I haven't seen the print edition, but I imagine it, and hope it is filled with frames from wonder woman comics. Would you consider the audio edition of The Secret History of Wonder Woman to be better than the print version? Wonder Woman, Lepore argues, is the missing link in the history of the struggle for women’s rights - a chain of events that begins with the women's suffrage campaigns of the early 1900s and ends with the troubled place of feminism a century later.īrilliant Content - Production Values - Lacking The Secret History of Wonder Woman is a tour de force of intellectual and cultural history. Marston, internationally known as an expert on truth - he invented the lie detector test - lived a life of secrets, only to spill them on the pages of Wonder Woman. In the 1930s, Marston and Byrne wrote a regular column for Family Circle celebrating conventional family life, even as they themselves pursued lives of extraordinary nonconformity. The Marston family story is a tale of drama, intrigue, and irony. In the 1920s, Marston and his wife, Sadie Elizabeth Holloway, brought into their home Olive Byrne, the niece of Margaret Sanger, one of the most influential feminists of the 20th century. Beginning in his undergraduate years at Harvard, Marston was influenced by early suffragists and feminists, starting with Emmeline Pankhurst, who was banned from speaking on campus in 1911, when Marston was a freshman. Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has uncovered an astonishing trove of documents, including the never-before-seen private papers of William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman's creator. Unlike every other superhero, she has also has a secret history. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Aside from Superman and Batman, no superhero has lasted as long or commanded so vast and wildly passionate a following. Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time. The First Shot: Last Mrs Parrish #0.A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origins of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story - and a crucial history of 20th-century feminism. Murder on the Marshes, Death on the River, Death Comes to Call, Murder in the Fens Secret Service, Double Agent, Triple Crossĭon't Look Now, The Seventh Victim, No Escape, You're Not SafeĪ Killer Christmas Wish: Cat Latimer Mystery #7ĭeadly Silence (novella), The Suppressor, Hush Hush + Added to Mysteries & Thrillers Audio Books by Author list -ĭown the Hatch: Agatha Raisin Mystery #32ĭeception by Gaslight, Betrayal on the Boweryĭead Lock, Beyond the Point, Down Among the Dead, Dead Inside Tin Man, A Year of Marvelous Ways, Still Life The Attic on Queen Street: Tradd Street #7 Hits and Misses, New Teeth, Miracle Workers Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce The Swan House, The Dwelling Place, The Promised Land The Christmas Bookshelf, Amanda’s Wedding, My Very ‘90s Romanceīefore the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe + Added to General Fiction Audio Books by Author list -Ī Life Without Water, A Life Without Flowers, A Life Without Regrets + Added to Children's Audio Books by Author List. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde Yeats and Joyce The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family (w/Clint Howard) The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (w/Katherine Howe)īad Motherf-ker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography + Added to Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs Audio Books by Author list. (*Attention booktrade members: This list will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back often) *NEW TITLES, ADDED BY DATE, LIST NAME & AUTHOR (LAST NAME FIRST)
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