{"product_id":"women-of-means-the-fascinating-biographies-of-royals-heiresses-eccentrics-and-other-poor-little-rich-girls-stories-of-the-rich-f-9781684426058","title":"Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls (Stories of the Rich \u0026 F","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marlene Wagman-Geller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tma Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tma Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Rich \u0026amp; Famous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Glimpse Behind the Façade of Rich and Famous Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...wild, witty, gossipy, and glamourous. A sheer delight.\" ―\u003cb\u003eBecca Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e Badass Women Give the Best Advice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Best Seller in Women's Studies and Biographies of the Rich \u0026amp; Famous and Royalty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate portrait of women of privilege. As Becca Anderson recommends, read about \"heiress Barbara Hutton's outrageous lifestyle, Jackie O as a step-mom, Patty Hearst's many adventures, Peggy Guggenheim's collection of art (and men), and Almira Carnarvon, the real-life counterpart to Lady Cora of Downton Abbey.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe grass isn't greener on the other side.\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eWomen of Means\u003c\/em\u003e shows us that oftentimes the weaving sisters saved their most heart-wrenching tapestries for the destinies of wealthy women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHappily never after.\u003c\/b\u003e From the author of \u003cem\u003eBehind Every Great Man\u003c\/em\u003e, we now have \u003cem\u003eWomen of Means\u003c\/em\u003e, vignettes of the women who were slated from birth―or marriage―to great privilege, only to endure lives which were the stuff Russian tragic heroines are made of. They are the nonfictional Richard Corys―those not slated for happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen of Means\u003c\/em\u003e is a non-fiction best seller\u003c\/b\u003e, full of the best biographies of all time. Some of the women whose silver spoons rusted include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiliane Bettencourt, whose chemist father created L'Oreal... and was a Nazi collaborator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNica Rothschild, who traded her gilded life to become the Baroness of Bebop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJocelyn Wildenstein, who became a cosmetology-enhanced cat-woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuth Madoff, the dethroned queen of Manhattan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatty Hearst, who trod the path from heiress... to terrorist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eWomen of Means\u003c\/em\u003e will want to try other Marlene Wagman-Geller books including \u003cem\u003eFabulous Female Firsts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGreat Second Acts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStill I Rise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnabashed Women\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWomen Who Launch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tma Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45137604083863,"sku":"9781684426058","price":1988.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781684426058.webp?v=1767909671","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/women-of-means-the-fascinating-biographies-of-royals-heiresses-eccentrics-and-other-poor-little-rich-girls-stories-of-the-rich-f-9781684426058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}