{"product_id":"the-names-familiar-paperback","title":"The Name's Familiar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor someone as passionate about writing as Laura Lee is, it is no wonder that she makes her living doing just that. She began her writing career at the age of twelve when she published her first article,\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375677346029,"sku":"9781565543942","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/183KJ5Afis9781565543942.webp?v=1785567815","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-names-familiar-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}