How Long to Read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It

How Long Does it Take to Read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 2 minutes to read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It by Sharrie Williams

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1915, when a kitchen stove fire singed his sister Mabel's lashes and brows, Tom Lyle Williams watched in fascination as she performed a 'secret of the harem'-mixing petroleum jelly with coal dust and ash from a burnt cork and apply it to her lashes and brows. Mabel's simple beauty trick ignited Tom Lyle's imagination and he started what would become a billion-dollar business, one that remains a viable American icon after nearly a century. He named it Maybelline in her honor.Throughout the 20th century, the Maybelline Company inflated, collapsed, endured, and thrived in tandem with the nation's upheavals-as did the family that nurtured it. Setting up shop first in Chicago, Williams later, to avoid unwanted scrutiny of his private life, cloistered himself behind the gates of his Rudolph Valentino Villa and ran his empire from a distance.Now after nearly a century of silence, this true story celebrates the life of an American entrepreneur, a man whose vision rocketed him to success along with the woman held in his orbit, Evelyn Boecher-who became his lifelong fascination and muse. Captivated by her 'roaring charisma,' he affectionately called her the 'real Miss Maybelline' and based many of his advertising campaigns on the woman she represented: commandingly beautiful, hard-boiled and daring. Evelyn masterminded a life of vanity, but would fall prey to fortune hunters and a mysterious murder that even today remains unsolved.A fascinating and inspiring story of ambition, luck, secrecy-and surprisingly, above all, love and forgiveness, a tale both epic and intimate, alive with the clash, the hustle, the music, and dance of American enterprise.

How long is The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It?

The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It by Sharrie Williams is 421 pages long, and a total of 105,671 words.

This makes it 142% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 37 minutes to read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It aloud.

What Reading Level is The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It?

The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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