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The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld 35 reviews
Christine Wiltz
Da Capo Press, 2001
They just don't make 'em like Norma anymore
This is an interesting story of the passing of an era in New Orleans history, well-written and factual. Norma's business introduced many young college students at Tulane and LSU in the art of what to do when "doing it", as well as servicing influential politicians, businessmen, and movie stars in her well-run facility. Norma was the ultimate "street smart" madam who could survive and thrive in ...
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Madam President 3 reviews
Lane Smith
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Courtesy of Kids @ Teens Read Too
One little girl imagines her day if she were President.
Katy uses an executive order to refill her waffle plate. Recess includes secret service agents hiding behind the trees. She vetoes tuna salad for lunch. Katy even has to deal with a Disaster Area - her room.
Lane Smith creates a story that will make readers giggle. The adorable pictures reinforce the humorous tale. While the ...
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Rethinking Madam President: Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House? 1 review
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007
Timely and Well-Written
What a great anthology. This book brings together some of the great minds of legislative, presidential, media, and gender studies within Political Science. My favourite piece by far was Georgia Duerst-Lahti's. She is witty and intelligent and this comes across in her detailed analysis about the newscoverage of the candidates and the prefernece for masculinity or more masculine terms.
Kim ...
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Cooking for Madam: Recipes and Reminiscences from the Home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis28 reviews
Marta Sgubin
Scribner, 1998
Great recipes & a rare glimpse into private family
Marta was with Jackie and the children for more than 20 years (I believe she is now working for Caroline and her family). Her recipes are very fresh, healthy, and sophisticated. Yet they are relatively simple and straightforward. The memories she shares with us, along with family photographs, provide a glimpse into the life of this very private family, and show happy times, like birthday parties ...
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The Madam of Maple Court 2 reviews
Joan Elizabeth Lloyd
Kensington, 2008
engaging lighthearted frolic
When Dom DePalma suddenly dies he leaves his twenty something widow Pam with an exorbitant mortgage on their exclusive Maple Court mansion and other bills. Pam knows that if she is to continue to live her lavish lifestyle she enjoyed with her spouse, she needs to find a way to bring in money.
Chase Hobart, a married associate of Dom, suggests to Pam that she is a sex object he desires though ...
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Madam President, 4th edition5 reviews
Blayne Cooper, T. Novan
P.D. Publishing, Inc., 2006
I want this President
A story that takes place in the not too distant future with the First Woman President. Devlyn is charasmatic, tough, and does not take any bull. Lauren is a succesful biographer who is private, work driven, and fiesty when the circumstances warrant.
For Lauren the question becomes how do you date the President and try to keep your life private? And for Devlyn how do you date the most ...
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Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics2 reviews
Catherine Thimmesh
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
Timely and beautiful!
I bought this book for my 11 year old niece who gave it rave reviews! She has passed it on to her cousin who also loved it. The girls are showing some interest in politics especially as it is an election year and they are learning alot about the basics of government at school.
The writing and the illustrations make, what could have been a dry subject, fun, hip and humorous. The characters are ...
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Madam President, Revised Edition: Women Blazing the Leadership Trail (Women and Politics)
Eleanor Clift
Routledge, 2003
The first Madam President will be sworn in sooner than most people think. But the gender gap in politics is still shockingly broad, say two of America's most readable political commentators in this "timely look at the nation's sputtering efforts to envision a woman in America's top job."( The Boston Globe ). Charting the transformation of women's power in American politics from the first female presidential candidate (Victoria Woodhull in 1872) ...
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Anticipating Madam President3 reviews
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003
The realities of women in powerful political positions
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Robert P. Watson (Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University) and Ann Gordon (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ohio University), Anticipating Madam President is a impressive consideration of when (not if!) the United States will elect a female President. Studying the realities of women in powerful political ...
