Editore: Parlux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. In 1915, when a kitchen stove fire singed his sister Mabel's lashes and brows, Tom Lyle Williams watched in fascination as she performed a 'secret of the harem'-mixing petroleum jelly with coal dust and ash from a burnt cork and apply it to her lashes and brows. Mabel's simple beauty trick ignited Tom Lyle's imagination and he started what would become a billion-dollar business, one that remains a viable American icon after nearly a century. He named it Maybelline in her honor.Throughout the 20th century, the Maybelline Company inflated, collapsed, endured, and thrived in tandem with the nation's upheavals-as did the family that nurtured it. Setting up shop first in Chicago, Williams later, to avoid unwanted scrutiny of his private life, cloistered himself behind the gates of his Rudolph Valentino Villa and ran his empire from a distance.Now after nearly a century of silence, this true story celebrates the life of an American entrepreneur, a man whose vision rocketed him to success along with the woman held in his orbit, Evelyn Boecher-who became his lifelong fascination and muse. Captivated by her 'roaring charisma,' he affectionately called her the 'real Miss Maybelline' and based many of his advertising campaigns on the woman she represented: commandingly beautiful, hard-boiled and daring. Evelyn masterminded a life of vanity, but would fall prey to fortune hunters and a mysterious murder that even today remains unsolved.A fascinating and inspiring story of ambition, luck, secrecy-and surprisingly, above all, love and forgiveness, a tale both epic and intimate, alive with the clash, the hustle, the music, and dance of American enterprise.
Condizione: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condizione: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 1.36.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.36.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. pp. 414.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Condizione: good. 1st. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.36.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: new. Brand New Copy.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: new. New.
Editore: ReadHowYouWant, 2012
ISBN 10: 1459634241 ISBN 13: 9781459634244
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. large print 16 pt edition. 632 pages. 10.00x7.75x1.43 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Editore: Bettie Youngs Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0984308113 ISBN 13: 9780984308118
Da: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.