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      Hardcover Mae West: Empress of Sex Book
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      ISBN: 1559721510

      ISBN13: 9781559721516

      Mae West: Empress of Sex

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      A biography of the archetypal film star discusses West's Brooklyn girlhood, her rise to international fame, her arrest for "corrupting the morals of youth," her business savvy, and her sensational comeback. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Rated 5 stars
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      Originally published in Great Britain and later distributed in the colonies, The Empress of Sex, by Maurice Leonard, was a welcome addition to the rather staid Mae West biographies available at the time. Leonard, a British television producer, flew to Los Angeles and spent considerable time interviewing some of Mae West's gay entourage in order to give his book a sensational slant. One inner circle devotee, extremely upset...

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      Fascinating for the most part

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      This book gives you real insight into Mae West's life and personality. While there are some errors in the captions under a few photographs, it is all well researched and very entertaining. I have read it more than twice...

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      The book about Mae West was good. I enjoyed all of it. It was funny, touching and very entertaining. I recommend it highly.

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      Mae West: The Bad Gal That Made Good

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      Mae West: Empress of Sex by Maurice Leonard is a spirited account of the wild, serenely-brazen, sex-drenched life of Americas's foremost 1930's sex goddess Mae West. Saucy Miss West was born in 1893 in Brooklyn, New York , a gal with nerve to spare. Although in many ways still a product of the times, West was an autonomous, calculating cookie that knew the power of image and scandal in generating a stage career. Leonard...

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      Mae West: The Bad Gal That Made Good

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Mae West: Empress of Sex by Maurice Leonard is a spirited account of the wild, serenely-brazen, sex-drenched life of Americas's foremost 1930's sex goddess Mae West. Saucy Miss West was born in 1893 in Brooklyn, New York , a gal with nerve to spare. Although in many ways still a product of the times, West was an autonomous, calculating cookie that knew the power of image and scandal in generating a stage career. Leonard...

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