This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of ...

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Written By: Patrick Hanks, Hardcastle Kate, Flavia Hodges

Manufacturer: Betterway Books
Written By: Emily Croom

Do you rummage through your grandmother's attic for pictures of old relatives? Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Would you like to know if you and someone famous share a common great-great grandparent? If you've answered yes to any of these questions you might be an amateur genealogist without even knowing it! Genealogical programs like Family Tree Maker are widely ...

Manufacturer: For Dummies
Written By: Matthew L. Helm, April Leigh Helm

This is the first truly complete treatment of the history and genealogy of Plymouth Colony. It includes a concise history of the colony, both chronologically and topically, and more than 300 biographical sketches of its inhabitants. Richly documented and illustrated with maps and photographs, the three-dimensional Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691 was written for historians and ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing
Written By: Eugene Aubrey Stratton

This learner's dictionary guides students and other users through the intricacies of the Irish language.

Manufacturer: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Written By: The Educational Company of Ireland

. . . (For All Time) adds an exciting new dimension to writing modern family history that seeks to place our ancestors in a larger framework of family, neighborhood, and history. - Library JournalFamily history writing can take many forms--a short essay or narrative introduction to a collection of family letters, long captions comprising a family photo history, ...

Manufacturer: Boynton/Cook
Written By: Charley Kempthorne

Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I ...

Manufacturer: Modern Library
Written By: Plutarch

• An examination of the interactions of the Christian Knights Templar and their Muslim counterparts, the Assassins, and of the profound changes in Western society that resulted.• Restores the reputation of the secret Muslim order of the Assassins, disparaged as the world's first terrorist group.• Dispels many myths about the Knights Templar and provides ...

Manufacturer: Destiny Books
Written By: James Wasserman

Cats have very distinctive personalities, and every new kitten deserves a name to match its looks and character. Prince might be the perfect name for a pussycat of regal appearance—though Yogi would be a better fit for a comical cat who always gets into mischief. Those two plus 998 additional names fill this entertaining and informative little book, written to inspire soon-to-be cat owners. ...

Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series
Written By: Gabriele Linke-Grun, Sharon Vanderlip D.V.M.

The monumental bestseller! Alex Haley recaptures his family's history in this drama of eighteenth-century slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants.

Manufacturer: Doubleday
Written By: Alex Haley