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“And it so angered me that I finally thought to myself, ‘Bitch, do something yourself instead of just sitting there getting angry. Do something.'”

Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower

November 27, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

What a fascinating life this woman led. I really feel like it would be pretty hard to come away from this book not liking Elizabeth Taylor as a human being. She loved fiercely, struggled publicly, and left a huge legacy that has helped millions of people, and continues to do so. I grew up in the 80s and 90s knowing who Elizabeth Taylor was, just like everyone else, because she was part of the zeitgeist, one of the most famous women ever to live. I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, AIDS activists, audiobooks, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, Kate Andersen Brower, narfna, non fiction, Richard Burton, The Grit & Glamour of an Icon

narfna's CBR15 Review No:142 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, AIDS activists, audiobooks, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, Kate Andersen Brower, narfna, non fiction, Richard Burton, The Grit & Glamour of an Icon ·
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Non-fiction, and I’m caught up (thanks Cait!)

May 25, 2017 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower 4 stars Hardcore history nerds will like this one. It contains so much information — about the presidents, about how a White House is run, and of course, about our first ladies. I definitely feel like the author had some favorites here (Michelle doesn’t come off great here, but man, I have some new love for Pat Nixon), but I learned a lot about EVERYONE and came away with some newfound respect for […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Kate Andersen Brower

badkittyuno's CBR9 Review No:132 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Kate Andersen Brower ·
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All Hail the Women Behind the Chief

April 9, 2017 by Caitlin_D 3 Comments

From Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama, each of these women has carved out her own path, all while raising her children, serving as her husband’s greatest protector and confidante, and negotiating the fraught relationship between her staff in the East Wing and her husband’s advisers in the West Wing. I loved Kate Andersen Brower’s The Residence and was super excited to receive First Women as part of the CBR gift exchange last year. I’m always slow to get to the books I own vs. library books with deadlines but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies, Kate Andersen Brower

Caitlin_D's CBR9 Review No:40 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies, Kate Andersen Brower ·
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