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Contents

Introduction

Women Who Talk with Their Feet (and Run on Heels)

Sex and the Shoe

Mocassino Comodino (The Comfortable Loafer)

Athletic Shoes: Not Just for Sport

A Republic Founded on Shoes

The Imelda Syndrome

The Point of Life

The Unconscious and the Louis Heel

Women in Boots

Ask Me About the Beatles (Not Those Beatles‹the Ankle Boots)

The Ballerina Flat, and the Eternal Illusion of Being Audrey

The Other Hepburn, and Men¹s Shoes

A Brief Course in Self-Esteem (Regarding the Length of a Shoe Strap)

Sandal, Your Name Is Scandal

The Law of the Heel

Take to Your Platforms!

Globalization and the Crisis in the Western Slipper

Rain: A Divine Punishment

What Men Say When They Talk About Shoes

The Mysterious Magic of Red Shoes

Trade Secrets and Other Devilments

Health and Shoes: A Topic That Won¹t Be Broached

Epilogue

Glossary

Bibliography

Acknowledgments