Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams: How the Names Became the Words - Couverture rigide

Sholl, Andrew

 
9781782430292: Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams: How the Names Became the Words
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ISBN 10 : 1782430296 ISBN 13 : 9781782430292
Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

What's in a name? From Achilles to zeppelin, the words we use in everyday language invoke a cast of historical characters, from figures of ancient legend to modern-day sports stars. But have you ever stopped to wonder how on earth the names became the words we use so often?
How, for example, did Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi give his name to something so sweet as a biscuit? Who was the Gordon Bennett whose name has become an expression of surprise or displeasure? And who knew, when Odysseus set off on his ten-year voyage home in Homer's epic, that long journeys would take his name?
Behind so many words are real people with a story to tell. This fascinating book reveals the history behind the most familiar and more unusual eponyms.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Sholl is an experienced writer who specializes in the origins of words and names. His other books are The Achilles to Zeppelin of Eponyms, The Name Game and Farenheit's Hoover.

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Éditeur
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1782430296
ISBN 13 
9781782430292
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
223
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781782435099: Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams: How the Names Became the Words

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1782435093 ISBN 13 :  9781782435099
Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2016
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