mesmerizing tale.

A fortyish detective in the London police department becomes involved in a murder investigation of a young college student, whose uncle is the inventor of the surveillance technology ADESS. This robotic technology has greatly reduced crime at the expense of personal liberty and privacy. His odyssey will take him to illicit porn dealers and computer hackers involved in a conspiracy to blackmail the deceased girl's uncle through the streets of London, and finally, to the distant data haven of Havana, Cuba and a climatic encounter with the man responsible for the girl's death. Meanwhile he is beset with fear over his girlfriend's safety when she becomes yet another pawn in the killer's bloody intellectual chess game with him. This stylish, extremely well-written novel should be regarded as one of the finest examples of contemporary science fiction, and deserves the "whole wide world" as its potential audience.

In England's hot unpleasant climes.......2002-12-16

Paul McAuley's _Whole Wide World_ is a science fiction/murder mystery, and works well as both. A young woman is murdered, her computers destroyed, and then we discover the crime was broadcast on her website. Our narrator really fills the bill as an anti-hero; short, disrespected, dumped by his girlfriend, demoted from detective work to a do-nothing police support division. He is pulled into this crime when asked to pick up and examine the computers, and finds he cannot stay away from the case.

McAuley sets the book in in London, maybe eight years from now. Cameras cover every block, and a vast AI ties them together. A terrorist virus has crippled all computer networks, and most haven't recovered completly. Social mores have gotten more restrictive; porn is completely illegal, and foreign books/movies/magazines censored. And London is hot and uncomfortable, with screens and mesh everywhere (presumably to keep out virus-carrying mosquitoes, but never specifically mentioned), more like New Orleans than the UK.

Our hero must handle colleagues who wish him ill and try to keep him away from the case, the victim's uncle who invented the CCTV AI system and has too many secrets, his absent girlfriend who can't decide what to do with him, and a series of taunting emails from the possible perp. Like all good mysteries, each question answered leads to five more; each suspect checked out only implicates formerly trusted people. McAuley does a great job ratcheting up the tension as our unnamed protagonist tries to win his good name back. The descriptions of near-future London were well-written and disturbing enough to linger for days. And the issues raised about privacy will keep you thinking long after you put the book down.

A great read for SF readers, mystery fans, and computer geeks.

Provocative and interesting--security and human rights.......2002-08-13

Since the Infowars, English Detective Inspector John ? has been plagued by his doubts and shuffled into the remote bowels of British crime enforcement. In this dystopic near-future, England and much of the world are overrun by computer viruses, networked security cameras that can track and identify nearly anyone, and new morality laws that forbid virtually everything, even requiring editing of Disney movies before they pass the censors.

But murder is still a crime and Sophie Booth's murder is the DI's chance to reclaim active status in the police. It was a particularly nasty murder--complete with torture and finally a knifing. Worse, it was broadcast over the net and only one viewer bothered to notify the police. As the DI investigates, he begins to believe that the crime is not the straighforward murder it is made out to be. Finding the killer may not be enough to unveil the entire crime. As the police force turns against him, the DI is forced underground, taking chances that put him outside the pale.

Author Paul McAuley writes a tense SF mystery. The near-future environment he describes feels real and possible. For the most part, his technological crime advances ring true. The DI is well motivated and carefully drawn. His relationship with the missing Julie adds to his humanity and the violence of the crime motivates his extreme thirst for justice.

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DON'T LET YOUR KIDS READ THIS!

THE FUNNIEST KID

Be Aware That This Is A Joke Book

How to be the funniest kid in the world

hahahahahahahhaahhaaahhahahahaaaa

How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class)
Jay Leno
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1416906312

Book Description

If you want to be funny, this book is for you!

This big book of humor and wisecracks contains hundreds of original jokes and bits of advice from Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Chock-full of knock-knock jokes, hilarious puns ("Is it true that if it takes a corner too fast, a Mercedes-Benz?"), and Jay's tips for making a career in comedy (he got his start at a MacDonald's employee talent show), this totally new joke book fr the twenty-first century is an essential starting point for anybody looking to find their funny bone.

Customer Reviews:

DON'T LET YOUR KIDS READ THIS!.......2007-06-20

The trend of celebrities penning books for children reaches its nadir with this one. There is nothing funny or interesting or the least bit intriguing about this book. I thought as an adult, maybe I'm out of the loop. Let me show it to some kids. So I did. And they hated it!

Jay Leno can't make adults laugh, let alone children. The book is also in bad taste. Some of the jokes here woujld be offensive to children with their innuendo. What in the world were they thinking when they published this?

