LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
Rulers, Rebels (And What the Neighbors Thought)

Author: Kathleen Krull
Narrator: Melissa Hughes
 
Booklinks -Lasting Connections of 2000 Selection
 

Ages: 10 and up

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Length: 2 hrs / 2 cassettes
ISBN#1-883332-46-X
Price: $15.95

CD:
Length: 2 hrs / 2 CDs
ISBN#1-883332-73-7
Price: $24.95

Hardcover Price: $20.00
  
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Book Reviews:

"(This) is a spirited romp through history that no one should miss. Hughes is a spirited narrator who understands the irony and humor the author injected into these brief biographies."
                     - Boston Sunday Globe
 
"The latest book in the excellent Lives of...biography series...comes to colorful life via Melissa Hughe's sharp performance. From Cleopatra to Eleanor Roosevelt, concise profiles provide fun and fascinating facts about notable female role models from around the globe."
                    - Publishers Weekly
 
"Profiling 20 women, from Cleopatra....to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Krull packs her three page essays with tantalizing details..."
                    -Publishers Weekly
 
"Captivating, concise and entertaining - wonderful and all too brief..."
                    -Book Pages
 
"Krull packs an astonishing amount of information in 3 to 5 pages, smoothly tucking in interesting bits...Fabulous reading, great for research, deliciously and subversively feminist, this will sit happily on the shelf with the presidents, artists, musicians...this duo has covered so well."
                     -Kirkus Reviews

SYNOPSIS:

Kathleen Krull continues her series of irreverent biographies by turning the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. Hear about twenty of the most influential women in history -queens, warriors, prime ministers and revolutionary leaders - and enjoy this tantalizing feast of behind the scenes facts. Women included are: