Pronouncing dictionary of proper names : pronunciations for more than 28,000 proper names, selected for currency, frequency, or difficulty of pronunciation

Entries for some 28,000 frequently encountered or difficult to pronounce names of places, celebrities, political and historical figures, company and product names, Biblical names, and literary references include pronunciations in both a simplified respelling and in the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as well as the world's most concise definitions. Five thousand proper names have been added to the second edition, including names that have come into prominence in recent years through current events, popular culture, and sports. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.