businesswomen

Helena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics empire that spanned the world. Her scientific approach to beauty was an instant sensation. Women couldn't get enough of her innovative advice on skincare, and her beauty products were constantly sold out. This is her amazing life story.

Describes how to seek a unique path to success and relates the story of Sophia Amoruso who started by selling vintage clothing on eBay and eight years later had established a $100 million dollar online fashion business with more than three hundred fifty employees.

The founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that prepares underserved girls for careers in science and technology, charts the paths of accomplished women and encourages all women to take risks, embrace failure, compete, and build support through a twenty-first-century sisterhood.

Having missed much of her children's lives while she built a home-furnishings empire, Olivia Grayson arranges a family vacation in the Mediterranean in the hopes of rekindling ties only to confront painful interpersonal dynamics and unexpected revelations.

A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care products for black women, and became a great financial success.

The authors draw from their own experiences starting a public relations firm to offer practical advice to women on how to start a business, discussing the pros and cons of self-employment, and covering topics such as legalities, finances, business plans, marketing, and hiring and firing employees.

Honor Donovan, shut out of the family business by her father and four brothers, hires Jake Mallory to help her investigate when her favorite brother Kyle disappears with a fortune in stolen amber, and finds herself drawn into a high-stakes game of politics, greed, and love.

Twenty-four African-American businesswomen discuss their career experiences in television, banking, financial consulting, advertising, and other fields.

When Sheridan Hart's husband confesses he is leaving her to be with his male lover, Sheridan struggles to rebuild her own life while dealing with the emotional reactions of her sixteen-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter.