Nestled high in the Italian Alps lies Vilminore home to Ciro a strapping mountain boy. Close by lives Enza a practical girl who longs only for a happy life for her family. When the two meet as teenagers it seems it could be the start of a life together... Then Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal & is sent to America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy leaving behind a bereft Enza. Her family faces disaster & she too is forced to flee to America with her father to secure their future. Unbeknownst to one another Ciro & Enza build fledgling lives in New York. Ciro masters shoemaking & Enza takes a factory job until fate intervenes & reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I & Enza must learn to forge a life without him. From the stately mansions of New York's Upper East Side to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota these star-crossed lovers meet & separate until finally the power of their love changes both of their lives forever... ...

Nestled high in the Italian Alps lies Vilminore home to Ciro a strapping mountain boy. Close by lives Enza a practical girl who longs only for a happy life for her family. When the two meet as teenagers it seems it could be the start of a life together... Then Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal & is sent to America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy leaving behind a bereft Enza. Her family faces disaster & she too is forced to flee to America with her father to secure their future. Unbeknownst to one another Ciro & Enza build fledgling lives in New York. Ciro masters shoemaking & Enza takes a factory job until fate intervenes & reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I & Enza must learn to forge a life without him. From the stately mansions of New York's Upper East Side to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota these star-crossed lovers meet & separate until finally the power of their love changes both of their lives forever... ...

Sometimes all a woman needs is a great pair of shoes
- sometimes chocolate is the swiftest route to happiness. In this beautifully
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A gorgeous h&-lettered poem by Edward Monkton this is a beautiful duet between a shoe & an admiring lady. THE SHOES OF SALVATION is Edward Monktons smile-inducing take on the relationship between a woman & her shoe. The Shoe is the seductive object of the womans affection worshipped & admired from afar as the pinacle of perfection. Only when she can gaze down at these beautiful objects of torture will her life be complete. The perfect card for women of all ages & shoe sizes this is a development of the stylish Edward Monkton card featuring the Shoe of Salvation. ...

Join The Shoestring Club When the love of her life Ed announces his surprise engagement to her best friend Julia Schuster is distraught but determined not to let them see how much shes hurting. She spies a remarkable dress in Shoestring her sisters designer second-hand shop & knows shell only be able to stagger through the wedding day showing everyone how over Ed she is if her body is wrapped in its soft silk chiffon. Unfortunately it costs mega bucks & shes barely hanging on to her job as it is. Arietty Pilgrim cant & wont attend her fiercely competitive school reunion unless she can arrive wearing exactly the same dress. But working as an elephant keeper in Dublin Zoo does not a millionaire make. But fate has a funny way of bringing people together. Just as Julia starts to flounder amidst family troubles problem drinking & a broken heart she meets Arietty & the two of them set up The Shoestring Club -- time-sharing one extraordinary dress & beginning a life-altering friendship. ...

Draw Modern Looks! Expansion on the Drawing Clothes" & " Cool Looks" chapters of Shojo Fashion Manga Art School this title shows beginning & intermediate artists how to dress & accessorize their shojo characters in stylish clothes & accessories to fit any occasion. Readers find modern looks & fashions for all the classic shojo graphic novel themes such as: high school romances complex dramas stories about friendship & sweet comedies Starting with basics like materials (primarily pencil & ink) color movement lines & shading the book covers casual styles school clothes work attire glamorous fancy dress & seasonal/situational looks. Loaded with techniques & tips from an exciting young artist & writer with a fresh style this book

Includes:: great step-by-step instruction from initial lines to black-and white inked illustration to finished art in color."

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Shona or Chi Shona a Bantu language spoken by eight million people in Zimbabwe & Mozambique is the official & most widely-spoken language of Zimbabwe. Designed for the traveler this compact guide provides the means for basic communication in Shona featuring a two-way dictionary & phrasebook with practical & cultural information. --1 400 dictionary entries --Pronunciation guide --A basic grammar --Essential phrases --Ideal for the traveler & student ...

Shoot the Baby offers practical tips & simple tricks for taking great baby photos. More humorous than technical the advice works with any camera
- disposable digital mobile phone or Box Brownie! Shoot the Baby is perfect for parents keen to capture those precious early moments yet too busy to study photography at night school. Doting grandparents godparents uncles & aunts may also be tempted to Shoot the Baby from time to time. Written for parents not professionals the guide is refreshingly easy to read & quite possibly the first photography book not to mention focal length. The book is split into three key sections; Top tips composition ideas & spot the difference. Appealing images of babies are used throughout the book to illustrate different points. With over 700 000 babies born in the UK each year & millions of baby photos taken each year the market opportunity is huge. The UK baby market is worth over GBP630m & spending on non-necessity items is high. Shoot the Baby addresses a gap in the market
- the other books in the sector are aimed more at the professional photographer than the new mum. The book will be supported by the website www.shootthebaby.co. uk Photos of your baby are the most precious thing & this beautiful book is full of useful tips & creative ideas to make sure your pictures not only look professional but also really capture the gorgeousness of your baby" Editor Mother & Baby Magazine."

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Shoot the Damn Dog" blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw & confronts the illness Winston Churchill called the black dog a condition that humiliates punishes & isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through (and out of) severe depression as well as being a practical book offering ideas about what might help. With its raw understated eloquence it will speak volumes to anyone whose life has been haunted by depression as well as offering help & understanding to those whose loved ones suffer from this terrifying condition." ...

Jamie Johnson cant believe his luck. Hes playing for Kingfield School in the Cup Semi-Final & scouts from his favourite club Hawkstone United are coming to watch. But Jamies hopes of a professional career still have a long way to go... ...