{"product_id":"0345408772-catherine_the_great_portrait_of_a_woman","title":"Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003ePeter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs\u003c\/i\u003e returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e“[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.”—\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e“An absorbing, satisfying biography.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e“Juicy and suspenseful.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e“A great life, indeed, and irresistibly told.”—Salon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times • The Washington Post • USA Today • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Newsweek\/\u003c\/i\u003eThe Daily Beast • Salon • \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Providence Journal • Washington Examiner •\u003c\/i\u003e South Florida \u003ci\u003eSun-Sentinel • BookPage •\u003c\/i\u003e Bookreporter • \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the 2012 PEN\/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWomen in History\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46679762370750,"sku":"0345408772-3","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71fASvXDaxL.jpg?v=1777055592","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0345408772-catherine_the_great_portrait_of_a_woman","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}