Bibliograph

Behind every great man, forgotten women behind the world's famous and infamous, Marlene Wagman-Geller

Type

Label

Behind every great man, forgotten women behind the world's famous and infamous, Marlene Wagman-Geller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Behind every great man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900665411

Responsibility statement

Marlene Wagman-Geller

Sub title

forgotten women behind the world's famous and infamous

Summary

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<U+2014>alcoholism, infidelity, mental illness, divorce, and even attempted murder<U+2014>these powerful women quietly propelled their men to the top and changed the course of history

Table Of Contents

The enchanted princess: Mrs. Karl Marx -- The flying dutchman: Mrs. Richard Wagner -- The importance of being Constance: Mrs. Oscar Wilde -- Ba: Mrs. Mohandas Gandhi -- Doxerl and Johonzel: Mrs. Albert Einstein -- A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose: Mrs. Gertrude Stein -- The stepping stone: Mrs. Bill Wilson -- Life's leading lady: Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock -- I didn't forget you: Mrs. Simon Wiesenthal -- The white horse girl and the blue wind boy: Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright -- Where light and shadow meet: Mrs. Oskar Schindler -- Tristan und Isolde: Mrs. Salvador Dali -- Herr Wolff: Mrs. Adolf Hitler -- Fade away: Mrs. Douglas MacArthur -- Madame butterfly: Mrs. Julius Rosenberg -- The man with the golden pen: Mrs. Ian Fleming -- Beloved infidel: Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Any other man: Mrs. Billy Graham -- Here's to you: Mrs. Jackie Robinson -- The lady and the tramp: Mrs. Charlie Chaplin -- Not with mice: Mrs. Pablo Picasso -- Camp Betty: Mrs. Gerald Ford -- The Polish rider: Mrs. Aldous Huxley -- And God walked in: Mrs. C.S. Lewis -- A brief history of love: Mrs. Stephen Hawking -- The book of Ruth: Mrs. Bernie Madoff -- Maza shelaza: Mrs. Jim Henson -- What's in a name? Mrs. Malcolm X -- The stolen hours: Mrs. Samuel beckett -- One hundred times more: Mrs. Nelson Mandela -- Mrs. Blue Eyes: Mrs. Frank Sinatra -- After the fall: Mrs. Arthur Miller -- For remembrance: Mrs. Timothy Leary -- The merry prankster: Mrs. Jerry Garcia -- Set the night on fire: Mrs. Jim Morrison -- Little frog: Mrs. Lech Walesa -- Heart: Mrs. Larry Flynt -- The dragon's roar: Mrs. Stieg Larsson -- The sting: Mrs. Gordon Sumner (Mrs. Sting) -- How deep was their love: Mrs. Robin Gibb

Target audience

adult

Classification