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Marlene Wagman-Geller grew up in Toronto and is a lifelong bibliophile. She is a veteran high school English teacher in National City, California, and currently lives in San Diego.

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	Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls 3.43 avg rating — 440 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind Every Great Man: Women in the Shadows of History's Alpha Males 3.37 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications 3.34 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eureka!: The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World 3.06 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Who Launch: Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings 3.91 avg rating — 57 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still I Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller (Goodreads Author), Laurel Corona (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.78 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And the Rest Is History: The Famous (and Infamous) First Meetings of the World's Most Passionate Couples 3.42 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fabulous Female Firsts: Because of Them We Can 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Badass Women: Awesome, Amazing, Inspiring, and Fearless Females by Becca Anderson, Marlene Wagman-Geller (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Angel Flight, the sequel to Robin Kardon’s Flygirl, reveals what goes on behind the cock-pit, specifically when it involves female pilots. Fly the ‘friendly skies’ along with intrepid pilot Tris Miles, who navigates far more than atmospheric challeng ...more
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Thanks for the Return to 1958 Spark’s newest novel was such a well-needed retreat from the contemporary world. Around the downtown square of small town Ismay, Wisconsin, sits the businesses that rely on a night watchman to check on their stores in the ...more
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Ever since reading Jane Eyre-wherein the dashing Mr. Rochester keeps his mad wife confined to the attic- I have been intrigued with novels that involve the crawlspace above the house. Hence, I was intrigued when I came across Laverty Spark’s novel. T ...more
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“I love you with an awful intensity. Sometimes when I just sit in a trance staring at a piece of paper, pen poised and immovable, longing for you and remembering you and imagining you. I love you horribly and beautifully.”
― Marlene Wagman-Geller, Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications

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“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."

(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
― Madeleine Albright

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