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Behind Every Successful Woman Is the Right Pair of Shoes
Run hard. Run fast. Just don't try to run in heels.
Especially if your name is Paris Jackson and you're fashion-impaired. Designer labels and stilettos aren't exactly Paris's thing. Give her a pair of sneakers and she's a happy woman. That's why she's spending nights designing running shoes for her start-up company, and why she doesn't have time for an ex-husband on a therapy quest. A
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Winner of the Tonyʼ Best Musical, this huge-hearted hit is a story of two people with seemingly nothing in common. Factory owner Charlie is struggling to save his family business, and Lola is an entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. These unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos! But in the end, their biggest achievement is their friendship.
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"Mere words can’t end their families’ feud, but the Campbell heir and the Bradshaw heiress plan to write a future together. Buffalo, NY, 1924 Laura Bradshaw adores stories with happily ever afters. But since her mother died seven years ago, the Bradshaw Shoe Company heiress has been as good as locked away in a tower. Her overbearing father cares little for her dreams, throwing himself instead into his tireless takedown of his competitor, the Campbell...
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"Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his...
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To save the family shoe business from bankruptcy, young Charlie turns to an unlikely new creative consultant: a sassy cross-dressing cabaret singer whose outrageous style and wild designs are a breath of fresh air in the stuffy old factory.
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From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did these rubbery soles become everyone's favorite shoe to stomp in? Readers will love learning about the story behind sneakers, from the world's oldest shoe to the latest designer sneaker drop...and everything in between!
"Whether you're hitting the track or walking to school, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around....
10) Kinky boots
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Charlie inherits the family shoe factory after his father's death. In order to keep the factory running, their products must branch out into more diverse areas. Lola, a drag queen in need of better footwear for work, comes to his aid and designs a pair of special boots.
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When her iconic shoe designer father dies and surprisingly leaves the whole company to her, Charlie Glass decides to reinvent herself and revitalize the brand.
When Charlie's father, iconic shoe designer Elroy Glass, dies after a long illness, everyone expects that he'll leave his business to his glamorous wife and eldest daughters who have run the company for years. But at the will reading, it's announced that his fashion empire has been left to...
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"Cuando a Sandra Valdés, joven historiadora en paro, le encargan que escriba la biografía de Ofelia Arráez -la gran empresaria y constructora, referente obligado en el mundo de la moda del calzado femenino-, ella acepta el reto sin imaginar los secretos que se ocultan en los noventa años de esa mujer contradictoria y poderosa, sin saber que lo que va a descubrir cambiará también su vida."--Page [4] of cover.
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"In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands."--
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