Author: Larry Wagger
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479709808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Death Wore High Heels exposes the symbiosis of the needs of the of today's fashion marketers with the arrogance of today's fashion designers. Shoe manufacturer Barry Howard has a fascinating conversation with the very famous Oscar de la Renta where they form an extremely unlikely business partnership, and makes Barry feel dizzy at his first experience with Oscar's haute couture. The book's centerpiece is the party that Barry has at the famous New York City's Plaza Hotel's Presidential Suite. Here, Barry has presented a new line of shoes together with Oscar's new dress line that requires Barry's shoes to have extremely high heels. The party's unique oleo of designers from Italy, Spain and Singapore and famous marketers of the great stores of the United States and Europe all of whom become involved one way or another in the murder of Ellen Hahoney, the world's most recognized merchandise manager,
Death Wore High Heels
Author: Larry Wagger
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479709808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Death Wore High Heels exposes the symbiosis of the needs of the of today's fashion marketers with the arrogance of today's fashion designers. Shoe manufacturer Barry Howard has a fascinating conversation with the very famous Oscar de la Renta where they form an extremely unlikely business partnership, and makes Barry feel dizzy at his first experience with Oscar's haute couture. The book's centerpiece is the party that Barry has at the famous New York City's Plaza Hotel's Presidential Suite. Here, Barry has presented a new line of shoes together with Oscar's new dress line that requires Barry's shoes to have extremely high heels. The party's unique oleo of designers from Italy, Spain and Singapore and famous marketers of the great stores of the United States and Europe all of whom become involved one way or another in the murder of Ellen Hahoney, the world's most recognized merchandise manager,
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479709808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Death Wore High Heels exposes the symbiosis of the needs of the of today's fashion marketers with the arrogance of today's fashion designers. Shoe manufacturer Barry Howard has a fascinating conversation with the very famous Oscar de la Renta where they form an extremely unlikely business partnership, and makes Barry feel dizzy at his first experience with Oscar's haute couture. The book's centerpiece is the party that Barry has at the famous New York City's Plaza Hotel's Presidential Suite. Here, Barry has presented a new line of shoes together with Oscar's new dress line that requires Barry's shoes to have extremely high heels. The party's unique oleo of designers from Italy, Spain and Singapore and famous marketers of the great stores of the United States and Europe all of whom become involved one way or another in the murder of Ellen Hahoney, the world's most recognized merchandise manager,
All About Wearing High Heels
Author: J.J. Leganeur
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469114658
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
This book discusses when one should not wear high heels, toe nail care, how to shop for high heels, getting the proper fit, shoe uppers, shoe soles, straps, boots, mules, slippers, loose fitting sandals, ground surfaces, foot cushions, platform soles, toe types, heel types, measuring heel height, mid-heels, high heels including super high 6 and 7 inch heels, shoe styles, how to prepare new shoes, what to do with shoes that do not fit, how long one can wear high heels, caring for shoes, maintaining health, and old age. There are also chapters about foot arches, Achilles tendons, calf muscles, walking, and much, much more. This book can be invaluable to devoted high heel wearers, as well as beginners.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469114658
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
This book discusses when one should not wear high heels, toe nail care, how to shop for high heels, getting the proper fit, shoe uppers, shoe soles, straps, boots, mules, slippers, loose fitting sandals, ground surfaces, foot cushions, platform soles, toe types, heel types, measuring heel height, mid-heels, high heels including super high 6 and 7 inch heels, shoe styles, how to prepare new shoes, what to do with shoes that do not fit, how long one can wear high heels, caring for shoes, maintaining health, and old age. There are also chapters about foot arches, Achilles tendons, calf muscles, walking, and much, much more. This book can be invaluable to devoted high heel wearers, as well as beginners.
