Edition: Reprint
Publication date: 2007-04-10
Dewey code: 979.498500496073092
Price: £8.00
Review A Piece of Cake: A Memoir / Three Rivers Press (CA):
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2000-11-24
Dewey code: 973.9220922
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.04
Review Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Kennedy Women of Camelot / Time Warner International:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1996-10
Dewey code: 629.13092
RRP: £14.95
Price: £5.52
Review Amelia Earhart: A Biography / Smithsonian Books,US:
Publication date: 2002-04-04
Dewey code: 242.6431
RRP: £12.95
Price: £3.02
Review A Treasury of Miracles for Women: True Stories of God's Presence Today / Hodder & Stoughton:
Publication date: 2006-10
Dewey code: 109
Price: £8.91
Review Tete-A-Tete: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre (P.S.) / Harper Perennial:
Authors
- Kim Cherni
- Renate Stendhal
- Kim Chernin
Publication date: 1999-07-01
Dewey code: 780
RRP: £12.99
Price: £7.64
Review Cecilia Bartoli: The Passion of Song / Women's Press Ltd,The:
Publication date: 1989-08
Dewey code: 811.54
Price: £10.68
Review Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath / Houghton Mifflin (T):
Edition: Reprint
Publication date: 2007-08
Dewey code: 941.0860922
RRP: £4.21
Price: £0.95
Review Posh & Becks / Simon & Schuster Export:Andrew Morton, infamous for his exposé biographies of Diana, Princess of Wales and Monica Lewinsky, turns his steely gaze toward the champagne-tinted world of Mr and Mrs Beckham. Be warned-he does not like what he sees. As he has made his name in the world of the high-profile, headline-grabbing exposé, Morton's fans expect a certain edge to his writing. The antithesis of the current trend for syrupy "so-then-I" works, the biographer is known for pulling no punches in his quest for a page-turning, titillating read. Certainly the research here is thorough (although fans will notice it is not exhaustive). The facts, which are not obviously tampered with, form the framework for the narrative. although it is not the facts per se which will make this book a talking point. Already the subject of a courtroom battle and sturdy pre-hearing settlement, Posh & Becks is basically one man's interpretation of the motives of the millennium's golden couple. [+]While seeming to harbour certain affections for David Beckham, who is depicted as a long-suffering under-the-thumb kind of bloke, Morton returns to familiar black widow territory when he paints his portrait of Victoria. The writer's great skill, for better or worse, is his ability to colour a portrayal through editing the story he is here to tell. By his pen, Victoria Beckham is in parts controlling, intelligent, needy, narcissistic and entrepreneurial. Having (albeit only as part of the Spice Girls) surrounded herself with media professionals who guide her well, be it in publicity, marketing or whatever, Victoria is chided for being power-hungry, where Morton would (perhaps?) deal a man astute instead. Character witnesses are produced, of course, to back up his case, but it is his choice of anti-Posh testimonies, rather than what they actually say, which is most telling. As Andrew Morton seems to be so shocked by the goings on in the industry which is entertainment, perhaps he should write an exposé of the business as a whole. In doing that, however, he would not be able to use the name of a superstar beside his own in order to sell his product. In the meantime, Madonna Louise Ciccone had better watch out. Apparently the drafts are already underway. -Helen Lamont.
Publication date: 2002-12
Dewey code: 306
RRP: £8.63
Price: £5.16
Review Charred Souls: A Story of Recreational Child Abuse / Oberpark Publishing Inc.:
Authors
- Sojourner Truth
- Olive Gilbert
- Nell Irvin Painter
Publication date: 2002-02-27
Dewey code: 305.567092
RRP: £3.99
Price: £1.72
Review Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her Book of Life ; Also, A Memorial Chapter (Penguin Classics) / Penguin Books Ltd:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-01-12
Dewey code: 609
RRP: £15.49
Price: £10.11
Review Playing Catch: A Midwife's Memoirs / AuthorHouse:
Creator: Joanne Trautmann
Publication date: 1982-05
Dewey code: 823.912
Price: £16.60
Review The Letters of Virginia Woolf: Volume II: 1912-1922 (Letters of Virginia Woolf, 1911-1922) / Harvest/HBJ Book:
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2006-11-02
Dewey code: 941.70823092
Price: £6.99
Review Childhood Interrupted / Virago Press Ltd:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-03-31
Dewey code: 782.1092
RRP: £19.99
Price: £14.50
Review Never Sang for Hitler: The Life and Times of Lotte Lehmann, 18881976: The Life and Times of Lotte Lehmann, 1888-1976 / Cambridge University Press:
Edition: New title
Publication date: 2003-08-27
Dewey code: 781.66082
RRP: £9.95
Price: £4.62
Review 20th Century Rock and Roll: Women in Rock (20th Century Rock & Roll) / Collector's Guide Publishing:
Creator: Virginia Nieuwsma
Publication date: 1996-06
Dewey code: 281.9092273
RRP: £7.61
Price: £3.82
Review Our Hearts' True Home: Fourteen Warm, Inspiring Stories of Women Discovering the Ancient Christian Faith / Conciliar Press:
Creator: Irving Solero
Publication date: 1998-09
Dewey code: 746.92092
RRP: £25.00
Price: £46.41
Review Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.:
Publication date: 2008-08
Dewey code: 853.912
RRP: £14.50
Price: £8.46
Review Woman of Rome: A Life of Elsa Morante / Harper:
Publication date: 2007-05-03
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.05
Review The Kabul Beauty School: The Art of Friendship and Freedom / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
Publication date: 1997-05
Dewey code: 818.5409
Price: £7.82
Review The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club) / Bantam Books:
| Models & Brands:
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir, Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Kennedy Women of Camelot, Amelia Earhart: A Biography, A Treasury of Miracles for Women: True Stories of God's Presence Today, Tete-A-Tete: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre (P.S.), Cecilia Bartoli: The Passion of Song, Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath, Posh & Becks, Charred Souls: A Story of Recreational Child Abuse, Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her Book of Life ; Also, A Memorial Chapter (Penguin Classics), Playing Catch: A Midwife's Memoirs, The Letters of Virginia Woolf: Volume II: 1912-1922 (Letters of Virginia Woolf, 1911-1922), Childhood Interrupted, Never Sang for Hitler: The Life and Times of Lotte Lehmann, 18881976: The Life and Times of Lotte Lehmann, 1888-1976, 20th Century Rock and Roll: Women in Rock (20th Century Rock & Roll), Our Hearts' True Home: Fourteen Warm, Inspiring Stories of Women Discovering the Ancient Christian Faith, Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism, Woman of Rome: A Life of Elsa Morante, The Kabul Beauty School: The Art of Friendship and Freedom, The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club) |
