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Author: Bob Eckstein Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416951121 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Who made the first snowman? Who first came up with the idea of placing snowballs on top of each other, and who decided they would use a carrot for a nose? Most puzzling of all: How can this mystery ever be solved, with all the evidence long since melted? The snowman appears everywhere on practically everything -- from knickknacks to greeting cards to seasonal sweaters we plan to return. Whenever we see big snowballs our first impulse is to deck them out with a top hat. Humorist and writer Bob Eckstein has long been fascinated by this ubiquitous symbol of wintertime fun -- and finally, for the first time, one of the world's most popular icons gets his due. A thoroughly entertaining exploration, The History of the Snowman travels back in time to shed light on the snowman's enigmatic past -- from the present day, in which the snowman reigns as the King of Kitsch, to the Dark Ages, with the creation of the very first snowman. Eckstein's curiosity began playfully enough, but soon snowballed into a (mostly) earnest quest of chasing Frosty around the world, into museums and libraries, and seeking out the advice of leading historians and scholars. The result is a riveting history that reaches back through centuries and across cultures -- sweeping from fifteenth-century Italian snowballs to eighteenth-century Russian ice sculptures to the regrettable "white-trash years" (1975-2000). The snowman is not just part of our childhood memories, but is an integral part of our world culture, appearing -- much like a frozen Forrest Gump -- alongside dignitaries and celebrities during momentous events. Again and again, the snowman pops up in rare prints, paintings, early movies, advertising and, over the past century, in every art form imaginable. And the jolly snowman -- ostensibly as pure as the driven snow -- also harbors a dark past full of political intrigue, sex, and violence. With more than two hundred illustrations and a special section of the best snowman cartoons, The History of the Snowman is a truly original winter classic -- smart, surprisingly enlightening, and quite simply the coolest book ever.
Author: Bob Eckstein Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416951121 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Who made the first snowman? Who first came up with the idea of placing snowballs on top of each other, and who decided they would use a carrot for a nose? Most puzzling of all: How can this mystery ever be solved, with all the evidence long since melted? The snowman appears everywhere on practically everything -- from knickknacks to greeting cards to seasonal sweaters we plan to return. Whenever we see big snowballs our first impulse is to deck them out with a top hat. Humorist and writer Bob Eckstein has long been fascinated by this ubiquitous symbol of wintertime fun -- and finally, for the first time, one of the world's most popular icons gets his due. A thoroughly entertaining exploration, The History of the Snowman travels back in time to shed light on the snowman's enigmatic past -- from the present day, in which the snowman reigns as the King of Kitsch, to the Dark Ages, with the creation of the very first snowman. Eckstein's curiosity began playfully enough, but soon snowballed into a (mostly) earnest quest of chasing Frosty around the world, into museums and libraries, and seeking out the advice of leading historians and scholars. The result is a riveting history that reaches back through centuries and across cultures -- sweeping from fifteenth-century Italian snowballs to eighteenth-century Russian ice sculptures to the regrettable "white-trash years" (1975-2000). The snowman is not just part of our childhood memories, but is an integral part of our world culture, appearing -- much like a frozen Forrest Gump -- alongside dignitaries and celebrities during momentous events. Again and again, the snowman pops up in rare prints, paintings, early movies, advertising and, over the past century, in every art form imaginable. And the jolly snowman -- ostensibly as pure as the driven snow -- also harbors a dark past full of political intrigue, sex, and violence. With more than two hundred illustrations and a special section of the best snowman cartoons, The History of the Snowman is a truly original winter classic -- smart, surprisingly enlightening, and quite simply the coolest book ever.
Author: Chuck Jones Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 1466836024 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 398
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The illustrated classic, complete with a new preface by Matt Groening. Winner of three Academy Awards and numerous other prizes for his animated films, Chuck Jones is the director of scores of famous Warner Bros. cartoons and the creator of such memorable characters as the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, and Marvin Martian. In this beguiling memoir, Chuck Jones evokes the golden years of life at "Termite Terrace," the Warner Bros. studio in which he and his now-famous fellow animators conceived the cartoons that delighted millions of moviegoers throughout the world and entertain new generations of fans on television. Not a mere history, Chuck Amuck captures the antic spirit that created classic cartoons-such as Duck Dodgers in the 241/2 Century, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, and What's Opera, Doc?-with some of the wittiest insights into the art of comedy since Mark Twain.
