Author: Rodney Marshall
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326695924
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
November 2015. As police and the national press investigated the 'missing millions' loaned by local government - for an unfinished stand - and the borough council understandably demanded their money back, things were looking bleak at Northampton Town Football Club. With staff unpaid and fans demanding answers in vain, HMRC's winding-up order threatened to send the club into administration or even oblivion. Against a backdrop more fitting for a soap opera, there emerged a unique, almost surreal story of solidarity and success. Five months later - shattering a host of club records in the process - the Cobblers were champions before any other League club had even sealed promotion. The Year of the Cobbler reflects upon life as a lower division football fan and, more specifically, a season which both nightmares and sweet dreams are made of... 'Forget Leicester - Northampton Town are English football's story of the season.' (The Sun)
The Year of the Cobbler
Author: Rodney Marshall
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326695924
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
November 2015. As police and the national press investigated the 'missing millions' loaned by local government - for an unfinished stand - and the borough council understandably demanded their money back, things were looking bleak at Northampton Town Football Club. With staff unpaid and fans demanding answers in vain, HMRC's winding-up order threatened to send the club into administration or even oblivion. Against a backdrop more fitting for a soap opera, there emerged a unique, almost surreal story of solidarity and success. Five months later - shattering a host of club records in the process - the Cobblers were champions before any other League club had even sealed promotion. The Year of the Cobbler reflects upon life as a lower division football fan and, more specifically, a season which both nightmares and sweet dreams are made of... 'Forget Leicester - Northampton Town are English football's story of the season.' (The Sun)
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326695924
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
November 2015. As police and the national press investigated the 'missing millions' loaned by local government - for an unfinished stand - and the borough council understandably demanded their money back, things were looking bleak at Northampton Town Football Club. With staff unpaid and fans demanding answers in vain, HMRC's winding-up order threatened to send the club into administration or even oblivion. Against a backdrop more fitting for a soap opera, there emerged a unique, almost surreal story of solidarity and success. Five months later - shattering a host of club records in the process - the Cobblers were champions before any other League club had even sealed promotion. The Year of the Cobbler reflects upon life as a lower division football fan and, more specifically, a season which both nightmares and sweet dreams are made of... 'Forget Leicester - Northampton Town are English football's story of the season.' (The Sun)
The Cobbler
Author: Steve Madden
Publisher: Radius Book Group+ORM
ISBN: 1635766915
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The man behind the iconic shoe brand recounts his rise to the top, struggle with addiction, time in prison, and ultimate recovery in this candid memoir. Everyone knows Steve Madden’s shoes, but few are familiar with the man behind the brand. Over the past thirty years, Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from a fledgling startup he founded with a mere $1,100 to a global, multibillion-dollar enterprise. But Madden’s mistakes, from his battle with addiction to the financial shortcuts that landed him in prison, are as important to his story as his most iconic designs. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring book, Madden holds nothing back as he shares how he got where he is and the lessons he’s learned along the way. From his unconventional hiring strategies to his slavish devotion to product, Madden offers a business perspective that is as unique as his style. In The Cobbler, readers are treated to the wild ride though Madden’s meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and stunning comeback. But they will also walk away uplifted by a man who owns up to his mistakes, determined to give back and use his hard-won platform to create positive change.
Publisher: Radius Book Group+ORM
ISBN: 1635766915
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The man behind the iconic shoe brand recounts his rise to the top, struggle with addiction, time in prison, and ultimate recovery in this candid memoir. Everyone knows Steve Madden’s shoes, but few are familiar with the man behind the brand. Over the past thirty years, Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from a fledgling startup he founded with a mere $1,100 to a global, multibillion-dollar enterprise. But Madden’s mistakes, from his battle with addiction to the financial shortcuts that landed him in prison, are as important to his story as his most iconic designs. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring book, Madden holds nothing back as he shares how he got where he is and the lessons he’s learned along the way. From his unconventional hiring strategies to his slavish devotion to product, Madden offers a business perspective that is as unique as his style. In The Cobbler, readers are treated to the wild ride though Madden’s meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and stunning comeback. But they will also walk away uplifted by a man who owns up to his mistakes, determined to give back and use his hard-won platform to create positive change.
The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler's Sons
Author: Ruth Sawyer
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780606127974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A poor cobbler and his three sons worry about having food for their Christmas feast, until a playful goblin king pays them a visit.
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780606127974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A poor cobbler and his three sons worry about having food for their Christmas feast, until a playful goblin king pays them a visit.
