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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hirshey, Gerri.     Subjects     Brown, Helen Gurley.     Cosmopolitan (New York, N.Y. : 1952) -- History.     Women periodical editors -- United States -- Biography     Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.     Women editors -- United States -- Biography     Editors -- United States -- Biography.     Feminists -- United States -- Biography     Single women -- Conduct of life -- Periodicals -- History.     Sex intruction for women -- Authorship -- Biography.     Sex instruction -- Authorship -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hirshey, Gerri.       by title:      Not pretty enough : ...       by call number:      070.41092 B878hi     Search the Web     Hirshey, Gerri.     Brown, Helen Gurley.     Cosmopolitan (New York, N.Y. : 1952) -- History.     Women periodical editors -- United States -- Biography     Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.     Women editors -- United States -- Biography     Editors -- United States -- Biography.     Feminists -- United States -- Biography     Single women -- Conduct of life -- Periodicals -- History.     Sex intruction for women -- Authorship -- Biography.     Sex instruction -- Authorship -- Biography.       MARC Display

Not pretty enough : the unlikely triumph of Helen Gurley Brown / Gerri Hirshey. by Hirshey, Gerri. Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016. Call #: 070.41092 B878hi Subjects Brown, Helen Gurley.   Cosmopolitan (New York, N.Y. : 1952) -- History.   Women periodical editors -- United States -- Biography   Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.   Women editors -- United States -- Biography   Editors -- United States -- Biography.   Feminists -- United States -- Biography   Single women -- Conduct of life -- Periodicals -- History.   Sex intruction for women -- Authorship -- Biography.   Sex instruction -- Authorship -- Biography. ISBN:  9780374169176 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xxiv, 500 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-476) and index. Contents:  The trouble with Helen -- That woman -- Arkansas -- Los Angeles -- New York -- "Take me to the Ozarks." Summary:  "A bold and deeply researched biography of a complicated cultural icon. When Helen Gurley Brown published Sex and the Single Girl in 1962, it sold more than two million copies in just three weeks, presaging the self-help boom and helping to usher in the unapologetic self-affirmation of second wave feminism. Brown declared that it was okay, even imperative, to enjoy sex outside of marriage; that equal rights for women should extend to the bedroom; that meaningful work outside the home was essential for a woman's security and self-esteem. The book catapulted Brown into national renown, cementing her status as a complex and divisive feminist personality. And the ripple effects of her outspokenness about sex and her emphasis on friendships between women can still be seen today, on TV shows like Sex and the City and Girls, and in the magazine world as well. When she died in 2012, her obituary in The New York Times noted that 'the look of women's magazines today, is due in no small part, to her influence.' She may not always have been loved-- but she was always talked about. Brown's life story-- a classic American rags-to-riches tale-- is just as juicy as her controversial books. Gerri Hirshey traces Brown's path from deep in the Arkansas Ozarks to her wild single years in Los Angeles, from the New York magazine world to her Hollywood adventures with her film producer husband. Along the way she became the highest-paid female ad copywriter on the West Coast, and transformed Hearst's failing literary magazine, Cosmopolitan, into the female-oriented global juggernaut it is today. A vital biography that shines new light on the life of one of the most incomparable and indelible women of the twentieth century. "--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Biography 070.41092 B878hi Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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