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Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling12 reviews
Eleanor Clift, Tom Brazaitis
Scribner, 2000
A must read for all women
I really enjoyed the book. I could't put it down. It was enlightening and very interesting to see that these highly placed women are confronted with some of the same issues as other women. I began to understand why there aren't more women occupying seats of power. Very relatable and valuable for women who want to shatter the glass ceiling in their own organizations.
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Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan8 reviews
Max Evans
University of New Mexico Press, 2004
Read as social history
Ignore the book's subtitle, cover and back cover copy. Madam Millie is not about bordellos or lurid sex detail. It's about a tough, wise, loveable woman. There are a few funny incidents -- as when a cat attacks a delicate portion of a bishop's anatomy -- but today they seem rather tame. Millie's long life was never ordinary. Orphaned at a young age, she was saved from juvenile justice by Harry ...
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Paving the Way for Madam President (Lexington Studies in Political Communication)
Geraldine Ferraro
Lexington Books, 2006
This book chronicles the lives, communication styles, and presidential bids of five remarkable women Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Patricia Schroeder, Elizabeth Dole, and Carol Moseley Braun while also addressing the obstacles and opportunities for women as presidential contenders.
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Madam: Inside a Nevada Brothel2 reviews
Lora Shaner
Huntington Press, 2003
Well Written-Passionate, Daring and Totally Unconventional!
A fantastic book! A book of insights and deep dark secrets, offering the reader the most sumptuous feast of a novel to ever emerge from this "other" side of life. A true roller-coaster of emotions evoking laughter and compassionate tears at the same time. I devoured each page, staying up 'til the wee hours of morning with this one-of-a-kind find. Where has this author been all my life?? Read this ...
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Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling12 reviews
Eleanor Clift, Tom Brazaitis
Scribner, 2000
A must read for all women
I really enjoyed the book. I could't put it down. It was enlightening and very interesting to see that these highly placed women are confronted with some of the same issues as other women. I began to understand why there aren't more women occupying seats of power. Very relatable and valuable for women who want to shatter the glass ceiling in their own organizations.
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Madam, Will You Talk?12 reviews
Mary Stewart
HarperTorch, 2003
The Once and Forever Queen of Romantic Suspense
Nobody does it better. Nobody ever will. Even in this, Stewart's first novel, her prose is so compelling that you overlook some of the new-author awkwardness. Some scenes go on too long, and her fascination with cars/driving/car chases (a staple in each of her books) can get a bit tiresome. But you only notice that on your third or fourth reread. It's a shame that romance novels aren't permitted ...
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Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam15 reviews
Jody, Babydol Gibson
Corona Books, 2007
Why Aren't The Men Punished?
I thought the book was very good. I have to say I'm appalled (though not shocked) at the names that floated across the pages. Why is it just the women are punished when it comes to prositution? If it's true Bruce Willis was a customer, why didn't Willis get jail time for paying for an illegal service? All the men should be held equally accountable by law. In Saudia Arabia if a woman is ...
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Old Madam Yin: A Memoir of Peking Life2 reviews
Ida Pruitt
Stanford University Press, 1979
Bygone Chinese lifestyle seen through bygone American prism
I always feel suspicious of books that contain such sentences as----"The cook poured my second cup of coffee. I had never been able to get him to leave the coffee pot on the table. He seemed to feel that would lessen his dignity." The reason for my hesitation is the slightly wry humor aimed at someone the speaker might have asked, but didn't. However, on finishing OLD MADAM YIN, I have to ...
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Frontier Madam: The Life of Dell Burke, Lady of Lusk3 reviews
June Willson Read
TwoDot, 2007
frontier madam
I remember the "Frontier Madam" and was enthralled by Willson Read's account of her life and interactions with a small town's people. Wonderful book.
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Mayflower Madam: The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows6 reviews
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Arbor House Publishing, 1989
future of prostitution
This book clearly etablishes that prostituion fgr women need not be a degrading profession. As the Madam has suggested women could beenift from being prosituites. They receive a crash course in dealing with the male sex without sacificing their sense of femininity. The book is written without a hint of apology.
Plus this book is brilliant in exploring reasons men use prostitutes. This book is ...
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