The Name Book

by Michael Cader

Book Overview

What's in a name? This ingenious new reference gathers thousands upon thousands of names for all manner of objects, creatures, places, people, sports, cars, brands, and much, much more. THE NAME BOOK... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517162172
• ISBN13: 9780517162170
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Resource

I think this book is terrific. It would be great for crossword puzzlers - lists of everything from cloud types, to a history of the popes. Lists of every person, places, and things imaginable. My favorite is a list of presidential candidates who can remember them?!

A fun browse, and great memory jogger (a place to start)

This book is a compilation of lists --for everything from native american tribes to gangsters and superheroes. Many entries have a one or two line description of the person , place of thing. Nothing in depth, but a good start to research, or a memory jogger for, for instance just what book that starred that certain villian...