Overview
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"A well-written biography."-New York Times
On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck:
"Madsen's admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloofnature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to giveof herself and her need to be in control."-Christian ScienceMonitor
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"Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneersof Chanel's life."-New York Times Book Review
"Carefully knits together the complex pattern of Chanel'scomplicated existence. It's not an easy task."-Toronto Globe andMail
On Gloria and Joe:
"Axel Madsen finally gives the public a fascinating chronicle ofthe romance that could have ruined more than two careers."-DallasMorning 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 inprint."-Kansas City Star
"A well-written biography."-New York Times
On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck:
"Madsen's admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloofnature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to giveof herself and her need to be in control."-Christian ScienceMonitor
On Chanel: A Woman of Her Own:
"Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneersof Chanel's life."-New York Times Book Review
"Carefully knits together the complex pattern of Chanel'scomplicated existence. It's not an easy task."-Toronto Globe andMail
On Gloria and Joe:
"Axel Madsen finally gives the public a fascinating chronicle ofthe romance that could have ruined more than two careers."-DallasMorning 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 inprint."-Kansas City Star
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