How to Hepburn

How to Hepburn

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Karen Karbo

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 208


How to Hepburn is Karen Karbo's feisty tribute to Katherine Hepburn. Usingthe long, singular life of the American icon as a foundation, Karbo teasesout lessons we can learn from the actress's life on the universal themes oflove, marriage, work, conquering fear, the rewards and hazards of saying whatyou mean, the benefi ts of frugality, individuality, honour, aging and happiness.Part homage/biography and part female empowerment manual, this witty, provocativegem is held together by Karbo's fl awless writing. Full of no-nonsenseHepburn-style commentary and culled from examination of Kate the Great'spersonal style, fi lm and theatre roles, complicated relationships, personal philosophiesand unorthodox choices, this contemporary reassessment will delightfans of the notoriously independent actress - and any woman inspired by theway she fi ercely demonstrated the art of living life on your own terms. 'An exuberant celebration of a great original.' -The Philadelphia Enquirer
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Karen Karbo

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 208


How to Hepburn is Karen Karbo's feisty tribute to Katherine Hepburn. Usingthe long, singular life of the American icon as a foundation, Karbo teasesout lessons we can learn from the actress's life on the universal themes oflove, marriage, work, conquering fear, the rewards and hazards of saying whatyou mean, the benefi ts of frugality, individuality, honour, aging and happiness.Part homage/biography and part female empowerment manual, this witty, provocativegem is held together by Karbo's fl awless writing. Full of no-nonsenseHepburn-style commentary and culled from examination of Kate the Great'spersonal style, fi lm and theatre roles, complicated relationships, personal philosophiesand unorthodox choices, this contemporary reassessment will delightfans of the notoriously independent actress - and any woman inspired by theway she fi ercely demonstrated the art of living life on your own terms. 'An exuberant celebration of a great original.' -The Philadelphia Enquirer