Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743227155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
Christmas in Plains
Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743227155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743227155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
The Christmas Plains
Author: Joseph Bottum
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0770437664
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A well-respected writer and editor's memoir of childhood Christmases set in the sometimes harsh but always captivating landscape of South Dakota. Wreaths and holly, fruitcakes and mistletoe, ornaments and snowflakes, St. Nick and Scrooge's humbug, Joseph and Mary, a young child in a manger and magi from the East. These words automatically stir up the season of Christmas and invoke memories of family and friends and hope and faith. By turns sweet and comic, sentimental and serious, the former editor of First Things magazine shares his reflections of the mad joys and wild emotions of the season while growing up on the South Dakota plains.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0770437664
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A well-respected writer and editor's memoir of childhood Christmases set in the sometimes harsh but always captivating landscape of South Dakota. Wreaths and holly, fruitcakes and mistletoe, ornaments and snowflakes, St. Nick and Scrooge's humbug, Joseph and Mary, a young child in a manger and magi from the East. These words automatically stir up the season of Christmas and invoke memories of family and friends and hope and faith. By turns sweet and comic, sentimental and serious, the former editor of First Things magazine shares his reflections of the mad joys and wild emotions of the season while growing up on the South Dakota plains.
A Prairie Christmas Collection
Author: Tracey V. Bateman
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1607428849
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Experience Christmas on the historical American Great Plains as retold by nine different multi-published authors, including Tracie Peterson and Deborah Raney. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among the nine holiday romances in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1607428849
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Experience Christmas on the historical American Great Plains as retold by nine different multi-published authors, including Tracie Peterson and Deborah Raney. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among the nine holiday romances in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.
Christmas by the Book
Author: Anne Marie Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593331249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere. Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure--this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they've never been able to sell, saying it's the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can't save their bookstore, but at least they'll have one final chance to lift people's spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who's newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle--or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they've touched--to find a happy ending of their own....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593331249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere. Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure--this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they've never been able to sell, saying it's the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can't save their bookstore, but at least they'll have one final chance to lift people's spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who's newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle--or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they've touched--to find a happy ending of their own....
Journey Into Christmas and Other Stories
Author: Bess Streeter Aldrich
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803259089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Contains twelve short Christmas stories about reunited families, fellowship, and restored faith including 'I Remember,' a story about the author's childhood in Iowa.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803259089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Contains twelve short Christmas stories about reunited families, fellowship, and restored faith including 'I Remember,' a story about the author's childhood in Iowa.
A Pioneer Christmas Collection
Author: Kathleen Fuller
Publisher: Barbour Books
ISBN: 9781634090315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Readers will treasure this unique collection of nine stories, celebrating Christmas romance and the pioneer spirit as penned by nine distinct authors.
Publisher: Barbour Books
ISBN: 9781634090315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Readers will treasure this unique collection of nine stories, celebrating Christmas romance and the pioneer spirit as penned by nine distinct authors.
Native American Night Before Christmas
Author: Gary Robinson
Publisher: 7th Generation
ISBN: 1939053722
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling. He brings with him his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird’s inspired illustrations transform the author’s playful adaptation into a fresh, modern work of art. A delight for people of all ages and cultures. The title was the winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Holiday Books. A glossary is included to explain terms commonly used in Native communities such as fry bread, commodities, and medicine bundles.
Publisher: 7th Generation
ISBN: 1939053722
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling. He brings with him his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird’s inspired illustrations transform the author’s playful adaptation into a fresh, modern work of art. A delight for people of all ages and cultures. The title was the winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Holiday Books. A glossary is included to explain terms commonly used in Native communities such as fry bread, commodities, and medicine bundles.
An Hour Before Daylight
Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743211994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Jimmy Carter re-creates his boyhood on a Georgia farm.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743211994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Jimmy Carter re-creates his boyhood on a Georgia farm.
The Burglar’s Christmas
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First published in 1896, The Burglar’s Christmas is a short story by the great American writer Willa Cather. Set in Chicago on a cold Christmas Eve, the down-and-out Crawford learns the value of forgiveness. 'The most sensuous of writers, Willa Cather builds her imagined world almost as solidly as our five senses build the universe around us.' — Rebecca West 'Her voice, laconical and richly sensuous, sings out with a note of unequivocal love for the people she is setting down on the page.' — Marina Warner
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First published in 1896, The Burglar’s Christmas is a short story by the great American writer Willa Cather. Set in Chicago on a cold Christmas Eve, the down-and-out Crawford learns the value of forgiveness. 'The most sensuous of writers, Willa Cather builds her imagined world almost as solidly as our five senses build the universe around us.' — Rebecca West 'Her voice, laconical and richly sensuous, sings out with a note of unequivocal love for the people she is setting down on the page.' — Marina Warner
The Christmas Coat
Author: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
ISBN: 9781941813256
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"In an authentic portrayal of a Sioux childhood and Christmas traditions, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve shares a touching holiday story from her youth. Filled with themes of generosity and unexpected joy, the episode takes place on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota"--
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
ISBN: 9781941813256
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"In an authentic portrayal of a Sioux childhood and Christmas traditions, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve shares a touching holiday story from her youth. Filled with themes of generosity and unexpected joy, the episode takes place on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota"--