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Author : Esq. W. PERCIVAL
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Do Without It; a Christmas Story written by Esq. W. PERCIVAL and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Shepherd
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307768732
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book A Christmas Story written by Jean Shepherd and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox. The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. This edition of A Christmas Story gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”? The pieces that comprise A Christmas Story, previously published in the larger collections In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.
Author : Sophie Hansard
Publisher : Field Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Waddles: A Christmas Story written by Sophie Hansard and published by Field Books. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas, 1987. The air crackled with anticipation, a sweet blend of pine needles and cinnamon swirling through the streets. For Jenny, a woman with a heavy heart and a hefty inheritance, this Christmas would be unlike any other. She found herself in possession of a crumbling department store called Waddles, a place steeped in memories and the fading scent of Christmas magic. Driven by a yearning to recapture the joy of her own childhood Christmases and a desire to spread the magic of the season, Jenny set out to revive Waddles. But her journey was far from simple. The store was struggling financially, its staff a peculiar mix of eccentrics with a penchant for the past. Clarence, the former warehouse king, obsessed with vintage Christmas lights, Beatrice, the lovestruck finance manager who believed in the power of perfume, and a cast of colorful characters filled the store with both chaos and warmth. As the holidays approached, Jenny discovered that Waddles held secrets hidden within its walls, whispers of a past that intertwined with her own. She was forced to confront the shadows of her past, unravelling the truth about her late husband and the secrets he left behind. But amidst the challenges, the magic of Christmas held sway. The staff, united by their shared love for Waddles and the season, found strength in each other, discovering that the greatest gifts are often found in the warmth of friendship and the power of believing in the impossible. Come, step inside Waddles and let the spirit of Christmas transport you back to a time of simple joys, heartfelt wishes, and the enduring magic of the season.
Author : Caseen Gaines
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770904158
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)
Download or read book A Christmas Story written by Caseen Gaines and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The definitive book about Bob Clark’s 1983 classic holiday film. Filled with untold stories, unreleased photographs, and much more” (Parade). This ultimate guide to everything fans want to know about A Christmas Story shares the inside scoop behind the film’s production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherd’s original radio broadcasts to Bob Clark’s 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond, A Christmas Story has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. This is the untold story of the making of the film—and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parker’s quest for a Red Ryder air rifle didn’t end with the movie’s release; the tale inspired massive VHS sales, a Broadway production, and a mountain of merchandise. Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, now fans of the movie and film buffs alike can lean all they didn’t know about the timeless classic. “Entertainingly and exhaustively sheds new light on a movie that everyone loves and thinks they know inside and out. Engaging and packed with enlightening anecdotes, it’s a perfect companion to the movie.” —Richard Crouse, author of 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen and Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils “Caseen Gaines’ comprehensive, insightful, and beautifully illustrated look at Ralphie Parker and his family will make perennial viewings of this beloved comedy an even richer and more entertaining tradition.” —Jeremy Kinser, Queerty “An iconic and brilliant part of Americana is brought back to life through Caseen Gaines’ book. I couldn’t stop smiling while reading it!” —Noah Levy, cohost of VH1’s The Gossip Table
Author : Don Lucas
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449732259
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)
Download or read book The String of Pearls written by Don Lucas and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don has written something more than a masterpiece he has written straight from the heart, about one of the most unique events in the realm of near-death out of body experience. Having conducted extensive research of his phenomena for over three years and coming to the following conclusion: He now knows he is the ONLY ONE CALLED BY GOD OUR CREATOR to encounter the actual Dome of Creation and able to return to the world with true eye witness testimony, describing it's marvelous, magnificent beauty and overwhelming joyful experience in an infinitesimal time table designed by GOD HIMSELF. He also returned with an apostolic mission, special graces including outward signs or miracles, to bring hope and salvation to the entire world, of course, this conclusion is at the discretion of each reader.
Author : Alice Muriel Williamson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732660273
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Rosemary: A Christmas Story written by Alice Muriel Williamson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Rosemary: A Christmas Story by Alice Muriel Williamson, Charles Norris Williamson
Author : Tom Langevin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664149856
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)
Download or read book My Untold Stories written by Tom Langevin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-27 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a storybook collection of twenty-two anecdotes reflecting the memories throughout the life of a ninety-eight-year-old Christian gentleman. It is a blend of famous biographies with autobiographical overtones. Some are humorous, like “A Christmas Story” and “A Colorado Fishing Trip.” Some are humanistic, like “A Trip to Remember” and “Elba in the Storm.” And five of the stories deal with association with the rich and famous in actor Ray Bolger, President Harry Truman, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, news anchor Bill Moyers, and comedian/actor Bob Hope, to name a few. There is no rhyme or reason to these stories, just off-the-cuff remembrances from a well-established man who has lived and just about seen it all.
