Thursday, November 15, 2012

Belles on Their Toes / Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey 237 p.

The Gilbreth children tells their story with mirth and warmth where Cheaper by the Dozen ends, of how they carried on after their father’s sudden death forcing their retiring mother to take charge, tightening the belt, keeping the family together, continuing the Gilbreth Firm’s work of One Best Way in spite of all obstacles, while opening doors for women engineers.

Genre: Nonfiction, autobiographical, biographical, memoirs, family.

Appeal factors: Character-driven, amusing, bittersweet, heartwarming, conversational, richly detailed.

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