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Marlene Dietrich
Jean-Jacques Naudet

Alfred A. Knopf, 2001

Photographs and memoirs

Icons of the 20th Century: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference

11 reviews
Barbara Cady, Jean-Jacques Naudet

Overlook Hardcover, 1998

A real collectors Item
Unlike a number of other books about the ranking of the "greatest" of the 20th century, this book does not rank anyone. This book lists the 200 men and women, in alphabetical order, who have made a difference during the last 100 years. Cady blends detail with a personal touch in each biographical synopsis. The photos, in black and white, give the reader a face to put to the story. Photographer ...

Marilyn
Jean-Jacques Naudet

Assouline, 2003

Marilyn ... the word instantly evokes glamour, charm, voluptuous beauty, but also an alluring childlike vulnerability. It's precisely this multi-faceted and complex appeal that created her incredible popularity and ensures her continuing fame. Each of the various photographers she worked with cultivated a different side of Marilyn's beauty and personality. Here are the firsthand accounts by (as well as the photographs of) some of Marilyn's most ...

Icons: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference

1 review
Barbara Cady

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2003

Definitely a view of the last century through people
Icons: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference by Barbara Cady (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing) A dramatic, distinguished record, Icons is a powerful and provocative look at the giants of our time-the groundbreakers, thought-provokers, visionaries, tyrants, trendsetters, and style-makers who have left an indelible mark on our world. The culmination of ten years' research on the part of ...

They Changed the World: 200 Icons Who Have Made a Difference
Barbara Cady, 2003

Synopsis A dramatic distinguished record, They Changed the World is a powerful and provacative look at the giants of our time--the groundbreakers, thought-provokers, visionaries, tyrants, trendsetters, and style-makers who have left an indelible mark on our world. the culmination of ten years' research on the part of author Barbara Cady and photo editor Jean-Jacques Naudet, it features two hundred of our century's most recognizable ...

Marlene Dietrich

11 reviews
Jean Jacques Naudet, Maria Riva

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2001

La Dietrich
If you were a fan of Dietrich and were allowed to own only ONE book about this woman, then this should be the book to own. To reiterate another reviewer's thought -- it is EXQUISITE.