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Books by Marlene Wagman-Geller
  | | Fabulous Female Firsts The Trailblazers Who Led the Way by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Mango ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-180-3, ISBN: 1-64250-180-8 "You Can’t Keep a Good Woman DownSocietal mores of sexism and misogyny have kept generations of women on the sidelines of history. But in every era, there are women who refuse to sit back in the shadows. Fabulous Female Firsts is a celebration of those women―the role models who proved that with enough daring and enough tenacity, the impossible can become possible.Enough is Not Enough. That’s what she said. From rebel girls who refused to ..." |
 | | Women of Means The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2019 by Mango ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-017-2, ISBN: 1-64250-017-8 "#1 New Release in Royalty ─ Glimpse Behind the Façade of Rich and Famous WomenIf you liked The Last Castle and Lean In, you’ll love Women of Means.The Grass Isn't Greener on the Other Side: Heiresses have always been viewed with eyes of envy. They were the ones for whom the cornucopia had been upended, showering them with unimaginable wealth and opportunity. However, through intimate historical biographies, Women of Means shows us that ..." |
 | | Women Who Launch The Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2018 by Mango ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-695-1, ISBN: 1-63353-695-5 "Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018! ─ Empowering stories of game-changing womenDorothy Parker observed, “It’s a man’s world;” the lady entrepreneurs and game-changers profiled in Women Who Launch would beg to differ. Unlike the matrons of the 1950s-the women who lunched-these kick-ass females left their DNA in the annals of time.A history of women in business and beyond: Julia Ward-Howe showed what’s good for the goose is good for the ga ..." |
 | | Behind Every Great Man The Forgotten Women Behind the World's Famous and Infamous by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Sourcebooks ISBN-13: 978-1-4926-0305-4, ISBN: 1-4926-0305-8 "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 who are just as instrumental in shaping the destinies of their famous―and infamous―men.This witty, illuminating book reveals the remarkable ..." |
 | | Eureka!(1st Edition) The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 259 Pages, Published 2010 by Perigee Books ISBN-13: 978-0-399-53589-5, ISBN: 0-399-53589-6 "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! explores the fascinating stories behind these famous creations and many others-from blue jeans to the Taj Mahal to Mickey Mouse-detailing the relat ..." |
 | | Great Second Acts In Praise of Older Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Mango ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-822-1, ISBN: 1-63353-822-2 "#1 New Release in Biographies & Memoirs and Educators ─ Empowering biographies of older women in historyA feminist and motivational collection of stories: 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 fei ..." |
 | | Still I Rise The Persistence of Phenomenal Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Mango ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-596-1, ISBN: 1-63353-596-7 "When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa s brutal Robben Prison, he tirelessly turned to the poem Invicitus. The inspirational verse was by the Victorian William Ernest Henley, penned on the occasion of the amputation of his leg. Still I Rise takes its title from a work by Maya Angelou and it resonates with the same spirit of an unconquerable soul, a woman who is captain of her fate. Just as Invicitus brought solace to generat ..." |
 | | And the Rest Is History(1st Edition) The Famous (and Infamous) First Meetings of the World's Most Passionate Couples by Marlene Wagman-Geller Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Perigee Trade Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-399-53641-0, ISBN: 0-399-53641-8 "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 Beaulieu, John Lennon and Yoko Ono-while we're familiar with all of these people as individuals, we also associate them with the grand, sometime ..." |
 | | Once Again to Zelda(1st Edition) The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications by Marlene Wagman-Geller Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2008 by Perigee Trade ISBN-13: 978-0-399-53462-1, ISBN: 0-399-53462-8 "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 dedicated Jane Eyre to William Makepeace Thackeray for his enthusiastic review of the book’s first edition. Dostoyevsky dedicated The Brothers Karamazov to his typist-turned-lover Anna Grigoyevna. And, as this collection’s title indicates, F. Scott Fitzgerald dedicate ..." |
 | | Still I Rise The Persistence of Phenomenal Women (CD-Audio) by Marlene Wagman-Geller Published 2018 by Blackstone Audiobooks, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-5385-3559-2, ISBN: 1-5385-3559-9 |
