Marlene Wagman Geller: 6 books
Great Second Acts
In Praise of Older Women
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
Antony said of Cleopatra, “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale/Her infinite variety.” Shakespeare’s sentiment can be applied to the women profiled in Great Second Acts who refused to be defined by the dates on their birth certificates. Their lives are testimony that one can be feisty after...
Eureka!
The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
The fascinating inspirations behind common inventions and creations- from Barbie to Sweet and Low to Mt. Rushmore.
The slinky was born aboard a World War II ship.
The Barbie doll was inspired by a German sex toy.
Weight Watchers began with a Jewish housewife in Queens, New York.
Eureka!...
And the Rest Is History
The Famous (and Infamous) First Meetings of the World's Most Passionate Couples
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till tonight.
-Romeo and Juliet
Antony and Cleopatra, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Priscilla...
Women Who Launch
Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018: “Find motivation in your career and life with the amazing history of women entrepreneurship, activism, and leadership.” —Stylish Southern Mama
Women Who Launch is filled with inspiring true stories of women activists, artists, and entrepreneurs who launched...
Once Again to Zelda
The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2008
A fascinating look at the stories behind the dedications of 50 literary classics.
Mary Shelley dedicated Frankenstein to her father, her greatest champion. Charlotte Brönte dedicatedJane Eyre to William Makepeace Thackeray for his enthusiastic review of the book’s first edition. Dostoyevsky...
Behind Every Great Man
The Forgotten Women Behind the World's Famous and Infamous
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Who Said Men Get to Monopolize the Glory?
Discover the Little Known Women Who Have Put the World's Alpha Males on the Map.
From ancient times to the present, men have gotten most of the good ink. Yet standing just outside the spotlight are the extraordinary, and overlooked, wives and companions...