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Download or read book The Night I Met Santa written by and published by NlJ Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wondering why he is still getting presents, even when Santa knew how naughty he had been that day, Jeremy asks, "Santa, why did you bring me presents?" "Ahhh, the question I hoped you'd ask. Let me tell you a story to help answer your question."
Download or read book Santa Talks! written by Glenn Heald and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic of Santa Claus has been raising questions in the minds of children around the world for centuries. In Santa Talks!, Glenn Heald relies on his research and personal experience playing Santa as he shares details of Saint Nicholass life and creatively answers the questions often asked by children while sitting on Santas lap. Beginning with Nicholass early childhood when he happily lived with monks, Heald narrates the fascinating story of Santas coming-of-age journey through life. After sixteen-year-old Nicholas joins the order to serve the poor, the young bishop soon inherits a fortune from his parents, providing him with the capacity to help the less fortunate. As he throws bags of gold through the windows of children, it is not long before Nicholas encounters a locked window and decides to drop the bag through the chimney. And so begins Santas mission to bring happiness to boys and girls around the world. Tailored for grandparents, parents, and children of all ages, Santa Talks! keeps Christ in Christmas while sharing the magical story of Saint Nicholass journey to becoming the most beloved holiday character of all time.
Download or read book We Are Santa written by Ron Cooper and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who doesn't love Santa Claus? From award-winning photographer Ron Cooper comes a beautifully curated collection of fifty professional Santas from across the country. We Are Santa is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of those who slip into the red suit to spread Christmas cheer. Before and after portraits, behind-the-scenes stories of custom made costumes and specialized training, and surprising anecdotes of on-the-job encounters bring these Santas to life. Just as Humans of New York captures the lives of everyday people, We Are Santa celebrates the humanity of everyday Santas. From a third-generation Kris Kringle to an Orthodox Jew who has been playing Santa for fifty years, Cooper's portraits are a testament to the holiday spirit. When Santa Mike, a Navy veteran and aircraft mechanic, meets a six-year-old girl with a prosthetic hand just like his own, he says, "Her eyes got big, and she threw her arms around my neck. It was the highlight of my season. That's why I’m Santa."
Download or read book Santa Claus written by Gerry Bowler and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Download or read book Scared of Santa written by Denise Joyce and published by William Morrow Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's huge and hairy and hulking. He dresses in strange furry clothing. He sneaks into people's homes at night. Who wouldn't be afraid of . . . Santa Claus ?!? Nothing says Christmas quite like innocent children shrieking with terror as a stranger dressed in red drags them kicking and screaming onto his lap. Now this time-honored rite of passage is celebrated with a hilarious collection of more than two hundred and fifty priceless photos of kids' traumatic trips to Santa's workshop. Scared of Santa offers a cornucopia of photographic funnies—from sixty-year-old family heirlooms to last year's howlers—along with delightful commentary on those unforgettable childhood visits to scary ol' Saint Nick.
Download or read book On Santa's Lap written by N. K. Pockett and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Santa is scary with his pot stomach and beard that God knows what's inside and his abusive name calling. I mean, he calls everyone hoes." Evelyn Monroe hates Christmas with a passion, and she vows to hate it till the day she dies. Up until she was seventeen, she was a firm believer about all things Christmas, including that Father Christmas exists. But after reality slapped her hard, all she wants to do with Christmas spirit is to shoot it down. Christmas season drives her borderline crazy, and things just got a tad harder when an insanely hot Santa with a six-pack starts following her around. Nik McArthur a.k.a 'Santa' was busy greeting kids when he saw the Grinch in human form, albeit a prettier and more charming version. Now, he wants nothing short of her for Christmas, and he's gonna find her and turn her into his own little elf no matter how fast she runs. Between holiday parties and a Santa stalker hot on her heels, Evelyn is clearly struggling to keep up. Everything only goes off the charts hilarious when a jealous ex and a six-year- old kid whoknows way too much join the mix. Will this daft turn of events push her over the edge? Or will it make her believe in Chistmas once more? On a different note, will Nik ever discover why she hates Christmas so much? One thing's for sure, this will take a Christmas miracle to sort out. Looking for a witty yet heart-warming Christmas tale that's sure to crack you up? Join Evelyn on her most awkward Christmas as of yet, grab your copy now!