The Cobbler's Daughter
Author: Josanne Wilson
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480945307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The Cobbler’s Daughter by Josanne Wilson In search of a better life, young travelers make the journey from Italy to America in the late 1800s. Not only do Guiseppe and Josephine find that better life – they also find each other. What begins as a few stolen glances on the ship soon becomes a clandestine affair. When Josephine realizes she’s pregnant, they both worry about how her abusive husband will react. Enjoy reading the story of how they each make a home in their new homeland, how each endure hardships but find prosperity through hope, love, and a belief in God. Understand that life is short and it’s important to follow your heart.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480945307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The Cobbler’s Daughter by Josanne Wilson In search of a better life, young travelers make the journey from Italy to America in the late 1800s. Not only do Guiseppe and Josephine find that better life – they also find each other. What begins as a few stolen glances on the ship soon becomes a clandestine affair. When Josephine realizes she’s pregnant, they both worry about how her abusive husband will react. Enjoy reading the story of how they each make a home in their new homeland, how each endure hardships but find prosperity through hope, love, and a belief in God. Understand that life is short and it’s important to follow your heart.
The Cobbler's Left Thumb
Author: James Dikin
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 1646282000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Progress...Not So Much In times past, the shoemaker, or cobbler, was as important as a cooper (barrel maker), blacksmith, lumberman, or cattleman. In fact, maybe he was more important since all the other trades needed his services to perform theirs. Everyone needed shoes, but where would the lumberman be without proper boots, belts, and suspenders? How about the chaps the range riders used to protect their legs from briars and thistles? Halters, bridles, reigns, buggy whips, and saddles were just some of the products a cobbler would produce. And in time they would all need repair. Gloves and many types of protective gear were made of leather. Hides were abundantly available from buffalo, bison, deer, elk, and smaller animals, such as rabbit, raccoon, fox, coyote, wolf, and other small species. Many cobblers were artists with the ability to transform raw material into something beautiful and comfortable with the expertise of a tailor or dressmaker. Doctors would write prescriptions for special attention in balancing a patient's stand by modifying their shoes. And someone had to be able to change the color of a leather product to comply with a customer's needs. This book opens the door on the private lives of two cobblers. My father and grandfather enjoyed the work they did, and as world production of inexpensive and inferior shoes took over the market, they found it too costly to compete. Aurel Dikin Sr. was the younger, but taller of the two shoemakers. The stories are my parents' stories, which I promised I would put together and share in my memory and love for them. Both have passed away years ago, and I'm honored to share their memories.
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 1646282000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Progress...Not So Much In times past, the shoemaker, or cobbler, was as important as a cooper (barrel maker), blacksmith, lumberman, or cattleman. In fact, maybe he was more important since all the other trades needed his services to perform theirs. Everyone needed shoes, but where would the lumberman be without proper boots, belts, and suspenders? How about the chaps the range riders used to protect their legs from briars and thistles? Halters, bridles, reigns, buggy whips, and saddles were just some of the products a cobbler would produce. And in time they would all need repair. Gloves and many types of protective gear were made of leather. Hides were abundantly available from buffalo, bison, deer, elk, and smaller animals, such as rabbit, raccoon, fox, coyote, wolf, and other small species. Many cobblers were artists with the ability to transform raw material into something beautiful and comfortable with the expertise of a tailor or dressmaker. Doctors would write prescriptions for special attention in balancing a patient's stand by modifying their shoes. And someone had to be able to change the color of a leather product to comply with a customer's needs. This book opens the door on the private lives of two cobblers. My father and grandfather enjoyed the work they did, and as world production of inexpensive and inferior shoes took over the market, they found it too costly to compete. Aurel Dikin Sr. was the younger, but taller of the two shoemakers. The stories are my parents' stories, which I promised I would put together and share in my memory and love for them. Both have passed away years ago, and I'm honored to share their memories.
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402730672
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402730672
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
The Cobbler's Kids
Author: Rosie Harris
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446440036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
She must risk it all to keep them safe... Liverpool 1920s: Michael Quinn the cobbler returns home after the First World War forever changed by his experiences on the front line. He moves his family from their comfortable home to live over a shop in Liverpool's notorious Scotland Road. Though admired and liked by his customers, behind closed doors he rules his family with a fist of steel. Fourteen-year-old Vera Quinn longs for a life of her own. But when their mother dies, she must keep house for her father Michael and her brothers, Eddy and young Benny. So begins a life of hardship, until an unexpected series of events leads Vera to discover she is far stronger than she could have ever known...
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446440036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
She must risk it all to keep them safe... Liverpool 1920s: Michael Quinn the cobbler returns home after the First World War forever changed by his experiences on the front line. He moves his family from their comfortable home to live over a shop in Liverpool's notorious Scotland Road. Though admired and liked by his customers, behind closed doors he rules his family with a fist of steel. Fourteen-year-old Vera Quinn longs for a life of her own. But when their mother dies, she must keep house for her father Michael and her brothers, Eddy and young Benny. So begins a life of hardship, until an unexpected series of events leads Vera to discover she is far stronger than she could have ever known...
