Climbing Mountains In Stilettos

Why do bad girls always go farther, climb higher and just have more fun? Climbing Mountains in Stilettos is your rulebook for throwing prim, proper and powerless out the window and letting your inner bad girl take the world by storm. It's a trail guide to a new you for women who are sick and tired of the worn-out paths tread by good girls in flats and want to live by their own rules. Authors Ann Tinkham and Carol Brunelli will show you how to: -Take the Yellow Brick Road back home to your dazzling bad girl self -Learn how to keep your words from being your own worst enemy in Sabotage Gulch -Trek through Luscious Body Hot Springs and stop obsessing about your body -Silence critics (and stop being left speechless) after a hike through Sassy Comeback Arch With inspiration from the baddest bad girls past and present and great advice from women who've been there, Climbing Mountains in Stilettos will help you banish your fear of heights, get in touch with your better (and badder) side and conquer life's trails in your favorite pair of heels—practical or not.

This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.

This book contains 50 inspirational stories about people who needed to climb their own personal mountains, and who reached the top where the view was breath-taking. The themes are a diverse as creating inspired music, dealing with infertility and adoption, overcoming physical dis-ease, recognizing past lives, making career decisions resulting from traumatic experiences, The themes are universal and not associated to any particular group or culture.

We come to crossroads at different stages in our lives, experiencing disappointments, sorrow, and setbacks as well as victories, joy, and celebrations. As we confront turning points, mountains emerge on the horizon and beckon us to climb them. Whether we go through moments of rejoicing or lamenting we have a choice. We can turn back, do nothing, or move forward and upward. Defining moments have the potential to transform our lives-personally, professionally, and spiritually. Timeless messages whisper to us. If we listen carefully, we receive the wisdom to learn and grow and the courage to press on. Step into the high country to reflect...

When celebrity journalist Anna Hunt takes a break from her glamorous, high-powered and fast-paced job to live in Peru for three months, none of her friends take her seriously. A burn-the-candle-at-both-ends 29-year-old with a love of stilettos, chocolate, fast cars and Sauvignon Blanc, she seems to have it all, including a wealthy boyfriend and a comfortable pad in Marylebone. How will she manage in a Third World country? Anna's quest takes her from the wilderness of the Amazon jungle where she drinks ayahuasca, one of the most mysterious and potent hallucinogens known to man, to a passionate affair with Maximo Morales, a disarmingly seductive and charismatic shaman who offers her the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become his apprentice. Anna embarks on what is to be an utterly exhilarating, life-changing journey of mysterious rituals and burning passion. Will she find the fulfilment and inner peace she craves? And how will she bridge her two worlds and bring the ancient healing arts home to 21st century London?

The Human Machine

Only one surgeon can save her patient— The one she left behind. Pearl Henderson and Calum Munro were best friends, too focused on becoming orthopedic surgeons for a relationship—until one night led to an unexpected pregnancy. But when they tragically lost their unborn baby, Pearl ran, the guilt too hard to bear. Returning to San Francisco for a high-profile case proves time’s a powerful healer. But it’s also intensified her attraction to the man she had never wanted to leave…