Vol. 71 No. 3 (2023): NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
Book Review

Book Review: The Misfits

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  • I. M. Nick
I. M. Nick
American Name Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/names.2023.2565

Published 2023-08-22

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Abstract

The Misfits. By James Howe. New York: Simon and Schuster. 2021 (28th edition). Pp. 304. $8.99. (Paperback). ISBN 13: 978-0-689-83956-6.

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