03868cam a2200409 4500 235406009 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781594746659 1594746656 B00D0O7AX8 Amazon ee8e1725-a219-4b21-ac0f-76d4b3cb8210 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 643970 1319665 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rodriguez McRobbie, Linda. Princesses Behaving Badly [Libby eBook] : Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings. Quirk Books, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7368kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>You think you know her story. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn't be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders--but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It's a fascinating read for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.</p>. HTML:<p>"History has produced some very real, very dangerous ladies who make their movie and book counterparts seem lame by comparison. From Nazi spy to bloodthirsty killer, these women were not meek in any way. Heck, one of them even wore a mask of raw veal! You'll find out all this and more in this little book of miniature biographies."--<i>Geeks of Doom</i> "...McRobbie includes a good mix that will satisfy anyone who loves tales of history and audacity."</p>. Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez. HTML:"...an important and impressive contribution to the feminist narrative."--<i>Bust</i> magazine "Princess, diva, pain in the ass -- all terms that resonate throughout <i>Princesses Behaving Badly</i>, which tells of royal terrors who make modern gossip queens seem as demure as Snow White.". HTML:<i>New York Post</i>. "McRobbie gives many of these princesses exactly what their stories require: a narrative that tells their stories in broad strokes, without omitting any of the juicy details.". HTML:<i>ForeWord Reviews</i>. HTML:"...[<i>Princesses Behaving Badly</i>] is a major addition to feminist libraries, and more importantly, it's lots of fun!". HTML:Anna Jedrziewski, <i>Retailing Insight</i>. HTML:"Irreverent, informative, and entertaining, <i>Princesses Behaving Badly</i> is the perfect companion to royal novels.". HTML:Jennifer Conner, <i>Literate Housewife</i>. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=ee8e1725-a219-4b21-ac0f-76d4b3cb8210 https://samples.overdrive.com/princesses-behaving-badly?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/princesses-behaving-badly?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/princesses-behaving-badly?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)