Author : Fajali Books
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 2020-10-12
Category :
ISBN :
THIS JOURNAL IS A PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL GAGS LOVERS. Details:- 120 Pages.- 6*9 inch- Premium Matte Cover.Make this Christmas Special for your loved ones: father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, boos, mate, boyfriend, girlfriend..Fore more funny books click on the author's name: FAJALI Books.
Author : Gerry Bowler
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 1075 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1551996073
At last, a truly comprehensive look at Christmas and all of its customs with its long history around the world. The World Encyclopedia of Christmas contains articles on the history of Christmas baking, drinking, and merrymaking, and Christmas dramas, music, literature, art, and films. It includes entries on the evolution of the Christmas tree and the Christmas card, gift-giving, and decoration of church and home. There are profiles of the many gift-bringers, from Santa Claus to Babouschka, and miraculous tales of the numerous saints associated with the season. And there are histories of seasonal celebrations and folk customs around the world, from the United States to Japan, from Egypt to Iceland. Who, for example, knew the links between the Punch and Judy show and Christmas? That the medieval Paradise tree hung with tempting apples was the forerunner of the Christmas tree? About the Peerie Guizers, who terrorized the Shetland Islands, going door-to-door for Christmas charity? Or what Freudians make of our interest in Christmas stockings and Santa’s entrance through the chimney? There are detailed accounts of Wren Boys and Star Boys, mumming and wassailing, the Feast of Fools and the origins of eggnog. And of course stories of the Nativity and legends of the Magi. With beautifully illustrated accounts ranging from the pagan roots of Yuletide, through the birth of Christ, and the long and fascinating history of the festival ever since, The World Encyclopedia of Christmas, is a rich and continually surprising array of religious and secular history, trivia, literature, and art. This wonderful book deserves to find a home with every family that celebrates Christmas.
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Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Field hockey
ISBN :
Author : Dave Bidini
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,6 MB
Release : 2011-12-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 155199674X
One hot afternoon in 1998, Dave Bidini – who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it – found the Stanley Cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to Martha Stewart – and never switched back. This made him wonder where in the world the game might exist free of the complications of professional sport. He set out to find the tropic of hockey. His quest took him to a rink on the seventh storey of a mall in Hong Kong – a rink encircled by a dragon-headed roller coaster – and to the gritty city of Harbin in northern China, where a version of hockey has been played for 600 years; to Dubai in the desert of the United Emirates, where hockey is brand new and incredulous Bedouin drop by the Al Ain rink to touch the ice; and to Transylvania, where the game is a war between Romanians and ethnic Hungarians, who were introduced to hockey by a 1929 newsreel of Canadians chasing the puck. Bidini’s encounters with odd-sized rinks and players of wildly different talents and experiences have inspired him to interweave his stories of hockey in unlikely places with funny and eyebrow-raising stories about places and players back in Canada. As a bonus, readers are also treated to some striking observations about the game, its fans, and the testosterone, the profanity, and the moments of grace that enrich it.
Author : Ann Pearlman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1439159416
Ann Pearlman’s irresistible novel provides the perfect ingredients for a fun and touching read about a group of women who gather each year to share a journey of friendship, hope, heartbreak—and recipes. Every year at Christmastime, Marnie and her closest girlfriends mark their calendars for the cookie exchange. Everyone has to bring a batch of homemade cookies and a bottle of wine, but this year, it’s their stories that are especially important—the passion and hopefulness of new romance, the betrayal and disillusionment some relationships bring, the joys and fears of motherhood, the stress of financial troubles. On this evening, at least, the sisterly love they have for one another rises above it all. Celebrating courage and joy in spite of hard times and honoring the importance of women’s friendships as well as the embracing bonds of community, Ann Pearlman’s delightful novel speaks to us all.
Author : Janet B. Parks
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0557908183
Also available from Lulu.com in a CD version in .pdf format.
Author : New Yorker
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 36,56 MB
Release : 2004-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1400063418
A special holiday collection from the pages of The New Yorker offers a timeless anthology of short fiction, poetry, cartoons, cover art, and nonfiction from the past seventy-five years, featuring works by Margaret Atwood, Charles Addams, John Cheever, H. L. Mencken, William Steig, James Thurber, Calvin Trillin, John Updike, E. B. White, and others. Reissue.
Author : Thom Bennett
Publisher : Dark Porch Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 43,54 MB
Release : 2019-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1999470664
After an exhausting trip across the country, writer Julianne Bentley and her 17 year old twins arrive at their new home in late October. They are drained, cranky and missing their friends and loved ones very much. None of them are thinking about Christmas. To make matters worse, Mr. Bentley can’t join them until late December, and Julianne’s editor-in-chief has just informed her that he doesn’t want just one Christmas story this year. Instead, he needs a dozen different stories for various newspapers in the chain! How in the world is she going to manage twelve in less than seven weeks? Life can’t be more depressing! However, she doesn’t know that just above her, in the old attic, there is a magical surprise just waiting to be discovered. Up there, Julianne will find a box of old Christmas ornaments that will change their lives forever! Enter the world of “The Christmas House” where the Bentley twins will discover new life skills, and Julianne will create seasonal tales of love, loss and laughter that will make you feel as warm as a cup of hot chocolate beside a crackling, winter fire.
Author : William D. Crump
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 23,98 MB
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1476647593
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
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Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Unitarianism
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