Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women

by Autumn Stephens

From princesses to prostitutes to movie stars and supermodels, plus a few radicals and racecar drivers, Loose Cannons showcases hundreds of female moversandshakers, including Oprah Winfrey, Maria Callas, Michelle Pfeifer, and Catherine the Great, at their chatty, catty, and deliciously subversive best.

Genres: Nonfiction

292 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rarely have I had so much fun as reading this book. My copy now has tons of little papers sticking out for my favorite quotes, many of which I plan to incorporate on my blog. No subject is taboo, from money to sex, from men to politics, from what women can do to what men think women shouldn't do! Great women from Amelia Earhart to Gypsy Rose Lee to Marie Curie to Queen Victoria to Helen Keller to Gloria Steinum are all quoted. Read, laugh, think, enjoy, and be inspired!

[Chester · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few pearls

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women by Autumn Stephens is a book full of stinging one liners from some of history's most vocal women. The book showcases hundreds of quotes from actresses to spies, from Queens to psychiatrists. The collection has been compiled by the author of the bestselling Wild Women and every bit is a winner, from Virginia Woolf's "The older one grows, the more one likes indecency" to Elizabeth Taylor's "What do you expect me to do? Sleep alone?" Others include Mata Hari, Tallulah Bankhead, Catherine the Great, Oprah Winfrey, Ann Richards, and Josephine Baker. From Story Reformers to Hardcore Heroines, here are history's noisiest broads who won't be silenced!

If you're a little shy and can't take straight (and sometimes profane) language, then this collection is not for you. But the ladies are all on target and there's a lot of truth between the covers. A humorous, witty, and entertaining book with tidbits for just about everyone. I sat down and read it cover to cover in one night. Four Stars.

[Alaina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I generally dislike this sort of trite bathroom book, but it's actually a really good collection of quotes.