I wish I could give it zero stars!

THE FUNNIEST KID.......2007-01-23

MY GRANDSON AGE 9, HAS A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR, AND HAS ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK.
PORTER S. KALLISH

Be Aware That This Is A Joke Book.......2007-01-21

I didn't realize this was a joke book and bought it for an adult that claims he is the funniest man in the world. I didn't do my homework and thought this was Mr Leno's autobiography. I returned it promptly.

How to be the funniest kid in the world.......2007-01-15

This was a really funny book. I liked it very much for my grandson.

hahahahahahahhaahhaaahhahahahaaaa.......2006-06-21

This book is soooo funny! also, it turned me into the class clown when I was young! I showed This to Matt Aurand (My neighbor.), And he laughed out loud and became the class clown too both when we were ten!

The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World

Average customer rating:

Lots of Info
Easy to read!
Entertaining, but poorly researched.
Best Used Before Naming Your Baybee!
Beyond Rosenkrantz and Satran

The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World
Bruce Lansky
Manufacturer: Meadowbrook Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0915658178

Book Description

More Names, More Up-To-Date, More Helpful And More Fun Than Any Other Baby Name Book!

* over 13,001 boys' and girls' names, nicknames and variations * origins, meanings, and famous namesakes * the most popular names In the US. and around the world * advice from "Dear Abby" * 15 steps to selecting the right name for your baby * psychological stereotypes of popular names * how to change names and famous people who did * current baby naming trends * fascinating facts about names * how to make the best final decision on your baby's name!

Customer Reviews:

Lots of Info.......2007-01-26

My husband and I really enjoyed this book. It gave a lot of information and things to consider when chosing a name. Mr. Lansky chose fairly common names from recent popularity. So if your looking for a book that will give you an idea for that unusual or elusive name this isn't the book for you, but you might still enjoy it for it's other apects. There is an interesting segment on celebrity names.

Easy to read!.......2007-01-18

I really enjoyed this baby name book because it was easier to read and didn't have 10,000+ names in it. If you are looking for more traditional names and variations, this is the book for you!

Entertaining, but poorly researched........2006-12-03

I have a huge collection of baby name books, and consider this one to be one of the most poorly researched. It contains a few articles at the beginning which are entertaining (but fairly standard, as baby name books go), but the meat-and-bones of this book is the list of names themselves. The origins and meanings of names in here are inaccurate more often than not. For example, it lists the name "Gladys" as being Celtic for "princess." In all my 20+ years of researching names, I can't even begin to fathom where that origin came from.

In order to make the claim of being the "very best" - it relies upon the number of names it has. However, that number is largely made up of coming up with bizarre spellings and strange nicknames for already existing names (like Kore for Kora, Imojean for Imogen...).

So, if you're simply looking for a list of names to choose from, this book is OK. If you're looking for actual factual information about name origins and meaning, stay far, far away from this one!

Best Used Before Naming Your Baybee!.......2006-02-04

One of the oafish ladies in my wife's Big Readers Book Club recently had twins (one boy, one girl) and she could've really used this book before naming the screaming mutants "Cooleena" and "Rupappy". I suppose that's better than what her equally idiotic husband named their blue heeler ("Muttplug"). Lansky's book really could help a lot of people. Provided they receive it in time...

Beyond Rosenkrantz and Satran.......2005-11-23

Nowadays, of course, the first question one asks upon hearing that friends are "expecting" is no longer, "Have you picked out a name?" but rather "Do you know whether it's a boy or a girl?" But then that makes the now second question all the more in need of a precise answer.

This once timely book has a breezy, easy-to-read and sprightly quality. It does not, unlike the more recent tomes by Rosenkrantz and Satran, claim to be the "last word on first names" ("Oh, wait, we take that back: the NEXT book will truly be the last word on first names, unless of course, it isn't and we have more to blab on about.") Bruce Lansky's book merely (somewhat self-mockingly) claims to be the BEST BABY NAME BOOK IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

I have the 1991 edition, which by rights should be already passe, for as Lansky himself writes, "...every decade a new group of names rises in popularity, as names associated with a previous generation of babies decline." So just how dated is the information on naming trends here? Well, 15 years is certainly a long enough time to see trends come and go. So the Top 100 Girls' and Boys' Names listed here have doubtless seen many comings and goings. Is "Jessica" still at the top of the heap? Have the "Ashleys" come and gone? Has the spate of "J" names so prevalent in the 70s and 80s finally sputtered. (Aside from the aforementioned "Jessica," there was, of course, "Jennifer," "Jason," "Joshua," and "Jared"--but not really "John," which by that point had morphed to its Irish form "Sean," but could be due for a comeback any time now.)

