Author : Debbie Macomber
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0778313344
This seasonal classic by beloved bestselling author Macomber was originally published as "When Christmas Comes." This beautiful edition includes a special bonus story, "The Forgetful Bride." Reissue.
Author : Debbie Macomber
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1459215214
Trading Houses. Trading Towns. Trading Christmas! Emily Springer, widowed mother of one, decides to leave Leavenworth, Washington, to spend Christmas with her daughter in Boston. Charles Brewster, history professor, curmudgeon and resident of Boston, wants to avoid Christmas altogether. He figures a prison town should be nice and quiet over the holidays—except he's thinking of the wrong Leavenworth! Through an internet site, Charles and Emily arrange to swap houses for the holiday. So Emily goes to Boston—and discovers that her daughter has gone to Florida. And Charles arrives in Leavenworth to discover that it's not the prison town—it's Santa's village! The place is full of Christmas trees, Christmas music and…elves. Meanwhile, Emily's friend Faith Kerrigan travels to Leavenworth to visit her and instead finds Charles the grinch. Then Charles's brother, Ray, shows up at his home in Boston to discover that he isn't there—but Emily is. Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, romance begins to emerge in unexpected ways. Because everything changes at Christmas! Also included is a Special Bonus Story, The Forgetful Bride! A seasonal classic first published as When Christmas Comes.
Author : Marcel Theroux
Publisher : Rough Trade Books
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1912722615
Originally written and pressed as Christmas cards for friends and family, An Unexpected Gift: Three Christmas Stories collects and presents three funny, tender, modern tales from Marcel Theroux. A hard-pressed barber gets an angelic last-minute customer, a struggling retailer finds un-looked for freedom, and a grieving anthropologist procures a new piece for her collection. These stories are beautifully crafted and underpinned with a wit, charm and light touch that provide perfect seasonal reading.
Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 33,80 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547772416
From two extraordinary talents, a beautifully crafted picture book for the Christmas season. The three wise men, or the three kings, are familiar figures in the Christmas tradition. Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park has taken the brief biblical references to the three as the starting point for a new story. In it we meet a boy who is learning his father’s trade; a man who gathers resin from certain trees; a merchant in the marketplace; and three strangers in brightly colored robes who are shopping for a gift for a baby. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline with exquisite paintings, this simple, moving tale of ordinary people involved in an extraordinary event brings new resonance to the well-known gift list of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Amila Jay
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 31,4 MB
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 3986779213
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.
Author : Patricia A. Pingry
Publisher : Worthy Kids/Ideals
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781546002338
Discover the story of the first Christmas in this newly illustrated classic, perfect for little ones curious about the story behind their holiday celebrations. Expertly crafted for the attention span of toddlers, this simple book tells the biblical story of Christmas--from the Annunciation to the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the wise men. The story also helps little listeners understand the connection between the first Christmas and today's celebrations and traditions. With bright illustrations and a toddler-friendly length of about 200 words, this book is an age-appropriate way to introduce the story of the Nativity. A perfect addition for Christmas stockings!
Author : Steve Gleadhill
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2023-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
The pandemic has encompassed and infested every aspect of our lives – our health, our institutions, our relationships with other countries, our perception of our leaders, our planet and our future. We innocently fell headlong into lockdowns and the ensuing pandemonium unaware of just how pervasively it would shatter the fragility of our daily lifestyles and expose our strengths and weaknesses. The series of 4 books covers not just the immediate catastrophic impact but also the longer-term corollaries of the pandemic. It is not intended to be a ‘specialist’ analysis of just one aspect of the virus but provides a layman’s perspective of the ramifications and interconnections that emanated from the crisis. I began documenting events - in part to fill in the time during our enforced confinement - and have continued recording events for nearly 3 years, as more and more unforeseen facets of the pandemic materialised on an almost daily basis. This particular book concentrates on the immediate impact the virus had on our lives.
Author : Dylan Thomas
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811202022
Thomas's unfinished novel of a Welsh boy's adventures in London is accompanied by twenty short stories.
Author : Carlen Lavigne
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1040000320
This multinational, multidisciplinary collection of essays focuses on Hallmark Channel movies and Hallmark’s position in the changing North American media landscape. This book covers the ‘Countdown to Christmas’ offerings, year-round productions, made-for-TV mysteries and romances, Hallmark’s use of specific filming locations, and its relationship to viewer desires. Chapters examine Hallmark’s position in a changing sociopolitical context and the tensions the company must navigate in creating more “progressive” content; they discuss issues of gender, race, sexuality, and place, as well as analyzing the extensive ranges and reactions of social media participants and interrogating the nature of Hallmark’s popularity. Suitable for scholars and students of film and tv and popular culture studies, this is a multifaceted look at both Hallmark and its viewers at a particular moment of Hallmark’s market dominance.
Author : Debbie Macomber
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0778316785
Love in the Emerald City... The Playboy and the Widow She's a widow, practical and down-to-earth, living in Seattle with her two kids. He's a wealthy man who's always been attractive to women.... Diana Collins is put off by Cliff Howard's playboy reputation--but finds herself falling for him. More surprising, perhaps, is the fact that her daughters are crazy about him. And most surprising of all, Cliff Howard is changing his views about the kind of woman he could love. Ready-made family and all! Fallen Angel Amy Johnson is firmly anchored in Seattle, working as an executive for her father's oil company. Josh Powell is a self-described drifter, a man who's never called any place home. A man who's rejected the world of money and power... When they meet, Amy begins to question her own future. Does she really want to give up her long-standing--and long-hidden--desire to be part of a family, to love a man and raise a family with him? Josh, too, questions his life. Maybe it's time to stop running from his past--and to share his future with Amy.