The Cobbler of Spanish Fort and Other Frontier Stories
Author: Johnny D. Boggs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781432887278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Setting up shop in rip-roaring Spanish Fort, Texas, in the early 1870s, Big Eddie Hager outfitted many cowboys in boots as they headed up the Chisholm Trail. Hager's fame and his company grew with the years, turning Hager Boots & Company, Incorporated, into a global legend. But when a Dallas newspaper reporter arrives in what's left of Spanish Fort, an old-timer sets the record straight by telling the true story of the man behind the Hager legend-the real cobbler of Spanish Fort. The Cobbler of Spanish Fort, published for the first time, kicks off this collection of short fiction by Johnny D. Boggs, the most awarded writer in the history of Western Writers of America with nine Spur Awards and 14 Spur finalist honors. A Piano at Dead Man's Crossing-a 2002 Spur winner-tells the story of an Arizona frontier family from the viewpoint of an upright grand piano. A Comanche warrior imprisoned at Florida's Fort Marion attempts to paint his way to freedom in Comanche Camp at Dawn; Buffalo Bill Cody and his wife fight it out to save their marriage in The Cody War; and Wild Bill Hickok umpires a baseball game in Kansas City in Umpire Colt-all Spur Award finalists. Don't expect gunfights on dusty streets. Boggs fills these 21 Western, Civil War and Southern tales, old and new, with quirky cowboys, revenge, humor, heroes, baseball, teens coming of age, and even a kid playing cowboys and Indians with his mother's hair curlers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781432887278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Setting up shop in rip-roaring Spanish Fort, Texas, in the early 1870s, Big Eddie Hager outfitted many cowboys in boots as they headed up the Chisholm Trail. Hager's fame and his company grew with the years, turning Hager Boots & Company, Incorporated, into a global legend. But when a Dallas newspaper reporter arrives in what's left of Spanish Fort, an old-timer sets the record straight by telling the true story of the man behind the Hager legend-the real cobbler of Spanish Fort. The Cobbler of Spanish Fort, published for the first time, kicks off this collection of short fiction by Johnny D. Boggs, the most awarded writer in the history of Western Writers of America with nine Spur Awards and 14 Spur finalist honors. A Piano at Dead Man's Crossing-a 2002 Spur winner-tells the story of an Arizona frontier family from the viewpoint of an upright grand piano. A Comanche warrior imprisoned at Florida's Fort Marion attempts to paint his way to freedom in Comanche Camp at Dawn; Buffalo Bill Cody and his wife fight it out to save their marriage in The Cody War; and Wild Bill Hickok umpires a baseball game in Kansas City in Umpire Colt-all Spur Award finalists. Don't expect gunfights on dusty streets. Boggs fills these 21 Western, Civil War and Southern tales, old and new, with quirky cowboys, revenge, humor, heroes, baseball, teens coming of age, and even a kid playing cowboys and Indians with his mother's hair curlers
The Cobbler's Wife
Author: Lynette Rees
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1787472914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Discover Lynette Rees' heartwarming sagas, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin How far will Seren go to protect her family? Seren James longs for a child, to fill the emptiness left by a husband who has little care for her. But as the years go by, Seren begins to fear that she is almost out of time to have the one thing she wants most. But when Seren meets Anwen, a local woman who offers help, there is a problem: Anwen is suspected by the locals of witchcraft. Is the cost of association too high for Seren to pay, or can her problems be solved another way? Finding herself growing closer to the handsome local minister, Seren must ask how far she is willing to go for her own happiness . . . A heart-wrenching and hopeful story about the happiness that can be found in second chances from ebook bestselling author Lynette Rees. Readers LOVE The Cobbler's Wife! 'Has you hooked from the beginning to the very end. I just could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another fabulous book by Lynette!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well researched and a lovely setting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A definite 5 stars, from starting it I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another brilliant story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Full of exciting characters. Once you start reading you won't want to stop' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A first class entertaining read - descriptive and very absorbing from page one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Workhouse Waif, The Matchgirl and A Daughter's Promise, all out now!
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1787472914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Discover Lynette Rees' heartwarming sagas, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin How far will Seren go to protect her family? Seren James longs for a child, to fill the emptiness left by a husband who has little care for her. But as the years go by, Seren begins to fear that she is almost out of time to have the one thing she wants most. But when Seren meets Anwen, a local woman who offers help, there is a problem: Anwen is suspected by the locals of witchcraft. Is the cost of association too high for Seren to pay, or can her problems be solved another way? Finding herself growing closer to the handsome local minister, Seren must ask how far she is willing to go for her own happiness . . . A heart-wrenching and hopeful story about the happiness that can be found in second chances from ebook bestselling author Lynette Rees. Readers LOVE The Cobbler's Wife! 'Has you hooked from the beginning to the very end. I just could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another fabulous book by Lynette!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well researched and a lovely setting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A definite 5 stars, from starting it I couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another brilliant story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Full of exciting characters. Once you start reading you won't want to stop' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A first class entertaining read - descriptive and very absorbing from page one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Workhouse Waif, The Matchgirl and A Daughter's Promise, all out now!