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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: Feb 2020
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Women
Retail Price: $16.99
Pages: 368
This witty, irreverent paperback explores the legacies of 30 extraordinary womenfrom Frida Kahlo to Liz Taylor to Nora Ephronwho give inspiration and instruction. Smart, sassy, and unapologetically feminine, this elegantly illustrated book is an ode to the bold and charismatic women of modern history. Best-selling author Karen Karbo (The Gospel According to Coco Chanel) spotlights a group of spirited rule breakers who charted their way with little regard for expectations: Amelia Earhart, Helen Gurley Brown, Carrie Fisher, Hillary Clinton, Amy Poehler, and Shonda Rhimes, among others. Their livesimperfect, elegant, messy, gloriousprovide inspiration and instruction for the new age of feminism we have entered. Karbo distills these lessons with empathy and humor, examining the universal themes that connect us to these mesmerizing personalities today: success and style, love and authenticity, daring and courage. Being "difficult," Karbo reveals, might not make life easier. But it can make it more fulfillingwhatever that means for you.