Martha Stewart: Successful Businesswoman (People to Know) [Library Binding]

Virginia Meachum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998 | Age Level: 11 and up | Series: People to Know

Details the life and career of the woman whose books and television shows focus on ways to make the home more interesting.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 6-10-This well-written and well-documented biography has a manageable length and a colorful cover. Ten aptly titled chapters tell the story of Martha Kostyra Stewart's rise from modest beginnings to become a model, master chef, expert homemaker, entertainer, author, and TV celebrity. The narrative features rich details from Stewart's own recollections about her close-knit family and her childhood experiences tending a garden and cooking. Her enterprising nature and creative talents are emphasized. References to her critics and a brief mention of an incident when Stewart was accused of plagiarizing recipes provide evidence of the author's objectivity. Black-and-white promotional photos appear throughout.-Phyllis Graves, Creekwood Middle School, Kingwood, TX

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 112 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894909843
• ISBN-13: 978-0894909849
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,723,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( S ) > Stewart, Martha

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Intertesting reading tracking the journey of Martha's climb., September 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Martha Stewart: Successful Businesswoman (People to Know) (Library Binding)

Marthat Stewart in herself is an interesting woman. She must have strong leadership to get where she is at. And honestly I was hoping to read more about her leadership capabilities, how she organizes her days in some depth and some of the obstacles she had to arise from. I did learn about her upbringing, all her successful steps and how she buys this and decorates and entertains that. It was good reading, but I was hungry for more and did not feel the price tag was worth it.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I command you to read this book!!!!, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Martha Stewart: Successful Businesswoman (People to Know) (Library Binding)

Anyone would be insane to rate this book below five stars. One of the best reads of the year. Meachum has brilliantly tapped into the enigma that is the life of Martha Stewart. If you have kids, buy this book for them. Heck, buy one for yourself as well. You shan't regret it.

0 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes! Yes!, March 12, 1998

By 

Lynette Meachum ([e-mail]) (Columbia, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martha Stewart: Successful Businesswoman (People to Know) (Library Binding)

Oh boy, I can't wait to read this book! And that's not just because I helped do the research for it (well, I Xeroxed an article and mailed it to the talented and lovely author, that is.) It's extremely well-written and Virgina Meachum has utterly mastered the difference between passive and active voice (I helped with that, too.) But seriously, it's an insightful and awesome book.