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What Would Boudicca Do: Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women

(Paperback, Main)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

What Would Boudicca Do: Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women

Contributors:

By (Author) Elizabeth Foley
By (author) Beth Coates

ISBN:

9780571340491

Publisher:

Faber & Faber

Imprint:

Faber & Faber

Publication Date:

1st May 2019

UK Publication Date:

7th March 2019

Edition:

Main

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Humour
Gift books

Dewey:

305.409

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

254g

Description

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.

Author Bio

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

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