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Leslie Dunkling

Autor de The Guinness Book of Names

38 Obras 716 Miembros 63 Reseñas 1 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

Leslie Dunkling has always been a moderate drinker, and has always been fascinated by the role that drinking has played in literary history. He is also the author of the bestselling Guinness Book of Names. He lives in England

Series

Obras de Leslie Dunkling

The Guinness Book of Names (1995) 108 copias
The Battle of Newton Road (1973) 43 copias
A Dictionary of Days (1988) 33 copias
The Guinness Drinking Companion (1992) — Autor — 29 copias
First Names First (1977) 27 copias

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Denunciada
Biblit | Jul 11, 2022 |
No, I'm not having a baby. But I've been fascinated with the meaning of first names ever since I discovered they have meanings, and aren't just an arrangement of sounds and letters shared with others. This dictionary gives the histories, meanings, social significance of more than 10,000 names as well as a list of the top names from 1925 to 1983.

For instance, my first name--a very common one:

Lisa (f) Pet form of Elisabeth (Elizabeth) used as a name in its own right. One of the most popular names in all English-speaking countries in the early 1980s, though it was extremely rare until the 1950s. Before that its use was mainly confined to Spain and Germany. Possible that its present popularity was helped by the song Mona Lisa, one of Nat 'King' Cole's great hits.… (más)
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Denunciada
LisaMaria_C | Sep 9, 2013 |
Mike is a student and he got a new part-time job, a van driver's assistant during summar vacation.
He met a beautiful woman at shop that he went to as job.
He asked to her to the cinema and he was pleased very much.
However, at the day of date, he was very late and she wasn't there...

At first, I was surprised, because the contents was difficult from it that I think from the title.
And I had no idea why the title was "lucky day" regardless of unluckness, but I could finally understand title's meaning.
I think that Mike was in trouble once, so he was luckier.
… (más)
 
Denunciada
shibainu | 24 reseñas más. | Jan 18, 2012 |
The main character is Mike.
He is adriver.
One day he met one woman,Jennifer.
Then, they fall in love.

This story is love story.
The ending makes me happy.
It is easy to read this book.
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Denunciada
zawazawa | 24 reseñas más. | Jan 17, 2012 |

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