Fortunes and Fates-The Untold Stories of the World's Richest Women
Where wealth meets destiny, tragedy often follows.
Heiresses have always dazzled with their unimaginable wealth, the cornucopia of fortune spilling opportunity at their feet. Yet, The World's Wealthiest Women reveals through intimate historical biographies that the fates of these women were often woven with threads of tragedy by the weaving sisters of destiny.
Gilded cages or golden destinies? Whether these women amassed their billions through inheritance, marriage, or sheer ambition, their vast fortunes shaped lives that were anything but ordinary.
From the author of Behind Every Great Man, The World's Wealthiest Women unveils the stories of women destined for privilege through birth or marriage, only to face lives rivaling the sorrows of Russian tragic heroines. These are the nonfictional Richard Corys-women whose silver spoons often rusted, far from happily ever after.
Hetty Green: Known as "The Witch of Wall Street," her wealth rivaled the Gilded Age's Robber Barons, but her miserly ways outshone even Scrooge.
Helena Rubinstein: From a Polish shtetl to the throne of a global cosmetics empire, this diminutive giant redefined beauty and power.
Evalyn McLean: Her Great Dane once roamed her mansion with the Hope Diamond on its collar, a glittering symbol of her opulent yet cursed life.
Basia Johnson: A Polish refugee maid turned mega-rich heiress, her rags-to-riches tale inspires, though not without its shadows.
Honey Sheran: Married to pharmaceutical titan Barry Sherman, her sweet life ended in tragedy as Canada's tenth-richest couple fell victim to a double homicide.
Wendi Deng Murdoch: Fleeing China's Bamboo Curtain, she secured a fortune through marriage to media mogul Rupert Murdoch, crafting a life of limitless horizons.
Clare Bronfman: Heiress to the Seagram fortune, her $100 million gift to NXIVM led to a six-year, nine-month prison sentence for her role in the cult.
The World's Wealthiest Women is a riveting exploration of privilege, power, and the poignant realities behind the fortunes.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-68481-821-1 (9781684818211)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Marlene Wagman-Geller received her BA from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. She taught high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her first three books (Penguin/Perigree) have appeared in the The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, The Denver Post, and The San Diego Tribune.
Preface
Part One: Businesswomen
Chapter 1: Hetty Green-The Wizard of Wall Street (1834)
Chapter 2: Madame C. J. Walker-Much Will Be Required (1867)
Chapter 3: Helena Rubinstein-Chutzpah (1872)
Chapter 4: Diane von Fuerstenberg-It's a Wrap (1946)
Chapter 5: Dolly Parton-Brave Enough to Try (1946)
Chapter 6: Donatella Versace-The Modern Medusa (1955)
Part Two: Heiresses
Chapter 7: Evalyn Walsh McLean-Sita's Curse (1886)
Chapter 8: Marjorie Merriweather Post-Elijah's Manna (1887)
Chapter 9: Bunny Mellon-The Halitosis Heiress (1910)
Chapter 10: Zsa Zsa Gabor-My Close-Up (1917)
Chapter 11: Betsy Bloomingdale-The Big Brown Bag (1922)
Chapter 12: Marella Agnelli-In Sunshine and In Storm (1927)
Chapter 13: Sao Schlumberger-The Portuguese Chameleon (1929)
Chapter 14: Imelda Marcos-Glass Slipper (1929)
Chapter 15: Basia Piasecka Johnson-The Polish Pharmaceutical Princess (1937)
Chapter 16: Lily Safra-A Gilded Lily (1934)
Chapter 17: Barbara Black-Gain the Whole World (1940)
Chapter 18: Soraya Khashoggi-The Sad Eyes (1941)
Chapter 19: Honey Sherman-Man Plans (1947)
Chapter 20: Ivana Trump-The Ivana (1949)
Chapter 21: Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis-Forever Loyal (1960)
Chapter 22: Wendi Murdoch-The Shackles of Shanghai (1968)
Chapter 23: Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece-Rumpelstiltskin (1968)
Chapter 24: Clare Bronfman-Unhappy Chance (1979)
Chapter 25: Athina Onassis-The Greek Chorus (1985)
Epilogue
A Note to Readers
