Marvelous Monikers: The People Behind More Than 400 Words and Expressions

by Tad Tuleja

224 pages Galahad Books; 1ST edition (October 2000) English 1578661013 978-1578661015 Product 9.2 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches Shipping 2 pounds

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 2, 1991

About the author

Tad Tuleja (b. 1944) is a graduate of Yale, Cornell, and the University of Sussex. He has been a journalist, editor, and researcher, and has authored numerous short-entry reference books. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews

[Demetra Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

learning some information about familiar sayings.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explains more than 400 words in English based on the names of people. From Adonis to zephyr, you find out who in reality was the basis for the word or expression. Fascinating!