"Public companies are everywhere, and they surround you from morning to night. . . . Nearly everything you eat, wear, read, listen to, ride in, lie on, or gargle with is made by one. Perfume to penkni
From Bailey Cattrell—who writes the New York Times bestselling Magical Bakery Mysteries as Bailey Cates—comes the first Enchanted Garden Mystery featuring custom perfume maker Elliana Allbright...The
This long-awaited addition to the Campaign series addresses the bloody fighting in Hue, South Vietnam, during theCommunists' 1968 Tet Offensive. Hue was the ancient capital of Vietnam, and as such, had been previously avoided byboth sides, thus it had not seen any serious fighting prior to 1968. All that changed on the night of 31 January that yearwhen four North Vietnamese battalions and supporting Viet Cong units simultaneously attacked and occupied both partsof the city, which straddled the Perfume River. The Communist forces dug in and prepared to defend their hold on the city. US Marines and a small group of South Vietnamese soldiers were ordered to clear the city. An epic battle ensued as thecombat raged from house to house and door to door. It was a bloody fight and resulted in large-scale destruction of Hue.Eventually, the Marines and the South Vietnamese forces retook the city, but it turned out to be one of the most important battles of the war.
Inspired by the poem "Where Everything Is Music," each movement of Rumi Settings adheres to the meaning, perfume, and essence of the stunning Rumi text. Includes two performance scores. 9 minutes.
Ellie Maust, an Old Order Amish girl growing up in the early 1900s, wishes she could wear bright dresses like her English friend, Missy, and face cream and perfume like their fancy Amish hire
Soon to be a major motion picture with a wide release for holiday 2012, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, and Jim Sturgess. It is co-directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski, directors/writers of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, and Tom Tykwer, director/writer of Perfume and Run Lola Run.A time-warp, time-travel, Chinese-box of a novel about the legacy of the written word and the soul's place in the universe.Story Locale: South Pacific, Belgium, California, Hawaii, London
LytteltonA's passion for fragrance inspired her to have a signature perfume created just for herA-and then to embark on the ultimate olfactory odyssey. Armed with a list of ingredients, she tracked d
A Winning Formula for Selling to Women Around the World Avon has come a long way since handing out its first perfume sample back in 1886. The company, long famous for ringing customer doorbells, is n
With Nancy Booth's easy instructions and "Personal Scent Profile Quiz," readers will learn how to create customized perfume blends and re-create favorite commercial perfumes at a fraction of their r
Collects craft ideas for making toys, snacks, and equipment for dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, and hamsters, includes instructions for a catnip container garden, pet perfume, party snacks, goldfish
"The perfume of the orange blossoms . . . the beauty of every scene, combine to make me wonder whether I am not in Paradise," wrote one visitor to Winter Park, Florida, in 1918. Just
Globalization and economic restructuring have decimated formal jobs in developing countries, pushing many women into informal employment such as direct selling of cosmetics, perfume, and other persona
For generations, the Lenore women have manufactured a perfume unlike any other, and guarded the unique and mysterious ingredients. Their perfumery, hidden in the quiet rolling hills of the Blue Ridge
Paired with colorful and vibrant art by Lenny Wen, Old Friends is an inventive and heartfelt debut picture book that celebrates found family, caregiving, and the value of intergenerational friendships.Marjorie wants a friend who loves the same things she does: baking shows, knitting, and gardening. So with a sprinkle of flour in her hair and a spritz of lavender perfume, Marjorie goes incognito to the local Senior Citizens Group. It all goes well until the Cha-Cha-Cha starts and her cardigan camouflage goes awry. By being true to herself, Marjorie learns that friends can be of any age if you look in the right places.
Playfully rejecting the orderly restraint of midcentury design, the French avant-garde designer and architect Pierre Paulin (1927–2009) imagined sleek departure lounges for the jet set, perfume bottle
From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where
Chanel No. 5 has been made with flowers from the same picturesque patch of land between the Alps and the Mediterranean, known as the Pégomas Valley, since the perfume was created in 1921. Every year h
