The Maybelline Story: And the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984308113 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Maybelline Story combines the best of both approaches: a man whose vision rocketed him to success along with the woman held in his orbit.In the way that Rhett Butler ignored the criticism of his peers to carve his own destiny, Tom Lyle Williams shares similar grit and daring. We are enthralled with the historical sweep of events whose repercussions live on to the present, all elements of The Maybelline Story—which reads like a juicy novel, but is in fact a family memoir, distilled from nine hundred pages of family accounts from the 1920's to present.An engrossing and captivating saga that spans four generations and reveals the humanity, the glamour, and the seedy underside of a family intoxicated by the quest for power, wealth, and physical perfection. Stories of the-great-man-and-how-he-did-it serve as a traditional mainstay of biographies, but with the strong women's book-buying market, a resurgence of interest in memoirs that focus on relationships more than a single man and his accomplishments are more likely to be discussed in women's book groups. (Sharrie Williams The Maybelline Story). He named it Maybelline in her honor. But Rhett without Scarlet wouldn't be much of a story. Now, after nearly a century of silence, this true story celebrates the life of an American entrepreneur, a man forced to remain behind a mask—using his sister-in-law Evelyn Boecher—to be his front. Ma
"Baloney, by Mabel's granddaughter" according to L. Hughes. Mabel was my Grandmother. This book is junk. Many of the stories are lies. For instance Mabel did not burn her eyebrows. She actually used a product to make her brows thicker and instead they bleached out permanently. The reason she moved to Chicago was to help Tom Lyle in his business, not because she feared being an old maid (she never planned to marry until she met my grandfather Chester). Uncle Lyle often told Mabel that their sister-in-law Evelyn was . ""a wild ride"" according to jtm. This book is so much more than a memoir. It's an entertaining and captivating story of a chance discovery that not only changed one man but also his family and their legacy. Seldom do we get such a chance to peer behind the wizard's curtain and learn his secrets. When Tom Lyle Williams discovered his sister's simple eye beauty secret, both inspiration and a corporate giant were born. He knew that his determined creativity, advertising genius, a few friends. libraletty said Please ignore ego driven posts and read the book!. I met Sharrie Williams 7 years ago at a workshop. Since then, we have grown to be close friends. Though we come from very different backgrounds, and live as different of lives as one can imagine (I am Please ignore ego driven posts and read the book! I met Sharrie Williams 7 years ago at a workshop. Since then, we have grown to be close friends. Though we come from very different backgrounds, and live as different of lives as one can imagine (I am 38 years old, an elementary school principal, and was raised in a blue collar family), I can attest that Sharrie is as genuine as they come. She has had the inspiration that all great writers have hadan unrelenting calling to share a story that the still smal. 8 years old, an elementary school principal, and was raised in a blue collar family), I can attest that Sharrie is as genuine as they come. She has had the inspiration that all great writers have hadan unrelenting calling to share a story that the still smal
I loved it! --Brigitte Lamblot, Publisher, VIE Magazine . Spellbinding! A richly told story of a white-hot love triangle that fanned the flames of a worldwide conglomerate. -- --Neil Shulman, writer/ producer, Doc --HollywoodWe loved this! --Holly Siegel, beauty editor, NYLON MagazineA Truly inspirational story