Here is the American heiress' story. Filled with tales of wealth and marriage, sex and snobbery--and 100-year-old gossip that's still scorching--this book is a heavily illustrated and energetically presented popular history. A rich tapestry of essays, sidebars, fact-filled boxes, and lively anecdotes--combined with a wealth of portraits, ...
Included with 20,001 names are origins and meanings, popular nicknames, names made popular by famous people, and fascinating facts of historical interest.
newly revised and expanded edition features the history and meaning of thousands of names, popular variations and nicknames. Includes highly original names, traditional and unusual names with historical or religious significance and hundreds of newly discovered names. An ultimate guide to choosing a newborn's name.
Expectant parents are looking for that special name with special meaning. What better place for book-loving parents to look than in literature? Entries include information on origin, meaning, variations, and most literary namesakes.
One of the foremost experts on both children and manners offers a clear, contemporary guide to what today's parents should teach their children, when to teach it, and how to do so without turning home into boot camp. The book is divided into age-appropriate sections for easy reference.
The Victorian era (1837-1901) produced a tremendous outpouring of beautifully designed objects for domestic use - from finely crafted, handmade decorative art pieces to humble, machine-made household tools. This album of Victorian objects is organized into six chapters, each devoted to a room in a typical Victorian house: the parlour, library, ...
Want to take great pictures of your kids but don't know how? Here's a practical and easy-to-follow instruction book that tells you how. Replace red-eye, bad angles, and wasted film with memorable records of your child's development.
Choosing a baby's name is one of the first and most delightful responsibilities for parents. This comprehensive book will help them make that all-important choice from one of the most up-to-date alphabetical listings available with the meanings of names, popular nicknames, and much more.
Updated and expanded from "20,001 Names for Baby, The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever" adds thousands of new and original names and gives more information on origins and meanings, as well as other interesting name facts.
As a researcher, it was the chance to examine the aristocracy of England. As a girl, it was a chance to wander the halls of a romantic mansion and fall in love with the handsome heir. But, real danger lurks in those halls--murder.
The coauthor of The Official Preppy Handbook spins an enchanting tale of love, marriage, family, grown-up preppies, communication problems, and the little things in life that are actually a big deal, in the most charming and exhilarating love story since Laurie Colwin's Happy All the Time.
This is the story of suits and marriages based on conjunction of interests in the late 19th century between wealthy Americans and British Aristocracy. It details how they lived, what they wore, how they amused themselves, where they lived and what they ate and drank.
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