books by Axel Madsen (marshall greatest stanwyck)

books by Axel Madsen

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7 reviews
Axel Madsen

Holt Paperbacks, 1991

Chanel Bio is everything it should be.
I found it strange that some readers gave negative or highly critical reviews of this biography. Someone even commented on the difficulty in reading the French names! It's a little late to change Chanel's nationality and thank God! This biography is successful on a number of levels but primarily two: it recounts the fascinating life, in great detail, of the late Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and it ...

The Marshall Fields: The Evolution of an American Business Dynasty

1 review
Axel Madsen

Wiley, 2002

The Marshall Fields
This is intriguing read about one of the most powerful capitalists in the history of this country. For those who love to shop at Marshall Field, or those just interested in Gilded Age history, you must get read this book. This biography covers five generations of the fascinating Field family.

The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies

5 reviews
Axel Madsen

Kensington, 2002

Interesting and Fascinating
I have a funny feeling that the one other review of this book is based on someone's being angry and disappointed that Mr. Madsen has "outed" some of his/her cherished movie stars. The truth is the truth and being gay doesn't make these stars any less nice, human or worthwhile. The book is well-written and interesting. What else can you ask of a book? I think it's so good I've bought several ...

Stanwyck

10 reviews
Axel Madsen

iUniverse, 2001

A Decent Crack at an Elusive and Complicated Subject
Biography can be a tricky thing. It's inherently gossipy, inherently exploitative. A biographer opens herself up to accusations of slander when she writes without cooperation from her subject, to accusations of pandering when she writes with it. Perhaps more importantly, a human life--any human life--is too nuanced and fickle a thing to be completely reduced to words. This is especially true ...

The Sewing Circle: Hollywood's Greatest Secret : Female Stars Who Loved Other Women

17 reviews
Axel Madsen

Citadel, 1995

Entertaining and Thorough
This book did a good job of capturing a time when the film and the art world hadn't completely disconnected, the biggest stars were women, and to be a movie star was still considered a little shady. The studios covered up drug addiction and homosexuality and other scandals and arranged marriages for their stars so they could appear normal to the public. This book focuses a lot on Greta Garbo and ...

John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire

7 reviews
Axel Madsen

Wiley, 2001

Very Interesting.
John Jacob Astor led the life most people do not even dare to dream about. He was a serial entrepreneur at a time when most of the world was composed of farmers. He was so successful at his businesses that when he died he controlled one-fifteenth of all personal wealth in the United States! Among many other things it is safe to say he was a very driven man. Born in relative poverty in Germany, he ...

The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors

2 reviews
Axel Madsen

Wiley, 2000

The Deal Maker By Axel Madsen
This is another good book on my hero Mr. William C. Durant the creator of GM. Mr. Durant defiantly affected the early automobile history more than any other one man ever. He was the worlds largest cart maker back in Flint Mi. & went on to save Buick from certain bankruptcy. Also creating GM with Buick as the cornerstone car & then adding Olds, Cadillac & Oakland (the forerunner to Pontiac) & many ...