Author : Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lesskof, N.S. The simpleton (Douratchòk); The pearl necklace; Friends; From an old chronicle. Dombrovsky, I. Legend of the Saturday sunbeam. Dostoyefsky, T.M. The beggar boy at Christ's Christmas tree. Tolstoi, L.N. Three deaths written by Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elaine Bonner Powell
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 163409607X
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)
Download or read book A Bride's Agreement written by Elaine Bonner Powell and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the discomfiture of five couples who are virtual strangers when they agree to wed for practical reasons. Emily marry Steven for the sake of his children. Regina’s family has arranged for Diedrich to come from Germany as her groom. Chiquita is bartered in marriage to Eduardo to cover her father’s debts. Pearl accepts Jason’s hasty proposal to help him run his family’s farm. Sarah Jane is forced to marry Painted Hands, a trail scout, for propriety’s sake. Can romance develop despite awkward beginnings?
Author : Stephen Nissenbaum
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307760227
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Battle for Christmas written by Stephen Nissenbaum and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Drawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children. Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers extorted food and drink from the well-to-do. In this intriguing and innovative work of social history, Stephen Nissenbaum rediscovers Christmas's carnival origins and shows how it was transformed, during the nineteenth century, into a festival of domesticity and consumerism. Bursting with detail, filled with subversive readings of such seasonal classics as "A Visit from St. Nicholas” and A Christmas Carol, The Battle for Christmas captures the glorious strangeness of the past even as it helps us better understand our present.
Author : Stanley Weintraub
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306822334
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book A Christmas Far from Home written by Stanley Weintraub and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day after Thanksgiving, five months into the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an end-the-war-by-Christmas offensive, despite recent evidence of intervention by Mao's Chinese troops. Marching north in plunging temperatures, General Edward Almond's X Corps, which included a Marine division under the able leadership of General Oliver Smith, encountered little resistance. But thousands of Chinese, who had infiltrated across the frozen Yalu River, were lying in wait and would soon trap tens of thousands of US troops. Led by the Marines, an overwhelmed X Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir vastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a 4,000-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troopships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve. In the tradition of his Silent Night and Pearl Harbor Christmas, Stanley Weintraub presents another gripping narrative of a wartime Christmas season. A Military Book Club main selection
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Sphere written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416553711
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Best of Christmas in My Heart written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming legacy of holiday stories that all ages and all families can share. Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas through this memorable collection from master storyteller Joe Wheeler. Gather the family and pass on the tradition of sharing stories of faith, hope, and love. Write your own memories in the journaling pages to make this book a timeless keepsake.
Author : John Bonner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Harper's Weekly written by John Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.R. Bowker Company
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1920 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950-1977 written by R.R. Bowker Company and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 1978 with total page 1920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sherry Austin
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570723247
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (232 download)
Download or read book The Days Between the Years written by Sherry Austin and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming story of a widow who rediscovers her distant past, this historical novel centers on Trixie Goforth as she revisits her former life. Trixie and her family are decorating the Christmas tree when she stumbles upon an old ornament and is reminded of a forgotten history. Through her memories, she reveals the sacrifices and compromises she made as a young woman to please her family, and her children discover she had a wild and reckless romantic nature that she had kept hidden for years. In the midst of the Great Depression and World War II, Trixie found warmth, family, and a first love; these cherished memories rewarm her present life, as she learns she may be celebrating her last Christmas.
Author : Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8825 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Christmas Tales written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 8825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Christmas Tales is an unparalleled collection that brings together the works of several of the most prominent authors in literary history to explore the multifaceted themes of Christmas. By weaving together a tapestry of diverse literary styles from the whimsical to the solemn, the anthology encapsulates the spirit of the holiday season through a broad spectrum of perspectives. The collection stands out for its inclusion of timeless classics alongside lesser-known gems, providing a rich literary context that illuminates the universal appeal of Christmas. The varied narratives, woven with themes of hope, generosity, and reflection, highlight the cultural and emotional significance of the holiday across different times and places, underscoring the anthologys importance as a literary compendium. The backgrounds of the contributing authors are as diverse as their stories, with figures such as Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy standing alongside Emily Dickinson and Beatrix Potter. This assembly of authors, each influential in their own right, comes from a broad spectrum of historical, cultural, and literary movements, offering readers a panoramic view of Christmas through the ages. The contributions of these authors, who have each left an indelible mark on the literary landscape, collectively enrich the anthology's overarching theme by showcasing the holiday's universal resonance across various cultural and societal backgrounds. This collection is a treasure trove for readers eager to explore the depths of Christmas through an expansive lens. It beckons to those who are not just looking for holiday tales but are in pursuit of a deeper understanding of the myriad ways in which this time of year reflects and influences the human condition. The Big Book of Christmas Tales is more than a seasonal anthology; it is an educational journey and a celebration of literary diversity that promises to spark reflection, joy, and a renewed appreciation for the enduring power and complexity of the Christmas spirit. Readers are encouraged to delve into this collection, not only for its aesthetic and sentimental value but also for the unique opportunity it presents to engage with the rich tapestry of Christmas narratives from some of the most revered authors in literature.
