Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve [Paperback]

Georgette Mosbacher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1994

"Feminine Force" is the ultimate self-help book for women, written by a woman whose own life and career literally defined the term "self-made". A fatherless working-class girl form the Indiana steel belt, survivor of an emotionally and physically abusive marriage, Georgette has reached the height of glamour as the nationally known and respected CEO of her own cosmetics company.

"Feminine Force" offers women of the '90s a new, exciting role model. This invaluable blueprint for success and personal growth shows you how to avoid the anger and victim trap and how to discover and harness your personal power.

Utilizing Georgette's 72 principles of "Feminine Force" women will discover:

How to meet and marry the right man.

How to succeed in the business world without sacrificing femininity.

How to achieve the financial independence that enables women to nurture themselves without worry or limitation.

How to reinvent yourself so that you can look and feel like the person you were meant to be.

As Georgette herself writes, "You can bet to lose or you can bet to win... It's you choice. You have your own "Feminine Force" within you. Release your power and create the life you deserve."

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Mosbacher, CEO of her own cosmetics company, learned self-reliance at an early age. When she was seven, her father died, leaving her mother with four children and no income. In a few years Mosbacher was working to help support the family while her mother encouraged her to pursue her dream of a glamorous lifestyle. After two failed marriages (one to an abusive man), she married Robert Mosbacher, who became U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Throughout the book, the author urges women to stand on their own, not depending on a man to support them, but this advice is offered with what seems like cynicism and a general distrust of men. The book is so filled with personal anecdotes, Mosbacher never really gets around to showing women how to achieve their goals. Much attention is given to such topics as personal appearance, cosmetic surgery and networking, but these things often require financial and social resources beyond the reach of many women. Mosbacher seems to forget that it is the exception rather than the rule for a woman to get a hefty divorce settlement. There are a few gold nuggets here, but the overall message may be summed up by the third of her "Feminine Force Principles": "Life isn't fair--so what?" She also says, however: "I start by accepting my reality, then I change it." Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Cosmopolitan and New Woman.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Up from poverty with ``beautiful, glamorous'' ex-Washington ``social hurricane'' Mosbacher, 45, who here releases her secrets for getting what she wants--including marrying a millionaire (in her case, three); buying and selling businesses at a profit (using her divorce settlements as seed money); and conquering the Washington social scene by raising pots of money for political campaigns. The moral: Any woman can serve her own interests if she'll harness the gale-force drive called ``feminine force.'' Like most books promoting the power of positive thinking, this is part inspirational biography, part celebrity gossip, and part instruction manual. Mosbacher's ``feminine force'' was handed down through three generations of poor but independent Indiana women, and outlived two divorces--from kind but boring (and possibly insufficiently rich) L.A. mogul Robert Muir, whom the author married at 23, and from George Barrie, the elderly, drunken, and abusive but very rich and powerful CEO of Faberg‚. (Later, the author pressed into marriage a reluctant ex-secretary of commerce, Robert Mosbacher, richer and more powerful than either of her previous husbands.) Feminine force has carried Mosbacher through the buying and selling of La Prairie cosmetics, the founding of her own company, and the painful episode of discovering that her beloved brother is an alcoholic. Her secret: Early on, she remade herself to ``bring out the inner me.'' She understands that ``attention is power'' and so promotes her image wherever she goes- -including to White House dinners her husband can't attend. Although she never gives up, she does compromise: ``There are differences between men and women,'' she writes, including a man's natural inability to worry about dinners and clean socks--that's a woman's job. A thoroughly American, unflaggingly cheerful view of life that will appeal to many readers. What sourpuss would ask for rigorous honesty besides? (Eight pages b&w, eight pages color photographs- -not seen) (First serial rights to Cosmopolitan and New Woman) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671899341
• ISBN-13: 978-0671899349
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Femininity is the key to the Millenium!, January 18, 2000

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Nichelle R. Brown (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve (Paperback)

I have read this book several times. And I've loaned it out just as many. As a matter of fact, it's loaned out now.The book helps to remind you of the women in your family who have "gone the distance". It reminds you to be a woman. That being a woman is not a bad thing, but powerful and enriching. I am so grateful that I fell upon this well of inspiration.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, for women AND men, useful for success in life, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve (Paperback)

This exciting book teaches and explains how to succeed in this world. I have used the 72 principles and recite them often as a reminder that everyone can make a mark in this life. Whatever you choose to do in with your life, you can do it with certainty and pride.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this book changed my life, May 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve (Paperback)

I just finished reading the other reviews and was compelled to write my very first review ever. In Feminine Force, Georgette provides the blueprints to have it all in life. She teaches women how to have a satisfying career and an exciting marriage and she gives you the confidence to become the woman you want to be. I read this book for the first time 10 years ago and have referred to it every few months since then. This book has helped me to stay focused whenever I have felt lost and I owe Ms. Mosbacher a tremendous thank you.