Lansky's approach is streamlined and eminently practical. Whereas Rosenkrantz and Satran become downright "prescriptive" at times, he prefers to offer points to consider: should you name a child "after" a parent or other relative; what about unisex names; the issue of popularity vs. uniqueness; stereotypes attached to certain names; the etymological meaning of a name (a less important concern for him than in many older books): and several other considerations.

Many prospective parents will find the sections on stereotypes and popularity of interest. Many of the stereotypical associations listed are no surprise: Adam and Brooke are attractive; Brian and Chris are athletic, etc. And did Madonna realize that daughter Lola might be stereotyped as "sleazy" at some point in her life. (Well, hey, it IS Madonna, after all--but then Lola's real name is "Lourdes," which is actually very Catholic and traditional, and ironically also very Madonna, verdad?)

Speaking of celebrity (and in keeping with the "image" question), there is section on celebrity name changes, which is worth perusing, but not all that surprising. Many of these, you are likely to have heard before (that Roy Rogers was born "Leonard Slye," for instance). Some "changes" are pretty obvious and not at all dramatic. Benjamin Antonio Gazzara became "Ben Gazzara"? Newsflash: he would have likely shortened it like that even if he had become a used car salesman. And I doubt very many people would think that Orenthal James Simpson's decision to go by "O.J." was a significant name change per se. (Although I'm sure there are many who nowadays might prefer that he be officially known as "California Prisoner #300810" or something on that order).

Certainly, no one will be surprised that the Marx brothers' real given names were NOT "Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo"--even if they can't tell you exactly what they were. And there are some actual errors here (I'm pretty sure). Lee Remick was born "Lee Ann Remick" not merely the simpler "Ann Remick" listed here. The equally unisex named Dale Evans was born "Frances Octavia Smith," not the unisex homonym "Francis" listed here.

But those are pretty minor mistakes. It's still a fun listing to peruse. And some of the other tid-bits of naming lore thrown in are hysterical. The "Truth Stranger Than Fiction" roster is a hoot and a half, including such monikers as: Dillon C. Quattlebaum, Lieselotte Pook, Peenie Fase and Lolita Beanblossom.

The actual roster of baby names for your condideration, with notes and definitions, is where things get a little loosey-goosey. Most of the definitions are accurate--and we've already seen that definitions are but one of many considerations. It's understandable that Lansky would not dwell on the etymologies as such. But if you're going to do it at all, be consistent and accurate. There are many names whose origins are disputed, true. In that case, it's best to list the various possible sources and suggest the most likely. Is "Alice" from the Greek "truth" or the Old High German "noble"?
And once you've established that, is "Allison" a variant of that name, as listed here OR (as listed under a separate entry) a name that is either from the Irish Gaelic for "truthful" (is Gaelic related that closely to Greek??) or Old German for "famous among the gods" (even better than being noble).

And when masculine names are feminized, does it make the feminine form all the more feminine? Names like "Carl/Charles" and "Andrew" have roots that mean "manly." They also gave rise to numerous feminine variants (the ones from "Charles" alone include: "Carol(e)," "Caroline," "Carolyn," "Carla," "Carlene,"
"Carlotta," "Charlotte," "Charlene" ad infinitum or nearly). But do these names mean "womanly"? No, they are feminine forms of a name that means "man" or "manly." That's the etymology, anbd you can't change it. That does not make them less feminine names. Many will consider them quite feminine, beautiful and almost regal. But that doesn't change the linguistic roots.

But in the last analysis, as Lansky suggests--and as other such as Rosenkrantz and Satran lay on with a trowel--it's really the sound and the image of a given name that counts. That's why "Cameron" is now popular for both sexes, even though its meaning (as cited here and elsewhere) is "crooked nose." Could be worse, though, Lansky gives the etymology of "Brendan," another popular name, as being Irish Gaelic for "little raven." I've seen it elsewhere as meaning "stinking hair." So much for that one--"Would Stinking Hair O'Rourke report to the main office please?" Yikes!

Overall a fun read, and a practical guide for parents.

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It Really Is The Very Best Weblog Writing Ever By Anyone Anywhere In The Whole Wide World.......2006-08-07

I purchased this book mainly because I adore the writing of both of the ladies who helped publish it (Sarah Hatter & Windy Atterberry). I figure if they make me laugh aloud than the title must be true. It really must be the very best weblog writing ever by anyone anywhere in the whole wide world. Seeing as how Ive never read another anthology of weblog writing - I'm going to have to say they were right, it is great.

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