Who Said Men Get to Monopolize the Glory? Discover the Little Known Women Who Have Put the World's Alpha Males on the Map. From ancient times to the present, men have gotten most of the good ink. Yet standing just outside the spotlight are the extraordinary, and overlooked, wives and companions who are just as instrumental in shaping the destinies of their famous-and infamous-men. This witty, illuminating book reveals the remarkable stories of forty captivating females, from Constance Lloyd (Mrs. Oscar Wilde) to Carolyn Adams (Mrs. Jerry Garcia), who have stood behind their legendary.

The enchanted princess: Mrs. Karl Marx -- The flying dutchman: Mrs. Richard Wagner -- The importance of being Constance: Mrs. Oscar Wilde -- Ba: Mrs. Mohandas Gandhi -- Doxerl and Johonzel: Mrs. Albert Einstein -- A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose: Mrs. Gertrude Stein -- The stepping stone: Mrs. Bill Wilson -- Life's leading lady: Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock -- I didn't forget you: Mrs. Simon Wiesenthal -- The white horse girl and the blue wind boy: Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright -- Where light and shadow meet: Mrs. Oskar Schindler -- Tristan und Isolde: Mrs. Salvador Dali -- Herr Wolff: Mrs. Adolf Hitler -- Fade away: Mrs. Douglas MacArthur -- Madame butterfly: Mrs. Julius Rosenberg -- The man with the golden pen: Mrs. Ian Fleming -- Beloved infidel: Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Any other man: Mrs. Billy Graham -- Here's to you: Mrs. Jackie Robinson -- The lady and the tramp: Mrs. Charlie Chaplin -- Not with mice: Mrs. Pablo Picasso -- Camp Betty: Mrs. Gerald Ford -- The Polish rider: Mrs. Aldous Huxley -- And God walked in: Mrs. C.S. Lewis -- A brief history of love: Mrs. Stephen Hawking -- The book of Ruth: Mrs. Bernie Madoff -- Maza shelaza: Mrs. Jim Henson -- What's in a name? Mrs. Malcolm X -- The stolen hours: Mrs. Samuel beckett -- One hundred times more: Mrs. Nelson Mandela -- Mrs. Blue Eyes: Mrs. Frank Sinatra -- After the fall: Mrs. Arthur Miller -- For remembrance: Mrs. Timothy Leary -- The merry prankster: Mrs. Jerry Garcia -- Set the night on fire: Mrs. Jim Morrison -- Little frog: Mrs. Lech Walesa -- Heart: Mrs. Larry Flynt -- The dragon's roar: Mrs. Stieg Larsson -- The sting: Mrs. Gordon Sumner (Mrs. Sting) -- How deep was their love: Mrs. Robin Gibb.