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Chartreuse Leotard in a Magenta Limosine: And Other Words after People and Places, Vol. 1

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  • ISBN-13: 9780786800032
  • ISBN: 0786800038
  • Edition: 1
  • Publisher: Hyperion Press

AUTHOR

Graham-Barber, Lynda, Lehman, Barbara

SUMMARY

This fascinating compilation of eponyms and toponyms, words derived from people and places, is filled with histories of everyday words accompanied by b&w illustrations. For example, Barbie and Ken were named after the children of the owners of Mattel Toy Company, who created the dolls in 1958.Graham-Barber, Lynda is the author of 'Chartreuse Leotard in a Magenta Limosine: And Other Words after People and Places, Vol. 1' with ISBN 9780786800032 and ISBN 0786800038.

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