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1	Chanel: A Woman of Her Own more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist Chanel. The name means fashion and perfume, emancipation and casual feminine allure. Gabrielle Chanel began as a kept woman making hats for her lover's other mistresses and went on to become fashion's greatest career woman. She never married or had children, but men like Igor Stravinsky and the Duke of Westminster abandoned their families for her. ... see all copies from $8.86! new only from $12.25! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Stanwyck more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist Madsen delivers the first portrait of film legend Barbara Stanwyck--the extraordinary story of a life that began on the streets of Brooklyn and rose to Hollywood in the Golden Age. Behind the glamorous facade of this notoriously private star are tales of two tragic marriages, backstage dramas during filming, and more. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from $2.91! new only from $21.68! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist She was the screen goddess of the 1920s, he the Wall Street wheeler-dealer. Their three-year love affair at the tail end of the Roaring Twenties was the stuff of legends. Here is the first book about these two remarkable people. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions
4	The Sewing Circle : Hollywood's greatest secret: female stars who loved other women more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist A broad history of lesbian and bisexual women in Hollywood, including Garbo, Dietrich, Stanwyck, and Mecedes de Acosta, as well as more recent celebrities, more than a dozen of whom are outed publicly for the first time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Silk Roads: The Asian Adventures of Clara & Andre Malraux more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.76! \| first editions \| SVS
6	John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist A riveting biography of John Jacob Astor, the first American multinational entrepreneur At his death in 1848, John Jacob Astor was the richest man in the United States. Ruthless, tightfisted but with an amazing gift for organizing businesses, Astor built an empire that spanned the commercial world of his time. Astor had an uncanny knack for ... see all copies from $8.41! new only from $11.55! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Marshall Fields more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist This is a fascinating portrait of the world's first great retailer and the dynasty he created. Marshall Field was perhaps the least flawed of the Gilded Age robber barons. In an age of shoddy merchandising practices, he was the man who rose from poverty to create a mammoth retail chain stressed service, money-back guarantees, and consumer ... see all copies from $5.20! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist The roller-coaster life of the flamboyant creator of General Motors William C. Durant did big things the big way: he overreached, but, until his final failure, he picked up the pieces time after time to confound his competitors. From a turbulent childhood in the small town of Flint, Michigan, to his phenomenal success in creating General Motors, ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $16.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist As the silent films of the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Depression-Era talkies, few people were aware of the furtive Tinseltown sisterhood of women in love with women. Here is the documented story of the clandestine lesbian community whose members included Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, and countless others. Three 8-page ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Hearts and Minds: The Common Journey of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Cousteau: An Unauthorized Biography more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist For the first time, the unknown Jacques-Yves Cousteau is revealed--the family man whose emotions are tightly sealed, the inventor of the aqualung, the world's foremost oceanographic educator and conservationist, and all that stands behind his passions and successes. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Open Road: Truckin' on the Biting Edge more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Living for Design: The Yves Saint Laurent Story more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	The new Hollywood : American movies in the '70s more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15	Sonia Delaunay: Artist of the Lost Generation more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $2.86! first editions
16	John Huston more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Borderlines more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18	Gloria and Joe more books like this by Axel Modsen, Axel Madsen add to wishlist Gloria Swanson was a glamorous goddess of the silent screen. Joseph Kennedy was a self-made millionaire out to conquer Hollywood. Both were married, but their clandestine love affair raged for more than three years. Here is a candid look at the most shocking scandal of Jazz Age Hollywood. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Billy Wilder. more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! first editions
20	Cousteau. more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $12.01! first editions
21	Forbidden Lovers: Hollywood's Greatest Secret-Female Stars Who Loved Other Women more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist A broad history of lesbian and bisexual women in Hollywood, including Garbo, Dietrich, Stanwyck, and Mecedes de Acosta, as well as more recent celebrities, more than a dozen of whom are outed publicly for the first time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
22	Coco Chanel by Axel Madsen add to wishlist Chanel es sinonimo de moda y perfume, emancipacion profundamente femenina. Gabrielle Chanel comenzo haciendo sombreros y llego a ser la mujer mas celebre del mundo de la moda. Nunca se caso ni tuvo hijos, pero hombres como Igor Stravinsky o el Duque de Westminster abandonaron sus familias por ella. see all copies from $53.19!
23	Malraux: A Biography more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	60 Minutes: The Power & the Politics of America's Most Popular TV News Show more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25	William Wyler : the authorized biography more books like this by Axel Madsen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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