Death Wore White
Author: Jim Kelly
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141909013
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
At 5.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was trapped - stranded in a line of eight cars by a blizzard on a Norfolk coast road. At 8.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was dead - viciously stabbed at the wheel of his truck. And his killer has achieved the impossible: striking without being seen, and without leaving a single footprint in the snow . . . For DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine it's only the start of an infuriating investigation. The crime scene is melting, the murderer has vanished, the witnesses are dropping like flies. And the body count is on the rise . . .
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141909013
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
At 5.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was trapped - stranded in a line of eight cars by a blizzard on a Norfolk coast road. At 8.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was dead - viciously stabbed at the wheel of his truck. And his killer has achieved the impossible: striking without being seen, and without leaving a single footprint in the snow . . . For DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine it's only the start of an infuriating investigation. The crime scene is melting, the murderer has vanished, the witnesses are dropping like flies. And the body count is on the rise . . .
Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven?
Author: Erica Orloff
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Red Dress Incorporated
ISBN: 9780373895359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Meet Lily, a New York newspaper columnist, mother of two, divorcee of one and partner in crime to Michael, best friend extraordinaire.
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Red Dress Incorporated
ISBN: 9780373895359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Meet Lily, a New York newspaper columnist, mother of two, divorcee of one and partner in crime to Michael, best friend extraordinaire.
Still Wearing My Heels, Surviving Sjs/Ten
Author: Michelle Frazzetto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614932888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Still Wearing My Heels - A True Story of Faith and Courage Michelle Frazzetto writes a riveting memoir of finding one's inner vision even in the throes of blindness. Her heritage will take you to the beautiful, ancient cities of Italy and then to a world of opportunity on Wall Street where her promising new career behinds her first love flourishes with a young executive despite a female office rival. Just when everything seems perfect, it comes to an abrupt halt. She is hospitalized with deadly symptoms ravaging her body and mind, making her totally unrecognizable to family and friends. Only her heroic mother remains constantly by her side. While on the verge of death, Michelle is finally diagnosed. As she fights for her life, she is mercifully placed into a medically-induced coma. At the edge of this abyss, she faces a choice between life and death. How would you choose? Michelle invites you into her soul to see for yourself. *** "A triumphant achievement! Her strength of character and tenacity shine. Michelle reveals with candor and a fiery spirit the most critical parts of recovery from SJS/TEN. This book could save your life." - Dr. Mark Lister, MD, New York - "A living example of faith, hope, and perseverance...a source of inspiration to all readers." - Dr. Richard Torricelli, MD, Florida - "A heroic, moving account of brave young woman and her mother's unflagging determination; the miraculous power of faith, and the healing power of love...It is also a story of lessons." - Dr. Robert Kellum, ND, PHD, L.Ac., Oregon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614932888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Still Wearing My Heels - A True Story of Faith and Courage Michelle Frazzetto writes a riveting memoir of finding one's inner vision even in the throes of blindness. Her heritage will take you to the beautiful, ancient cities of Italy and then to a world of opportunity on Wall Street where her promising new career behinds her first love flourishes with a young executive despite a female office rival. Just when everything seems perfect, it comes to an abrupt halt. She is hospitalized with deadly symptoms ravaging her body and mind, making her totally unrecognizable to family and friends. Only her heroic mother remains constantly by her side. While on the verge of death, Michelle is finally diagnosed. As she fights for her life, she is mercifully placed into a medically-induced coma. At the edge of this abyss, she faces a choice between life and death. How would you choose? Michelle invites you into her soul to see for yourself. *** "A triumphant achievement! Her strength of character and tenacity shine. Michelle reveals with candor and a fiery spirit the most critical parts of recovery from SJS/TEN. This book could save your life." - Dr. Mark Lister, MD, New York - "A living example of faith, hope, and perseverance...a source of inspiration to all readers." - Dr. Richard Torricelli, MD, Florida - "A heroic, moving account of brave young woman and her mother's unflagging determination; the miraculous power of faith, and the healing power of love...It is also a story of lessons." - Dr. Robert Kellum, ND, PHD, L.Ac., Oregon
