“Scandal, sabotage and spies. Who knew the beauty industry was so cutthroat! This was a thoroughly compulsive and addictive read." — Kate Thompson, bestselling author of  The Little Wartime Library Bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena R...

In 1908, Florence Nightingale Graham moved from the suburbs of Toronto, Canada to Manhattan with dreams of becoming a self-made woman. Within two years, she opened her first beauty salon on Fifth Avenue. Adopting the same name as her company, Elizabeth Arden went on to pioneer the global beauty indu...

Now a Tony-nominated Broadway musical playing at the Nederlander Theatre starring two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone ( Evita , Gypsy ) as Helena Rubinstein and Christine Ebersole ( 42nd Street , Grey Gardens ) as Elizabeth Arden. A fascinating dual biography of the women who founded today's ...

Now a Tony-nominated Broadway musical playing at the Nederlander Theatre starring two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone ( Evita , Gypsy ) as Helena Rubinstein and Christine Ebersole ( 42nd Street , Grey Gardens ) as Elizabeth Arden. A fascinating dual biography of the women who founded today's ...

🔥CLAIRE McCARDELL WASN’T JUST A DESIGNER—SHE WAS A LIBERATOR. And this workbook isn’t just a supplement. It’s your tactical rebellion manual for living, dressing, and moving like your body—and your voice—fucking matter. CLAIRE McCARDELL: THE DESIGNER WHO SET WOMEN FREE WORKBOO...

On 19 April 1621, a woman named Elizabeth Sawyer was hanged at Tyburn. Her story was on the bookstalls within days and within weeks was adapted for the stage as The Witch of Edmonton . The devil stalks Edmonton in the shape of a large black dog and, just as Elizabeth Sawyer makes her demonic pact, ...

This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing its relation to competing theories of monarchy, looking at how...

In the four hundred years since Shakespeare's death, the Sonnets have invited imitation, homage, critique, parody and pastiche. These new poems probe our relationship to the Sonnets' intricate form and ambitious scope, their investigation of sexuality, wit, memory and poetic survival. These sonnets ...

Richard III is one of the great Shakespearean characters and roles. James R Siemon examines the attraction of this villain to audiences and focuses on how beguiling, even funny he can be, especially in the earlier parts of the play. Siemon also places King Richard III in its historical context; as E...

Embrace the messy, beautiful journey of parenthood with mindfulness, sincerity, and humor. Today’s parents want to raise mindful, self-aware, wholehearted kids. But parents of infants quickly find that most resources only address mindfulness for those with older children. Enter The Nurture Method:...

Dr. Elizabeth Jane Arden thought she was saving the world. Her quantum breakthrough promised unlimited computing power, clean energy, and solutions to humanity's greatest challenges. But when her creation-QUIN, an artificial intelligence born from quantum entanglement-begins rewritting the laws of p...

A dressmaker who secretly publishes thrilling romances. Her handsome war-veteran fiancé. And his best friend, a charming artist of ill-repute determined to ruin their relationship. There are two things standing between Elizabeth Turtledove and her happily-ever-after: her fiancé’s best friend,...

When Zeta’s father is killed, she and her brother, Finn, together with Zeta’s pet wolf, Kuba, are forced to flee across the country to seek sanctuary with their mother’s birth tribe. On this perilous journey they have to learn to outwit their pursuers and put into practice all their hunting sk...

Budding economist Cynthia Proctor knows everything there is to know about statistical impossibilities. In 1954, women like her from middle class families do not earn degrees from prestigious New England colleges. Zero is the number of women on faculty. When Cynthia receives notice that her scholarsh...

Her name was Rosamond Pinchot: hailed as "The Loveliest Woman in America," she was a niece of Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot; cousin to Edie Sedgwick; half sister of Mary Pinchot Meyer, JFK's lover; friend to Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth Arden. At nineteen she was discovered aboard a cruis...

Chronicles the use of cosmetics by women, describing the way their motivations have changed over history and how the concept of beauty has been redefined Beauty products have withstood the slings and arrows of more than 100 years of public debate, charged with being guilty of everything from immoral...

What makes a world-class financial genius tick? Enter the mind of a financial mastermind who started from scratch to build a world-wide business empire. Meshulam Riklis invites you on his amazing roller coaster ride to meteoric heights, providing valuable tips for life, for success, and for survival...

A seaside scandal. A hidden smuggler. A Regency romance too dangerous to deny. Brighton, 1813. Elizabeth Bennet expected seashells and sunshine, not a brooding stranger who knows every hidden cove. Fitzwilliam Darcy is rumored a reclusive gentleman, yet Elizabeth spies him guiding moonlit boat...

A unique, full-color compendium that celebrates and explores the enduring power and allure of the world’s most iconic lip shade, jam-packed with entertaining stories, anecdotes, little-known facts, quotes, and more than 100 gorgeous images culled from fine art, photography, and beauty and fashion ...

A standalone Regency romance — part of the Austen Seasons collection of swoon-worthy retellings. Secrets, Scandal, and an Unforgettable Slow-Burn Romance! Netherfield Park shines under candlelight as Hertfordshire gathers for the grandest ball of the season. But when Lydia Bennet vanishes be...