04464cam a2201033 4500 529145966 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492603061 1492603066 B00TE951IE Amazon 287fc61e-9dfe-4cb7-a05c-a413faffe104 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2122248 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wagman-Geller, Marlene. Behind Every Great Man [Libby] : The Forgotten Women Behind the World's Famous and Infamous. Sourcebooks, 2015. Gandhi. Oscar Wilde. Thailand. Ghandi. wagner. Spotlight. Husbands. Jackie Robinson. partners. Gala. Alfred. Presbyterian. Dali. Albert Einstein. fleming. Constance. hitchcock. infamous. ethel. macarthur. Eva Braun. mahatma. Mandela. Cosima. books on wagner. books on oscar wildes. books on hitchcock. books on husbands. books on gandhi. books on thailand. books on partners. schindler. books on mahatma. books on ethel. books on dali. books on macarthur. gals. books on gals. books on brother 's wives. brother's wife. indignities. books on constance. books on cosima. books on dominate women. books on galas. books on ghandi. books on mandela. books on passionate women. books on peccadilloes. books on schindler. books on seasoned women. books on spotlights. books on wagman. dominate women. dominating women. passionate women. peccadilloes. seasoned women. wagman. women helped. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7179kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>Who said men get to monopolize the glory?</b></p> <p><b>Discover the little known women who have put the world's alpha males on the map.</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>This witty, illuminating book reveals the remarkable stories of forty captivating females, from Constance Lloyd (Mrs. Oscar Wilde) to Carolyn Adams (Mrs. Jerry Garcia), who have stood behind their legendary partners and helped to humanize them, often at the cost of their own careers, reputations, and happiness. Through fame and its attendant ills—alcoholism, infidelity, mental illness, divorce, and even attempted murder—these powerful women quietly propelled their men to the top and changed the course of history.</p> <p>Meet the untold half of history, including:</p> <ul> <li>Alma Reville (Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock)</li> <li>Elena Diakonova (Mrs. Salvador Dali)</li> <li>Winifred Madikizela (Mrs. Nelson Mandela)</li> <li>Ann Charteris (Mrs. Ian Fleming, a.k.a. Mrs. James Bond)</li> <li>Ruth Alpern (Mrs. Bernie Maddoff)</li> <li>And 35 more!</li> </ul>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/behind-every-great-287fc6?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/behind-every-great-287fc6?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/behind-every-great-287fc6?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)