What Would Boudicca Do: Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women
By (Author) Elizabeth Foley
By (author) Beth Coates
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st May 2019
7th March 2019
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Humour
Gift books
305.409
Paperback
320
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm
254g
Tired of your boss bropropriating your ideas and presenting them as his own
Wondering if the pursuit of having it all has in fact resulted in having not very much
It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history to conquer today. It is time to turn to women like Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker, Hypatia and Cleopatra, Coco Chanel and Empress Cixi. In this irreverent guide they will help you figure out how to dispatch a loverat, back yourself, kill it at work and trounce FoMo.
With original illustrations by Bijou Karman, What Would Boudicca Do will make you fired-up and ready for anything.
E. Foley and B. Coates are editors based in London. Since working on this book they have begun to channel Elizabeth I's famed public-speaking skills and taken tips from Mrs Beeton when battling impostor syndrome. They are anything but impostors when it comes to writing. They are the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups (of which the Daily Telegraph said, 'This is an obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible'), Advanced Homework for Grown-Ups, Shakespeare for Grown-Ups, and the Homework for Grown-Ups Quiz Book. For regular inspiration from the historic sisterhood follow @FoleyCoates
Bijou Karman is an artist and illustrator from Los Angeles @bijoukarman