{"title":"David Narter","description":"\u003cp\u003eDAVID NARTER is a high school writing instructor and playwright based in Illinois and the author of two books on baby names. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eThe Worst Baby Name Book Ever\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDon't Name Your Baby: What’s Wrong with Every Name in the Book\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarter’s short play Sharpies was selected for Smith and Krauss’s \u003cem\u003eBest Ten-Minute Plays of 2019\u003c\/em\u003e, and his full-length play #krazyman was a semi-finalist for the 2019 National Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill. His essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Book Group Book\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has appeared on CNN and ABC-7.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Narter contributes regularly to \u003cem\u003eThe Heckler\u003c\/em\u003e and has written the screenplay The Outside Curve. His work spans humor, journalism, drama, and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid lives in Illinois with his two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Narter’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dont-name-your-baby","title":"Don't Name Your Baby: What's Wrong with Every Name in the Book","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eChoosing a name is one of the first things expectant parents do. Thus, David Narter has created \u003cem\u003eDon't Name Your Baby: What's Wrong with Every Name in the Book\u003c\/em\u003e as a help to parents-to-be as they consider a name for their newborn. Here at last is the book that recognizes that choosing what not to name a baby is probably as important as choosing its name.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA name affects who a person will become -- a lousy name is almost always the doorway to a lousy childhood. Parents should know their child will be harassed, no matter what name is given, but they must also consider the potential downside of the names they are pondering for their child. Sample entries are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmy: Amy has such a cutesy, juvenile feel that most girls named Amy never get promoted past third grade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrea: Oh my God! Means manly in Greek.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles: Prince Charles has ruined this name for everyone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrystal: You're going to name your baby after a shiny rock?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarold: Most Harolds tend to marry women named Gladys. So until Gladys picks up, you might want to stay away from this one or your boy will be lonely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesse: A name inextricably linked to America's most famous killer. Good choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJordan: You're naming your little girl after a 220-pound male athlete!? Have you considered Butkus? Larry? Wilt? Kobie?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTammy: There are some things from which a name can never recover, and five pounds of eye-liner is one of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an added benefit, \u003cem\u003eDon't Name Your Baby\u003c\/em\u003e provides lists of names for ugly babies, babies who will be old before their time, dog names, faddish names, names no one can live up to, names that guarantee your child will get beat up at school, names for jobless babies, scented names, and the ultimate list of steady, reliable names. 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