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25,001 Best Baby Namesby Lesley Bolton
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2009; US$ 4.99From the author of the #1 baby name book in the country comes an updated edition of the mass entry into the category: 25,001 Best Baby Names. more...
Talking of the Royal Familyby Michael Billig
Routledge 1991; US$ 55.95Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial chatter about royalty. This book was the first serious study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and now with a new preface, remains relevant today. more...
Kingship and Crown Finance under James VI and I, 1603-1625by John Cramsie
Boydell & Brewer 2002; US$ 85.00This book rejects outright the stereotypical image of James VI and I as mindlessly extravagant and integrates crown finance with James's kingship. Drawing on both his humanist education and his kingship in Scotland, James developed a clear, considered agenda for crown finance, using it to consolidate the Stuart dynasty. This study analyses in detail how James fashioned and refashioned political regimes in England to further this agenda between 1603-25. The manner in which James deployed crown finance provides fundamental insights into his personal rule. more...
Jewish given names and family namesby R. Singerman; D.L. Gold
BRILL 2001; US$ 114.00This work identifies and describes over 3000 books, essays in books, and articles on Jewish given names and family names throughout history, spanning the Biblical period to modern times. more...
A Dictionary Of English Surnamesby P. H. Reaney; R. M. Wilson
Taylor & Francis 1991; US$ 240.00This classic dictionary explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history. more...
The Sacred Willowby Duong Van Mai Elliott
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 21.95Charting the lives of four generations of her family, the author traces her family's journey through tumultuous change, exploring different strands of Vietnamese history. It begins with her great-grandfather who rose from rural poverty to become an influential mandarin. more...
Writing Family History Made Very Easyby Noeline Kyle
Allen & Unwin 2007; US$ 18.14A practical guide to writing family history, designed especially for family historians and inexperienced writers. more...
The Genetic Strandby Edward Ball
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 16.99The Genetic Strand is the story of a writer's investigation, using DNA science, into the tale of his family's origins. National Book Award winner Edward Ball has turned his probing gaze on the microcosm of the human genome, and not just any human genome -- that of his slave-holding ancestors. What is the legacy of such a family history, and can DNA say something about it? In 2000, after a decade in New York City, Ball bought a house in Charleston, South Carolina, home to his father's family for generations, and furnished it with heirloom pieces from his relatives. In one old desk he was startled to discover a secret drawer, sealed perhaps since the Civil War, in which someone had hidden a trove of family hair, with each lock of hair labeled... more...
The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Bookby Jennifer Moss; Babynames.com
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 13.99From one of the top parenting websites-a comprehensive naming guide featuring the unique Babynames.com popularity ratings. Forget those traditional lists of names and their meanings-in guiding readers step-by-step through the naming process, as well as the seven things to consider, this book will help parents decide upon a name perfectly suited to their child and family. The only baby name book to draw upon the opinions of 1.2 million parents, each listing features a popularity rating derived from website feedback as well as the top personality traits associated with the name. Readers can also browse lists of names organized in unique ways such as names for sports fans or fiction lovers, and names to be avoided. more...
The Beginners' Guide to Tracing Your Rootsby Diane Marelli
How To Books 2007; US$ 17.00A four-year diary of the author, which takes the reader through the frustrating and all consuming obsession of tracing one's family history. more...