 | | Still I Rise The Persistence of Phenomenal Women (CD-Audio) by Marlene Wagman-Geller Published 2018 by Blackstone Audiobooks, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-5385-3560-8, ISBN: 1-5385-3560-2 |
 | | ONCE AGAIN TO ZELDA FIFTY GREAT DEDICATIONS AND THEIR STORIES by Marlene Wagman-Geller Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2009 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-0-330-51135-3, ISBN: 0-330-51135-1 "Charlotte Bronte dedicated "Jane Eyre" to William Makepeace Thackeray, setting literary London ablaze with gossip. Ayn Rand dedicated "Atlas Shrugged" to both her husband and her lover. Sylvia Plath dedicated "The Bell Jar" to her friends. And F. Scott Fitzgerald dedicated "The Great Gatsby" to his wife, Zelda, the tumultuous love of his life. The dedication of a novel is the most personal and public of gestures, and yet we don't often ..." |
 | | Secret Lives of Royal Women Fascinating Biographies of Queens, Princesses, Duchesses, and Other Regal Women (Biographies of Royalty) by Wagman-Geller, Marlene, Cassel, Ben Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2022 by Tma Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-943-4, ISBN: 1-64250-943-4 |
 | | Unabashed Women The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women (Celebrating Women) by Wagman-Geller, Marlene Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2021 by Tma Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-582-5, ISBN: 1-64250-582-X |
 | | Fabulous Female Firsts The Trailblazers Who Led the Way by Marlene Wagman-Geller 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Mango Media Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-181-0, ISBN: 1-64250-181-6 "In contrast to the dancing divas is Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to be named a principal dancer at the ... His best friend, Douglas Copeland, helped her through her mourning, and Misty was a product of Sylvia and Douglas' ..." |
 | | Women of Means The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls by Marlene Wagman-Geller 267 Pages, Published 2019 by Mango Media Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-64250-018-9, ISBN: 1-64250-018-6 "Jocelyn. Wildenstein. Brinded, Lianna. “The Crazy Life of Billionaire Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein.” Independent. January 5, 2017. https://www.independent.co .uk/news/people/crazy-life-billionaire-socialitejocelyn-wildenstein-a7511736.html ." |
 | | Women Who Launch The Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings by Marlene Wagman-Geller 244 Pages, Published 2018 by Mango Media Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-696-8, ISBN: 1-63353-696-3 "Shocked and awed at the promise of fantasy turning into reality, Shook was nevertheless unsure how to proceed. Organizing a massive protest was not a skill Teresa, a native of Indiana, had ever encountered in her role as attorney or as grandmother of four girls. On the same night Shook had posted her plea five thousand miles away, Bob Bland, a fashion designer in Brooklyn, had also taken to Facebook to plan a protest. Bland had bee ..." |
 | | Great Second Acts In Praise of Older Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Mango Media Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-823-8, ISBN: 1-63353-823-0 "In her spare time, the lithe lady does yoga and Pilates and has made a new series of workout videos called “Prime Time,” geared for older people. Jane admits she can no longer perform the fitness regime of yesteryear because of joint replacements. ... I have osteoarthritis and getting in and out of a car is a challenge. ... Sitting in his wheelchair, he did not say anything about it or offer a word of thanks." |
 | | Still I Rise The Persistence of Phenomenal Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Mango Media Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-595-4, ISBN: 1-63353-595-9 "This was all too true of Irena, the only child of Dr. Stanislaw Krzyanowski and his wife Janina. The Roman Catholic family lived in Otwock, a town not far from ... jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.” Dr. Krzyanowski was the only physician who treated patients with typhus, ... In 1940, the German Governor Ludwig Fischer created the Warsaw Ghetto, into which the country's Jews were concentrated. The area, ..." |
 | | Behind Every Great Man The Forgotten Women Behind the World's Famous and Infamous by Marlene Wagman-Geller 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-4926-0306-1, ISBN: 1-4926-0306-6 "www.theatlantic.com/past/unbound/flashbks/picasso/destroy.htm (accessed December 15, 2013). Kalter, Suzy. "At 57, Francoise Gilot Recalls Life with Picasso but Enjoys it with Scientist Jonas Salk." People, July 30, 1979, www. people.com/people/article/0,,20074227,00.html. Lacher, Irene. “A Place of Her Own: Culture: Francoise Gilot, Picasso's former lover and Jonas Salk's wife, wants to be known not as the companion of great men, bu ..." |