{"product_id":"the-names-familiar-paperback","title":"The Name's Familiar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real-life people and events lurking behind words and phrases we use everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A humorous, well-written, and engaging exploration of the origins of common words and names. Laura Lee brings these famous, and sometimes infamous, personalities to life in a style that is both charming and compelling. . . . I couldn't put it down!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Debbi Fields, founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jules Leotard, \"The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze,\" favored a tight-fitting outfit that would carry his name to even greater heights?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Barbie Handler, daughter of one of the founders of the Mattel Toy Company, inspired the creation that would become the world's best-selling doll?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Hector Boiardi, an Italian immigrant and cook, created delicious foods for home consumption that to this day bear his slightly altered name, along with his picture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Laura Lee certainly knows. Here she introduces us to real men and women whose names have been preserved in popular culture. Her investigation into well-known eponyms (words derived from names) has produced this compilation of anecdotes and biographies about intriguing but often lesser-known historical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author is a writer for the Albany Times Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426881716402,"sku":"9781565543942","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a808c968c36926102e5241025ea6498f.webp?v=1778519499","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-names-familiar-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}