Justine Picardie has spent the last decade puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, attempting to peel away the accretions of romance and lies. In this full-scale biography we finally discover the history of the incredible woman who created the way we look now. Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor - she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women...(展开全部)

The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon. Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her extraordinary and unconventional journey-from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour- helped forge the idea of modern woman. Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography...(展开全部)

The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon. Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her extraordinary and unconventional journey-from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour- helped forge the idea of modern woman. Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography...(展开全部)

Coco Chanel's genius for fashion may have been distilled in simplicity, but her life was an extravaganza. A brilliant array of luminaries fell under her spell - Picasso, Churchill, Cocteau; lovers included the Grand Duke Dmitri; the English roue, Boy Capel; a French poet; and, a German spy and the Duke of Westminster, who offered to leave his wife for her permanently, if she wo...(展开全部)

An epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history’s most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worlds’ complex relationship. When Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, returning the Holy City to Islamic rule for the first time in almost ninety years, he sent sho...(展开全部)

The emperor's personality is brought to life against a background rich with the varied cultures he united through Christianity

作者简介 菲奥娜·麦卡锡（1940-2020），英国知名传记家。她的《艾瑞克·吉尔传》广受好评，让她一举成名。她的《威廉·莫里斯传》荣膺“沃尔夫森历史类作品奖”，《爱德华·彭恩·琼斯传》获得“詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克传记类作品奖”。菲奥娜是皇家艺术学院高级研究员，皇家文学会会员，牛津大学玛格丽特·霍尔夫人学会荣誉会员。她为英国文学做出了杰出贡献，于2009年获赐英帝国官佐勋衔（OBE）。 译者简介 董伊，男，1981年生，新疆乌鲁木齐人。新疆大学教师，北京外国语大学博士，师从张剑教授。主要研究十九至二十世纪英美诗歌，对英国浪漫派诗歌的文化史背景感兴趣。著有《柯尔律治诗歌中的光》。

作者简介 菲奥娜·麦卡锡（1940-2020），英国知名传记家。她的《艾瑞克·吉尔传》广受好评，让她一举成名。她的《威廉·莫里斯传》荣膺“沃尔夫森历史类作品奖”，《爱德华·彭恩·琼斯传》获得“詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克传记类作品奖”。菲奥娜是皇家艺术学院高级研究员，皇家文学会会员，牛津大学玛格丽特·霍尔夫人学会荣誉会员。她为英国文学做出了杰出贡献，于2009年获赐英帝国官佐勋衔（OBE）。 译者简介 董伊，男，1981年生，新疆乌鲁木齐人。新疆大学教师，北京外国语大学博士，师从张剑教授。主要研究十九至二十世纪英美诗歌，对英国浪漫派诗歌的文化史背景感兴趣。著有《柯尔律治诗歌中的光》。

作者简介 菲奥娜·麦卡锡（1940-2020），英国知名传记家。她的《艾瑞克·吉尔传》广受好评，让她一举成名。她的《威廉·莫里斯传》荣膺“沃尔夫森历史类作品奖”，《爱德华·彭恩·琼斯传》获得“詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克传记类作品奖”。菲奥娜是皇家艺术学院高级研究员，皇家文学会会员，牛津大学玛格丽特·霍尔夫人学会荣誉会员。她为英国文学做出了杰出贡献，于2009年获赐英帝国官佐勋衔（OBE）。 译者简介 董伊，男，1981年生，新疆乌鲁木齐人。新疆大学教师，北京外国语大学博士，师从张剑教授。主要研究十九至二十世纪英美诗歌，对英国浪漫派诗歌的文化史背景感兴趣。著有《柯尔律治诗歌中的光》。