Download or read book Tasteful Nudes written by Dave Hill and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious book of essays from comedian, "This American Life" contributor, and rock god Hill. His collection of mind-blowing essays recollect real life experiences of a grown man with red-hot action, startling emotion, and borderline futuristic insights.
Download or read book Sunbreaks written by Greg Messel and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After losing his beloved wife to a drunk driver, fifty-three year old Tom Walker retreats into dark clouds of depression, isolating himself from friends, family, and the things he loves. Gloomy days turn into years and just when it seems there will be no break in the clouds, a light appears, in the form of a dazzling young woman named Erika Stevens. Tom is old enough to be her father, but he refuses to let their chance encounter in a rain-soaked city parking lot go to waste, and as the two strangers move from public coffee dates to something more, they make a surprising Valentines Day pact friendship at all costs. But can men and women really be just friends? And is age really, as Erika says, just a number? Set in the vibrant (and famously rainy) city of Portland, Oregon, Tom and Erikas story serves as a potent reminder that even the seemingly endless storm clouds of life have breaks sun breaks that seem to come in the most unexpected places.
Download or read book TREYF written by Elissa Altman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Washington Post columnist and James Beard Award-winning author of Poor Man’s Feast comes a story of seeking truth, acceptance, and self in a world of contradiction... Treyf: According to Leviticus, unkosher and prohibited, like lobster, shrimp, pork, fish without scales, the mixing of meat and dairy. Also, imperfect, intolerable, offensive, undesirable, unclean, improper, broken, forbidden, illicit. Fans of Augusten Burroughs and Jo Ann Beard will enjoy this kaleidoscopic, universal memoir in which Elissa Altman explores the tradition, religion, family expectations, and the forbidden that were the fixed points in her Queens, New York, childhood. Every part of Altman’s youth was laced with contradiction and hope, betrayal and the yearning for acceptance: synagogue on Saturday and Chinese pork ribs on Sunday; bat mitzvahs followed by shrimp-in-lobster-sauce luncheons; her old-country grandparents, whose kindness and love were tied to unspoken rage, and her bell-bottomed neighbors, whose adoring affection hid dark secrets. While the suburban promise of The Brady Bunch blared on television, Altman searched for peace and meaning in a world teeming with faith, violence, sex, and paradox. Spanning from 1940s wartime Brooklyn to 1970s Queens to present-day rural New England, Treyf captures the collision of youthful cravings and grown-up identities. It is a vivid tale of what it means to come to yourself both in spite and in honor to your past.
Book Synopsis Christmas Traditions by : Helen Szymanski
Download or read book Christmas Traditions written by Helen Szymanski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandma’s heirloom ornaments. The family carol singalong. Aunt Millie’s fruitcake. We all have our special holiday traditions we practice year in and year out. This book not only embraces these old standbys, but also explores unique rituals celebrated the world over. This heartwarming collection evokes the memories of Christmas past with such stories as: Holly Berry Dreams, in which a young girl hangs holly leaves above the doorway as a sign of better times to come while waiting for her father to return from war PJ Presents, featuring a single mom who enlists her neighbor to leave new pajamas on the front porch every Christmas Eve to surprise her children Too Much Christmas, in which a young mother buys up all the leftover tags on the Giving Tree, leaving her with too many tags and too little money Christmas Diaries, featuring a Scottish family who exchanges a diary every Christmas with their extended family in Germany that details the highlights of the past year With touching stories like these, this book is the perfect gift to commemorate old traditions and create new traditions—for many Christmases to come.
Book Synopsis In the Shadows of Angels by : Marilyn D. Bellamy
Download or read book In the Shadows of Angels written by Marilyn D. Bellamy and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I perceive angels to be special messengers of God that are always surrounding us along our life's journey, and those of us who believe in God or a Higher Power would like to see them as protectors of our spiritual or mental well-being. They intervene in our life to help soothe our pain and to pick and carry us up and out of bad situations that may lead to devastation to our well-being.Angels sometimes carried me in their arms when my body was too exhausted from living and I felt I could not go on. When I felt I was unable to walk, I believe that angels were right beside me or would surround me as I walked in there shadows for comfort and relief from my abusers.See I believe that we indeed have specials angels (physical and spiritual beings) here on earth at all times that come into our lives to help us get through life's trials and tribulations. The angels are there to help us move forward in each level of our lives as we live from day to day, sharing a strong healing light that radiates throughout our minds, souls, and bodies, enabling us to continue in a more optimistic manner. For some readers, it may seem difficult to believe or understand my whole philosophy around angels, but throughout your reading you will have a better understanding where my beliefs comes from. As Ta'Mara shares her story, you will see that she has amazing inner strength as she faces her abusers from day to day. In addition, you may end up thinking that we all do in fact have angels that intervene on many different occasions, which we cannot even imagine.12
Book Synopsis The Sharing Spoon by : Kathleen Eagle
Download or read book The Sharing Spoon written by Kathleen Eagle and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas star shines brightly in the Western skies, bringing hope, love, and miracles in three unforgettable stories of romance trimmed with the holiday traditions of Native America.
