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Nominee - 2017 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™NATIONAL BESTSELLER“After forty years, The Name Therapist helped me finally figure out why I monogram everything: because growing up I could never find a keychain with my name on it! With her inventively fresh observations, impressive wit, humour, charm, and sometimes harsh real talk, Duana Taha has totally convinced me that we are more than just our names. But that names are, actually, everything. I love this book.” —Elaine Lui, author of Listen to the Squawking Chicken“So would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Taha answers with a resounding no! The Name Therapist is both erudite and hilarious. It discusses the implications inherent in naming babies and the ways in which we discriminate against certain names. It answers questions you had as a child about all the Jennifers in the schoolyard and then asks, how do we really become who we are? It’s a rollicking fun read.” —Heather O’Neill, author of The Girl Who Was Saturday Night and Daydreams of Angels“Marked at birth with a difficult-to-pronounce, gender-indeterminate, ethnically confusing name, I’ve navigated the world of Jennifers and Michaels looking for someone who gets it. Well, Duana Taha does. She writes with charm, wit, and warmth about something so everyday but also so essential—names—those endlessly complex combinations of letters that help us make sense of who we are and where we come from. This book is basically the Magna Carta for people with weird names.” —Elan Mastai, screenwriter of The F Word“The Name Therapist makes it clear from the outset that this is a qualitative study, yet the interviews and anecdotes, from Ronit and Shelica to Karen and many Jennifers, left this skeptic reevaluating her entire life as a Jessica, then a Jessie and finally a Jess; monikers all chosen for me by others, which have unconsciously helped shape my identity. I’ve seen the light. But the most illuminating story is that of Duana’s. Her experiences, struggles and realizations regarding her own name are effortlessly weaved throughout forming a complete narrative that’s both entertaining and heady. And they are beautiful, particularly one from Grade 4 where her path as a fine writer may have been determined, thanks to her unusual name.” —Jessica Allen, digital correspondent for The Social and Metro columnist“If you’ve struggled with naming a baby, a character, a cat or a condition, this book is an essential companion and a total delight. Duana Taha’s managed to write a smart, personal, trivia-stuffed (and kind of profound) treatise on why we pick the names we do, and how we’re affected by the ones we’re given. If there’s a name for when a book takes you completely by surprise with its warm, dishy cleverness, so much so, you have to read it in one sitting, that’s what happened to me.” —Lisa Gabriele is the author of Tempting Faith DiNapoli and The Almost Archer Sisters, and the S.E.C.R.E.T. trilogy under L. Marie Adeline, her nana’s name“I had no idea I needed therapy until I read this book. Wonderfully informative, utterly charming, and laugh out loud funny, I would prescribe The Name Therapist to literally anyone with a name. Which is everyone. That’s how much I enjoyed it.” —Dan Levy, co-creator of Schitt’s Creek“I’ve been fascinated by the fine art of nomenclature since I was a wee girl. I love Duana Taha’s unique, compelling take on why we choose certain names. It’s so much fun and would be a great gift for anyone, but especially parents-to-be.” —Sara Benincasa, comedian and author of DC Trip“The magic of The Name Therapist lies in Duana’s genuine curiosity and love for the psychology of naming. Her unique experience and background elevate the material from baby name encyclopedia to a deeply personal meditation on the phrase ‘what’s in a name?’ Most impressive is her ability to romanticize even the most unlikely of monikers (Archibald, I’m looking at you!). There’s no judgment or condescension, just an infectious sense of wonderment!” —Lauren Felice Collins, actor in Degrassi: The Next Generation, former sufferer of Middle-Name Pain   “[The Name Therapist] is loaded with helpful advice. . . . Taha, a screenwriter and contributor to the website LaineyGossip, clearly knows of what she writes. . . . [B]lending personal autobiography with a measure of research and an abundance of anecdotal observation, [The Name Therapist] covers its topic from every conceivable angle. . . . Taha’s enthusiasm for her subject is palpable and even, at times, infectious.” —The Globe and Mail“Part of the joy of reading The Name Therapist is that it is easy to relate to, and everyone can learn from it, even if they are named Jennifer. If you have a passing interest in words or names, you will definitely enjoy this and find something of value in its pages.” —Alexis Kienlen, Daily Herald Tribune“Toronto-based [Duana] Taha’s passion—no, her obsession—with all things naming taps into a larger subconscious. Do our names really impact our lives? If you answered no, chances are you don’t have a Starbucks name. . . . Taha has hit a vein with her hot take on a social art.” —Winnipeg Free Press“The Name Therapist is half humour memoir, half gonzo journalism, with a dash of how-to.” —Rosemary Counter, Maclean’s

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About the Author

DUANA TAHA was an odd child with a large vocabulary and a small sense of when to stop talking. She wasn't allowed to watch much television, so she gorged on TV when her parents weren't looking and proceeded to become thoroughly and happily addicted to pop culture and social psychology, obsessing over the strange ways we humans live our lives. These days, Taha obsesses over fictional humans as a screenwriter on hit shows including Degrassi: The Next Generation, Lost Girl, and the upcoming Lost & Found Music Studios. She is a popular contributor to LaineyGossip.com, where she discusses television and feminism, and in her popular baby name column "Duana Names" is valiantly trying to bring back the name Bruno. Her opinions on name trends have appeared in The New York Observer, The Globe and Mail, and the Daily Mail. She has never met another Duana. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario.www.duanataha.com; www.laineygossip.comTwitter @Duanaelise; @Name_Therapist

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Product details

Hardcover: 368 pages

Publisher: Random House Canada (April 5, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0345815300

ISBN-13: 978-0345815309

Product Dimensions:

5.8 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.6 out of 5 stars

3 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#1,166,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

As a 'name' collector myself Duana's book was an incredibly fun read. Also having my own 'unusual' name made her experiences also relevant and interesting. Knowing that there are others who write down names just because they like them made me feel a bit more normal!! :)

Read this!!! If you have a unique name it makes you feel so understood, and if you don't, it's still fascinating.

This is a great book for name nerds (and people who like memoirs). A really smart analysis of what names mean in society and in shaping personalities. I really liked how ethnicity, class, and gender were addressed in discussing names/naming.

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