Author: Bilgin Anadolu Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1984592343 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 284
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On a cold winter’s night amongst the many snowflakes that fell, one special Snowflake carry a gift of life, fell gently down from the sky, landing on the shoulder of a snowman and passing through its precious possession. It is for the Snowman to choose how to use this gift and who to share it with. The Snowman is faced with a choice, to accept his fate by staying on his spot or run away and see where his new life, takes him. He inspires a Scarecrow, a garden Gnome and a Puppet to also join him to escape and to seek the dreams they each yearn for. The journey they all embark on takes the reader with them, on an adventure, thwart with danger, into a world they don’t know, but through it all can they all really find what they are looking for.
Author: Barbara Matteson Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing LLC ISBN: 1631122894 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 254
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Savannah Brady, a fifty-three-year-old widow, is far from perfect. Since her husband’s tragic death, and her son’s moving to Switzerland for a job opportunity, Savannah has walked through life zombie-like--merely existing, but not living. When Savannah ambles to her favorite lunchtime haunt, Howardson’s Emporium to browse the Halloween sale aisle, she meets one of the store’s employees, which changes her life in ways she never thought imaginable when they invite her to become the Perfect Mrs. Claus. This new opportunity brings the possibility of romance, all within the charm of a Christmas wonderland where holiday dreams and wishes really could come true.
Author: Ann DeFee Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 0369704479 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 107
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Feel the magic of the holidays in this classic story of reunited love by Ann DeFee, previously published in the anthology The Perfect Tree. Around Christmas, Honey Campbell is definitely a bit of a Scrooge. And she knows exactly why she can’t jingle her bells and deck her halls—on a cold Christmas Day when she was seventeen, she lost the only man she’s ever loved…and it was all her fault. Her betrayal might be in the past, but her guilt is ruining the present. When Honey’s invited to spend the holidays skiing in New Hampshire, it seems like the perfect way to avoid Christmas—until she finds herself stranded in a snowstorm. With help from a Santa look-alike, she finds safety at the Magic Tree Farm. But to her surprise, the owner is her ex-husband, Matt De Luca—the man she never stopped loving! Just as surprising, Matt’s now guardian to three kids. The homey environment is everything Honey thought she didn’t need. Can a miracle at Magic Tree Farm help her find forgiveness and rekindle a long-lost love?
Author: Christina Bieber Lake Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess ISBN: 026815869X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 264
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Prophets of the Posthuman provides a fresh and original reading of fictional narratives that raise the question of what it means to be human in the face of rapidly developing bioenhancement technologies. Christina Bieber Lake argues that works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, Toni Morrison, George Saunders, Marilynne Robinson, Raymond Carver, James Tiptree, Jr., and Margaret Atwood must be reevaluated in light of their contributions to larger ethical questions. Drawing on a wide range of sources in philosophical and theological ethics, Lake claims that these writers share a commitment to maintaining a category of personhood more meaningful than that allowed by utilitarian ethics. Prophets of the Posthuman insists that because technology can never ask whether we should do something that we have the power to do, literature must step into that role. Each of the chapters of this interdisciplinary study sets up a typical ethical scenario regarding human enhancement technology and then illustrates how a work of fiction uniquely speaks to that scenario, exposing a realm of human motivations that might otherwise be overlooked or simplified. Through the vision of the writers she discusses, Lake uncovers a deep critique of the ascendancy of personal autonomy as America’s most cherished value. This ascendancy, coupled with technology’s glamorous promises of happiness, helps to shape a utilitarian view of persons that makes responsible ethical behavior toward one another almost impossible. Prophets of the Posthuman charts the essential role that literature must play in the continuing conversation of what it means to be human in a posthuman world.
Author: Albert Jack Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101187530 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 202
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The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants Why do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through the curious- and often bizarre-origins of hundreds of their favorite idioms and expressions. For example, "wearing your heart on your sleeve" comes from the Middle Ages, when a lady would "give her heart" in the form of a handkerchief pinned to the sleeve of a knight who was about to go into battle. And calling someone the "black sheep in the family" refers to a thousands- year-old belief that a black lamb in a flock was unpopular because its fleece was undyeable and therefore less valuable. With Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, any language-lover can feel like a "Smart Aleck"-and also know exactly who that was.
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