The sequel to Morrow's very successful "Mothers of Invention, Patently Female" includes scores of profiles of female inventors and their inventions, innovations, and discoveries, as well some updated favourites from the first book (the latter comprises about 25 per cent of the total book).
History is full of women inventors who have either been overlooked or cheated out of their due. Here is the first book to compile a list of inventions and discoveries by women. Includes biographies of some remarkable--and many quite ordinary--women who made a difference in the way we live. Photos.
A compilation of the career of Frank Sinatra from the 1940s into the late 1990s. The various perspectives of professionals, fans, and friends reveal the sharp contradictions of Sinatra's life. Their glimpses and knowledge of both his public and private worlds tell the tale of how a skinny kid from Hoboken became Ol' Blue Eyes, the American legend.
A collection of essays by Nora Ephron, Gloria Steinem, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Camille Paglia, Pete Hamill, Rona Jaffe, Joseph Morganstern, Rex Reed, Michael Medved, and other admirers of Barbara Streisand.
At a time when the Andromeda Ascendant is deeply entangled in negotiations of a grave nature, Beka Valentine's brother shows up saying he knows of the whereabouts of their mother. If Beka pursues this line of enquiry, she could unleash a devastating technology that could end all life in the universe.
A tribute biography of Judy Garland, including recollections by Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Noel Coward; essays by Art Buchwald, Shana Alexander, and Michael Musto; and an article written by Garland herself.
A special event: a novel based on the Kevin Sorbo-starring series, written by a high-visibility writer; who helped shape the first two years of its run. The crew of the Andromeda Ascendant returns in this suspenseful second novel based on Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. Beka Valentine's brother is worthless, no good scum, and she doesn't want ...
A biography of Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founder of the American home economics movement, and first professional woman chemist.
He has worked with the best--Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola. His movies are legendary box office record breakers. Here is a lively, fully researched bio that probes the life of this superstar, answering all the questions his fans are asking. 8-page photo insert. Published in Britain by W.H. Allen & Co.
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