Book Description
In depth profiles of: Coco Chanel- fashion designer Mary Pickford- co-founder of UnitedArtists Corporation Anita Roddick - founder of The Body Shop Oprah Winfrey- talk show host and producer Martha Stewart- founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Jannie Tay- founder of The Hour Glass Ltd. plus numerous brief profiles

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Chronicles the fascinating lives and groundbreaking achievements of women in business, including fashion designer Coco Chanel, film studio head Mary Pickford, and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick.

Excerpted from Entrepreneurs (Women in Profile) by Krista McLuskey. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Taken from "Martha Stewart, Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia" Martha decided to use her talent for cooking and opened a catering business in 1976. For ten years, from the basement of her home, she cooked meals for people who were having large parties. The business grew into a million dollar a year operation. During this period, Martha was also busy as a writer. She wrote articles on food and entertaining for The New York Times and edited and wrote columns for House Beautiful magazine. In 1982, Martha decided to write a book on how to entertain guests at parties and other social events. She co-authored a book called Entertaining. The book was filled with many color photos. It was a huge success, selling more than a million copies and making Martha famous.

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Chronicles the fascinating lives and groundbreaking achievements of women in business, including fashion designer Coco Chanel, film studio head Mary Pickford, and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick.

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Chronicles the fascinating lives and groundbreaking achievements of women in business, including fashion designer Coco Chanel, film studio head Mary Pickford, and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick.

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