Running with Stilettos: Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes [Paperback]

Mary Wagner (Author)

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Publication Date: April 2, 2008

Praise for Running with Stilettos"From cookies to Harleys, Catholic school to country living, Mary Wagner wields a pen of steel that hides a marshmallow heart. Read these essays and try your best not to smile."-Frank Joseph, authorTO LOVE MERCY"Funny, plucky, razor sharp, and occasionally heartbreaking, Running with Stilettos is a breezy, marvelous read. Wagner gives ingenious vent to the precarious balancing act of every woman's life, whether teetering fashionably in high heels or desperately mastering a cordless drill in wet, muddy sneakers."-Leslie Talbot, authorSINGULAR EXISTENCE"Mary T. Wagner's stories in Running with Stilettos charm and amuse. Whether she's taking you with her on the backseat of a Harley or into a courtroom in high heels, it's one heck of a fun ride. Take a walk in Mary's shoes, and you'll be wearing a lasting smile."-Randy Richardson, authorLOST IN THE IVY"Take a whirlwind tour through the moments of ordinary life with someone who is anything but ordinary. If you want edgy, spunky, funky, fun, this is your book!"-Tama J. Kieves, authorTHIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (How one Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All!)

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About the Author

Mary T. Wagner?s Running with Stilettos essays have been described in terms ranging from ?barbed-wire prose? to ?bedtime tales for grownups?.An experienced journalist and prosecutor living in Wisconsin, Wagner draws on her experiences as a ?soccer mom?, newspaper reporter, truck stop waitress, judicial clerk, office temp, radio talk show host and cocktail waitress to craft this compelling collection of ordinary moments viewed with extraordinary insight.She counts the ability to drive a flat-bed truck, milk a cow by hand, and hit the occasional clay pigeon with a twenty-gauge among the more valuable skills that never made it into her professional resume.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (April 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595492428
• ISBN-13: 978-0595492428
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review for Running with Stilettos - Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes, June 12, 2011

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"I met Author Mary T. Wagner at the National Federation of Press Womens (NFPW) Conference in Chicago last year. We had a nice conversation and she told me about her book. Loving stillettos myself, the name of the book coupled with Mary's personality and love of this style of shoes sold me on purchasing the book. It's an interesting and quick read of a series of essays by a very resilient and persistent professional woman who tackles anything and everything that comes her way while managing to somehow live a balanced life."

5.0 out of 5 stars Feeling Forty and Fabulous, April 3, 2011

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Wagner knows how to make you examine your life and reflect on your choices with wit and clever insight that will ease the pain of midlife. I identified with many of her experiences and observations and have found great relief in knowing I am part of a larger generation of women struggling to reinvent themselves several times over. A must read for any busy working mom or any woman who enjoys finding meaning in her life.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure to resonate with many career women who must endure this daunting task daily, August 13, 2008

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They're dangerous, hard to move in, and painful to wear. But most important of all, they're sexy. "Running with Stilettos: Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes" consists of the reflections of one woman who spends every day in these terrible shoes, but must give it her all anyway. A collection of humorous memoirs in the form of essays of her day to day life, "Running with Stilettos" is charming and lovely, sure to resonate with many career women who must endure this daunting task daily. Enthusiastically recommended.