Many great men (and a few women) have been sustained by the support of a low profile, self-effacing partner. Power Couples investigates the rare and intriguing cases where both partners hit the headlines. Our cast spans four continents and two millennia - though the power couple only really became a commoner phenomenon in the twentieth century - and includes: *Antony and Cleopatra *The Macbeths *Ferdinand and Isabella *Elizabeth and Essex *Victoria and Albert *FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt *The Kennedys *The Clintons *Charles ...
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Many great men (and a few women) have been sustained by the support of a low profile, self-effacing partner. Power Couples investigates the rare and intriguing cases where both partners hit the headlines. Our cast spans four continents and two millennia - though the power couple only really became a commoner phenomenon in the twentieth century - and includes: *Antony and Cleopatra *The Macbeths *Ferdinand and Isabella *Elizabeth and Essex *Victoria and Albert *FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt *The Kennedys *The Clintons *Charles and Diana What would these men and women have achieved without their other halves? What powered the relationships that made them household names? Love? Sex? Obsessive passion? Shared ambition? A sense of duty? A hard-nosed calculation of the benefits of collaboration? You will find them all in Power Couples.
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Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780582771918.