businesswomen

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Being Martha

the inside story of Martha Stewart
2006
A comprehensive biography of Martha Stewart examining her childhood, early catering business, and success in television; and describes how her trial and imprisonment made her stronger and more grounded.

Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay, a beautiful business
1992
A biography of the woman who began her own cosmetic company to put her business philosophy into practice.

Esther Dyson

Internet visionary
2003
A biography of the entrepreneur and forecaster who is considered by many to be the most powerful woman in the computer industry, admired for her business skills, her ability to predict computer and Internet trends, and her vision for the Internet.

Mary Kay

cosmetics queen
1993
A biography of the woman who developed her business philosophy by creating her own cosmetics company.

The girl's guide to starting your own business

candid advice, frank talk, and true stories for the successful entrepreneur
2010

The trouble with Catherine

a novel
2002
Catherine Lacey decides to take the plunge and marry her long-time boyfriend, but soon she becomes so caught up in the premarital trials of choosing her bridesmaids, finding the perfect dress, deciding on a reception site, and dealing with her future mother-in-law that she loses sight of what is really important.

Anita Roddick

entrepreneur
2010
An exploration of the life of Anita Roddick that discusses her childhood, family, business philosophy, environmental activism, cosmetic franchise, and more.

Esther Dyson

Web guru
2002
A biography of Esther Dyson, an entrepreneur and forecaster who began writing and talking about technologies in the 1980s that are the focus of development efforts now, causing her to be deemed one of the most powerful women in American business.

Madam C.J. Walker

1993
Presents the life of the African American laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.

Carolina moon

a novel
1996
Quee Purdy, a sixtyish entrepreneur, opens a no-smoking clinic in the small town of Fulton, North Carolina, and pampers people into giving up a lot more than just their nicotine habits.

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