All about Wearing High Heels
Author: J. J. Leganeur
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 0738827711
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
This book discusses when one should not wear high heels, toe nail care, how to shop for high heels, getting the proper fit, shoe uppers, shoe soles, straps, boots, mules, slippers, loose fitting sandals, ground surfaces, foot cushions, platform soles, toe types, heel types, measuring heel height, mid-heels, high heels including super high 6 and 7 inch heels, shoe styles, how to prepare new shoes, what to do with shoes that do not fit, how long one can wear high heels, caring for shoes, maintaining health, and old age. There are also chapters about foot arches, Achilles tendons, calf muscles, walking, and much, much more. This book can be invaluable to devoted high heel wearers, as well as beginners.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 0738827711
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
This book discusses when one should not wear high heels, toe nail care, how to shop for high heels, getting the proper fit, shoe uppers, shoe soles, straps, boots, mules, slippers, loose fitting sandals, ground surfaces, foot cushions, platform soles, toe types, heel types, measuring heel height, mid-heels, high heels including super high 6 and 7 inch heels, shoe styles, how to prepare new shoes, what to do with shoes that do not fit, how long one can wear high heels, caring for shoes, maintaining health, and old age. There are also chapters about foot arches, Achilles tendons, calf muscles, walking, and much, much more. This book can be invaluable to devoted high heel wearers, as well as beginners.
A Death in Tuscany
Author: Dick Rosano
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"As much a crime novel as an authoritative travelogue and wine tutorial... an enjoyable read for Tuscany aficionados in particular." - Ambassador Magazine Filippo Trantino grows up in Tuscany and later moves to America, leaving his heart among the vines of his family’s wine estate. After he returns home for a funeral, his cousins convince him that his grandfather’s death was no accident. While solving the crime, Filippo travels the pastoral landscapes of Tuscany, indulging in the area’s most delicious wine and food, and discovers the life he was always meant to live.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"As much a crime novel as an authoritative travelogue and wine tutorial... an enjoyable read for Tuscany aficionados in particular." - Ambassador Magazine Filippo Trantino grows up in Tuscany and later moves to America, leaving his heart among the vines of his family’s wine estate. After he returns home for a funeral, his cousins convince him that his grandfather’s death was no accident. While solving the crime, Filippo travels the pastoral landscapes of Tuscany, indulging in the area’s most delicious wine and food, and discovers the life he was always meant to live.
Hiss of Death
Author: Rita Mae Brown
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553591614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Ah, spring! The brighter days and singing birds have a way of lifting people’s spirits, as well as those of their animal companions. But the season can also bring out the first blossoms of murder. As the redbuds open in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen is especially excited—until a health crisis sends her reeling into the forbidding world of hospitals and doctors, treatments and procedures. Surviving this journey will be tough, but Harry has her animal friends—and her ever-helpful husband, Fair—to support her. Others are considerably less fortunate: A promising nurse’s lifeless body is discovered without a mark on her. Then another hospital employee, who had seemed in perfect health, is also found dead. There’s a mystery afoot—and that’s one thing Harry and her menagerie can’t keep their noses out of.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553591614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Ah, spring! The brighter days and singing birds have a way of lifting people’s spirits, as well as those of their animal companions. But the season can also bring out the first blossoms of murder. As the redbuds open in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen is especially excited—until a health crisis sends her reeling into the forbidding world of hospitals and doctors, treatments and procedures. Surviving this journey will be tough, but Harry has her animal friends—and her ever-helpful husband, Fair—to support her. Others are considerably less fortunate: A promising nurse’s lifeless body is discovered without a mark on her. Then another hospital employee, who had seemed in perfect health, is also found dead. There’s a mystery afoot—and that’s one thing Harry and her menagerie can’t keep their noses out of.
