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Title: Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana : What To Name Your Baby Now by Linda Rosenkrantz, Pamela Redmond Satran ISBN: 0-312-19970-8 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 02 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I love this name book!
Comment: It is so much more than a name book -- it is actually a good read! We really got so little out of the books that just list thousands of names. This book really makes you think through the pros and cons of different names and how they will be perceived. As it turns out, we avoided a boy's name that we had liked for its sound & meaning, but was listed as trendy (it is!), confusing for having 2 different spellings (there are!) and now being used by celebrities as a girl's name (gasp!) -- all as predicted by this book. (We chose Thomas James instead.)
I now buy it for all my friends when they tell me they are pregnant for the first time. You can beat the humor & good information all rolled into one.
Rating: 3
Summary: Turning Baby Name Books Into A Cottage Industry
Comment: OK, so the original idea (for the original edition) was a good one. It was smart of Rosenkrantz and Satran to come out with a chatty, opinionated naming guide for the 90s, and when you look at some of the naming trends going on, there was actually some need. On the other hand, these two are now churning new versions of this thing out at an alarming rate. Not only are there different versions of "Beyond..." out there, but there is also "The Last Word on First Names." (Hopefully, it will be--for THEM--but I tend to doubt it.)
Their basic advice--avoid being too trendy--is solid enough. Trying therefore to anticipate the trends is also a good idea. But let's face it, not everyone is all that perceptive, psychic or, for that matter, all that obsessed with the issue to devote so much time to it. In any event, this credo does not merit endless editions of the same book. Let's face it, these ladies are cleaning up--on an issue that should just be a matter of taste and common sense. Either those traits are in shorter supply than one might hope(certainly possible), or the authors are playing on the insecurities of prospective parents everywhere and tapping into a real goldmine.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy this book before you name that baby!
Comment: Forget the name books that tell you which names are derived from the Celtic for Spam; this book tells you what you *really* need to know. Like, will your daughter be doomed to be "Savannah S." because there are six other girls with the same name in her class? Or will your son's oh-so-trendy masculine name have been co-opted by the girls the way Leslie and Hillary were in the past and the way Taylor is being now?
Full of humor, insight and fabulous lists, this books provides names for every occasion. From trendy to Biblical and classic to corny, you'll find names that are on their way out and names on they're way back in. You'll even find top ten lists from other countries, just in case your choice seems a little unconventional for the US.
This book helped me decide that my own son's name (Gabriel) wasn't too boring or weird and, in the year that has followed, I've been amazed how right they have been on some of the hot naming trends. A great read and useful to boot, but make sure you get the most recent edition.
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Title: 15000 BABY NAMES by Lansky ISBN: 0671521276 Publisher: Meadowbrook Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Baby Names Now : From Classic to Cool--The Very Last Word on First Names by Pamela Redmond Satran, Linda Rosenkrantz ISBN: 0312983689 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: 20,001 Names For Baby : Revised and Updated by Carol McD. Wallace ISBN: 0380762277 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Cool Names: for Babies by Pamela Redmond Satran, Linda Rosenkrantz, Pamela Satran ISBN: 0312304390 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be by Armin A. Brott, Armin A. Brott ISBN: 0789205386 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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