Cool Women: Original Divas

by Taylor Morris, Girl Press

`When I`m good I`m very good, when I`m bad, I`m better.` Mae West Or maybe you`re more of a Glamorous International Entertainer type...if that`s the case, then pick up Stories, Pictures & Adventures from the Fabulous Lives of Our Favorite Stage Divas. Learn from Josephine Baker how to transform yourself into the toast of Paris, or take a lesson from Bessie Smith on how to belt out bone-chilling blues. Read about the triumphs, tragedies and taboos conquered by stage divas Mae West, Carmen Miranda and Lillie Langtry. ShowStoppers supplies even more details on the fabulous lives of these provocative performers through excerpts from diaries, excerpts from interviews and historic photographs that portray just how smart and glamorous gals can be. Le Jazz Hot indeed.

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2001

About the author

I write books and stuff for teens and tweens.

Author for celebrity chef and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis' series, RECIPE FOR ADVENTURE, about how food can take you places, published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap. The books are, "Naples!" "Paris!" "Hong Kong!" and "New Orleans!"

HELLO, GORGEOUS! is a series about a well-intentioned blabbermouth who works at her mom's hair salon. The books are "Blowout," "Foiled," "Tangled," "Swept Up," and "'Do and Don'ts." Published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap.

I also wrote "BFF Breakup," "Class Favorite" and "Total Knockout: Tale of an Ex-Class President" for Simon & Schuster's Aladdin/MIX line.

I'm a full-time writer and freelance editor.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cool, photo-filled, highly accessible book about interesting, famous, beautiful divas from days gone past.

I enjoyed this thoroughly as a preteen, and would recommend it for anyone of a similar age and an interest in some of their gender's most glamorous badasses.