Killer in High Heels
Author: Gemma Halliday
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
ISBN: 0984857419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series! L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer hasn't seen her father since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl named Lola. So she's shocked when he leaves a desperate plea for help on her answering machine—ending in a loud bang. Gunshot? Car backfire? Never one to leave her curiosity unsatisfied, Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in search of her MIA dad. Maddie hits the jackpot, all right. She finds not only her dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless killer. Plus, it seems the LAPD's sexiest cop is doing a little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to out-step a vicious murderer. She just hopes her gamble pays off…before her own luck runs out. Other Books in the High Heels Series: #1 Spying in High Heels #2 Killer in High Heels #3 Undercover in High Heels #3.5 Christmas in High Heels (short story) #4 Alibi in High Heels #5 Mayhem in High Heels #5.5 Honeymoon in High Heels (short story) #5.75 Sweetheart in High Heels (novella) #6 Fearless in High Heels #7 Danger in High Heels #8 Homicide in High Heels #9 Deadly in High Heels What critics are saying about Killer in High Heels: "This amusing whodunit scores big. Maddie's winning return, with her bold comical voice and knack for thinking fast on her strappy slingbacks, will elicit cheers from fans of the growing chick mystery field." ~ Publishers' Weekly "Blending romance and humor, Maddie and her madcap friends are an enjoyable treat." ~ Parkersburg Sentinel "Readers who crave light mystery mixed with romance will love this book!" ~ Fresh Fiction "KILLER IN HIGH HEELS is 'packing' with action, hilarity, danger, almost-sex, and fashion wows and woes. Gemma Halliday gives the reader nothing but pure indulgence and fabulous fun!" ~ Once Upon a Romance "This is a first-rate, humorous mystery and one you can't help but grin and giggle all the way through." ~ Romance Reader at Heart "KILLER IN HIGH HEELS is a humorous, delectable romp you won't want to miss!" ~ Romance Junkies
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
ISBN: 0984857419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series! L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer hasn't seen her father since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl named Lola. So she's shocked when he leaves a desperate plea for help on her answering machine—ending in a loud bang. Gunshot? Car backfire? Never one to leave her curiosity unsatisfied, Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in search of her MIA dad. Maddie hits the jackpot, all right. She finds not only her dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless killer. Plus, it seems the LAPD's sexiest cop is doing a little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to out-step a vicious murderer. She just hopes her gamble pays off…before her own luck runs out. Other Books in the High Heels Series: #1 Spying in High Heels #2 Killer in High Heels #3 Undercover in High Heels #3.5 Christmas in High Heels (short story) #4 Alibi in High Heels #5 Mayhem in High Heels #5.5 Honeymoon in High Heels (short story) #5.75 Sweetheart in High Heels (novella) #6 Fearless in High Heels #7 Danger in High Heels #8 Homicide in High Heels #9 Deadly in High Heels What critics are saying about Killer in High Heels: "This amusing whodunit scores big. Maddie's winning return, with her bold comical voice and knack for thinking fast on her strappy slingbacks, will elicit cheers from fans of the growing chick mystery field." ~ Publishers' Weekly "Blending romance and humor, Maddie and her madcap friends are an enjoyable treat." ~ Parkersburg Sentinel "Readers who crave light mystery mixed with romance will love this book!" ~ Fresh Fiction "KILLER IN HIGH HEELS is 'packing' with action, hilarity, danger, almost-sex, and fashion wows and woes. Gemma Halliday gives the reader nothing but pure indulgence and fabulous fun!" ~ Once Upon a Romance "This is a first-rate, humorous mystery and one you can't help but grin and giggle all the way through." ~ Romance Reader at Heart "KILLER IN HIGH HEELS is a humorous, delectable romp you won't want to miss!" ~ Romance Junkies
Death at Hadrian's Wall
Author: Denise Kirby
Publisher: Hueber Verlag
ISBN: 319002992X
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Publisher: Hueber Verlag
ISBN: 319002992X
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description