Axel Madsen

John Jacob Astor

America's First Multimillionaire

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors: 'A well-written biography.'-New York Times On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck: 'Madsens admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloof nature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to give of herself and her need to be in control.'-Christian Science Monitor On Chanel: A Woman of Her Own: 'Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneers of Chanels life.'-New York Times Book Review 'Carefully knits together the complex pattern of Chanels complicated existence.Its not an easy task.'-Toronto Globe and Mail On Gloria and Joe: 'Axel Madsen finally gives the public a fascinating chronicle of the romance that could have ruined more than two careers.'-Dallas Morning News On Cousteau: 'Both critical and understanding. And it is exceptionally readable. Readers are well advised to take the plunge.'-Chicago Tribune On Malraux: 'Will stand as the best of more than a dozen books about Malraux in print.'-Kansas City Star

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WILEY
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9780471385035
• ISBN-10: 0471385034
• Artikelnr.: 20973092

Autorenporträt

AXEL MADSEN has written fifteen biographies, including Chanel: A Woman of Her Own, Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy, and The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors (Wiley). He lives in Los Angeles.