Book Synopsis The Santa Claus Chronicles by : Dan Short
Download or read book The Santa Claus Chronicles written by Dan Short and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Dan’s Stories Will Soothe Your Soul Thirty years ago, Dan Short left the corporate world to follow a calling—to give the gift of God’s love to children and adults alike. How did he do it? By becoming Santa Claus, of course! These are “Santa Dan’s” tales of hope and humor, collected from his three decades of playing Jolly Old Saint Nick. And as you might have guessed, Santa has his share of stories to tell—some tearful, some joyful, and all of them filled with heartwarming Christmas spirit. You’ll meet some of the unforgettable people Santa Dan has encountered… Anna, a young cancer patient whose fulfillment of her dying wish becomes a life-changing experience for those around her. Rose, an elderly woman with a longstanding grudge against Saint Nick. Terry, a precocious boy with more moxie than clothing. Front Yard Santa, a neighborhood icon whose passing prompts a poignant gesture from a fellow Santa. Faith, Hope, and Grace, three enterprising young girls whose overwhelming generosity befits their virtuous names. …and you’ll be inspired to share the joy of Jesus with those around you!
Book Synopsis Transformative Research and Evaluation by : Donna M. Mertens
Download or read book Transformative Research and Evaluation written by Donna M. Mertens and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From distinguished scholar Donna M. Mertens, this core book provides a framework for making methodological decisions and conducting research and evaluations that promote social justice. The transformative paradigm has emerged from - and guides - a broad range of social and behavioral science research projects with communities that have been pushed to the margins, such as ethnic, racial, and sexual minority group members and children and adults with disabilities. Mertens shows how to formulate research questions based on community needs, develop researcher-community partnerships grounded in trust and respect, and skillfully apply quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data collection strategies. Practical aspects of analyzing and reporting results are addressed, and numerous sample studies are presented. An ideal core book for graduate courses, or practitioner resource, the book includes: Commentary on the sample studies that explains what makes them transformative. Explanations of key concepts related to oppression, social justice, and the role of research and evaluation. Questions for Thought to stimulate critical self-reflection and discussion. Advance chapter organizers and chapter summaries. The book is intended for graduate students in psychology, education, social work, sociology, and nursing, as well as practicing researchers and program evaluators. It will serve as a core book or supplement in Research Methods, Program Evaluation, and Community Psychology courses.
Book Synopsis Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration by : Bonnie T. Barry
Download or read book Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration written by Bonnie T. Barry and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's reflections and thoughts gleaned during holy hours spent with the eucharistic Jesus.
Book Synopsis Linthicum Vignettes: Tales of a Linthicum Historian by : Oscar 'Skip' Booth
Download or read book Linthicum Vignettes: Tales of a Linthicum Historian written by Oscar 'Skip' Booth and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local historian Oscar 'Skip' Booth spent his life living, working, advocating for and writing about his hometown of Linthicum, Maryland. His "Vignette" series provided some of the only written histories of the small, unincorporated Baltimore suburb. The historical local landmarks like Tauber's, Chuck's Drive-In, BWIi Airport, and Bruce's Hardware are carefully detailed here. Skip passed away after a short illness in 2014. His commitment to community lives on in the pages of this book.
Book Synopsis East Texas Serendipity by : Neal Murphy
Download or read book East Texas Serendipity written by Neal Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the answers to lifes many questions, such as the following: Who was Sam Hill? What is Adams off ox? What is the difference between a redneck and a good ole boy? It is a lead pipe since you will enjoy reading this book because it is what it is, a fair-to-middling, rule-of-thumb, bird-in-the-hand explanation of the questions that you have always wanted to ask but never got around to.
