wyszukanych pozycji: 13
The Sewing Circle: Hollywood's Greatest Secret--Female Stars Who Loved Other Women
ISBN: 9781504008730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck--to name a few--maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing escorts, handsome husbands, and scores of male admirers, thanks to studio publicity departments. But off the set, all three box office divas were involved in "lavender" marriages (marriages of convenience, often to gay men) or remained stoically single. They, and several other Hollywood starlets of the era, were members of a discreet women's "club" called the Sewing Circle, Hollywood's underground lesbian society. Madsen takes a candid look at...
Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck--to name a few--maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing ...
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56,33 zł |
Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy
ISBN: 9781504008754 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 387 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of America's most influential political family, and Gloria Swanson, one of the most prominent silent film stars of her day. Gloria and Joe were in love with each other and with the movies, especially Queen Kelly, which completed the real-life menage a trois. Starring along with the star of the screen and the Boston Brahman in this expose are Erich von Stroheim, Kennedy's wife Rose, Swanson's husband, and a cast of colorful hangers-on. Madsen recreates their love, scandal, and...
The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of America's most influential political family, and...
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73,68 zł |
William Wyler: The Authorized Biography
ISBN: 9781504008808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The authorized biography of the celebrated film director William Wyler, a giant in his craft, who directed such classics as Ben-Hur, Funny Girl, and Roman Holiday.
The authorized biography of the celebrated film director William Wyler, a giant in his craft, who directed such classics as Ben-Hur, Funny ...
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82,35 zł |
Sonia Delaunay: Artist of the Lost Generation
ISBN: 9781504008723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Sonia Delaunay, wife of painter Robert Delaunay, and co-founder of the Orphist school in 1910, was the center of a brilliant circle in Paris. Madsen offers a rich and compelling look at this fascinating and influential woman, the first living female artist to have a retrospective show at the Louvre.
Sonia Delaunay, wife of painter Robert Delaunay, and co-founder of the Orphist school in 1910, was the center of a brilliant circle in Paris. Madsen o...
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69,34 zł |
The Chanel: A Woman of Her Own
ISBN: 9780805016390 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Alex Madsen brings to life Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, the queen of fashion who revolutionized women's styles forever. Alex Madsen brings to life Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, the queen of fashion who revolutionized women's styles forever. |
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151,78 zł |
Stanwyck: A Biography
ISBN: 9781504008815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 487 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A compelling portrait of one of Hollywood's most invincible women, the late Barbara Stanwyck. A most unusual movie star, Stanwyck was an actress of considerable and neglected talent who elevated every role she had, a woman whose personal life matched the rocky road of her career. Whispered to be among Hollywood's scandalous "sewing circle," a group of internationally famous actresses who hid their potentially career-ending lesbianism and bisexuality, Stanwyck kept her liaisons a secret. Despite her steely resolve and her image as a take-control kind of woman, Stanwyck suffered from turbulent...
A compelling portrait of one of Hollywood's most invincible women, the late Barbara Stanwyck. A most unusual movie star, Stanwyck was an actress of co...
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82,35 zł |
Cousteau: An Unauthorized Biography
ISBN: 9781504008778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One of the most influential men of the twentieth century, Jacques Cousteau was an eco-emissary whose own life of derring-do brought him fame and the means to proselytize his cause. Ecologist, adventurer, celebrity, businessman--Cousteau was a brilliant and complex individual, and Madsen's biography captures him in style. Madsen, who knew the Cousteau family for over two decades, interviewed Cousteau personally for this book.
One of the most influential men of the twentieth century, Jacques Cousteau was an eco-emissary whose own life of derring-do brought him fame and the m...
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60,67 zł |
John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire
ISBN: 9780471385035 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors:
"A well-written biography."-New York Times On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck: "Madsen's admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloof nature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to give of herself and her need to be in control."-Christian Science Monitor On Chanel: A Woman of Her Own: "Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneers of Chanel's life."-New York Times Book Review "Carefully knits together the complex... On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors:
"A well-written biography."-New York Times On Stanwyck: The Life and... |
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169,53 zł |
Coco Chanel: A Biography
ISBN: 9781408805817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest fashion icons, reissued to coincide with the biopic Coco avant Chanel.
A biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest fashion icons, reissued to coincide with the biopic Coco avant Chanel.
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87,52 zł |
Hearts and Minds: The Common Journey of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
ISBN: 9781504008792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A dual biography of the two most influential socio-political moralists of the twentieth century, whose lives were intertwined personally and intellectually for more than forty-six years. Madsen provides an engrossing view of the luminously transparent relationship that was unconventional yet faithful to its ideals.
A dual biography of the two most influential socio-political moralists of the twentieth century, whose lives were intertwined personally and intellect...
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65,01 zł |
The Marshall Fields
ISBN: 9780471024934 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A classic American success story with a twist
Like J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a disastrous personal life. Deserted by his wife and alienated from his children, the founder of the Field dynasty left a legacy of immense wealth and misery to match. The Marshall Fields recounts the classic tale of Field s spectacular success as well as the tragic story of a man who,... A classic American success story with a twist
Like J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the ... |
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169,53 zł |
Malraux: A Biography
ISBN: 9781504008761 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The authorized biography of the most important man of letters in twentieth century France: Andre Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and France's Minister of Cultural Affairs.
The authorized biography of the most important man of letters in twentieth century France: Andre Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and France's ...
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78,02 zł |
Silk Roads: The Asian Adventures of Clara and André Malraux
ISBN: 9781504008747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One of the greatest art theft stories of the 20th century: Andre Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and eventually France's Minister of Cultural Affairs, and his wife, Clara, traveled to Cambodia in 1923, planning to steal and smuggle artifacts out of the country and sell them in America. The Cambodian treasure hunt promised to be a mix of cultural sleuthing for important antiquities and risk-taking on the fuzzy edge of the laws that governed historical sites. The jungle expedition ended in arrest and, for Andre, trial and conviction. But it also led to a second Asian venture: the...
One of the greatest art theft stories of the 20th century: Andre Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and eventually France's Minister of Cultural ...
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60,67 zł |