The Gifts of Reading

The Gifts of Reading

Author: Robert Macfarlane

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 0241982707

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From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.


Holiday Symbols

Holiday Symbols

Author: Sue Ellen Thompson

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13:

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A guide to hundreds of symbols associated with 224 popular holidays from around the world, covering foods, places, people, legends, and other aspects.


Scroogenomics

Scroogenomics

Author: Joel Waldfogel

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-10-25

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0691142645

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Lively and informed, "Scroogenomics" illustrates how consumer spending generates vast amounts of economic waste. Economist Waldfogel provides solid explanations to show why it's time to stop the madness and think twice before buying gifts for the holidays.


Holidays on Ice

Holidays on Ice

Author: David Sedaris

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2009-05-04

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0316073636

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David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey"). No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).


Jewish Holidays All Year Round

Jewish Holidays All Year Round

Author: Ilene Cooper

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2002-09-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810905504

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Explains the origins and meaning of the major Jewish holidays, describes how they are observed, and suggests related crafts and recipes.


Sarah Gives Thanks

Sarah Gives Thanks

Author: Mike Allegra

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0807572403

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2013 Amelia Bloomer List During the nineteenth century, Sarah Josepha Hale dedicated her life to making Thanksgiving a national holiday, all while raising a family and becoming a groundbreaking writer and women's magazine editor. Sarah Hale's inspiring story, accompanied by luscious watercolor illustrations, tells the tale of one woman who wouldn't take no for an answer.


America's Forgotten Holiday

America's Forgotten Holiday

Author: Donna T. Haverty-Stacke

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0814737056

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Though now a largely forgotten holiday in the United States, May Day was founded here in 1886 by an energized labor movement as a part of its struggle for the eight-hour day. In ensuing years, May Day took on new meaning, and by the early 1900s had become an annual rallying point for anarchists, socialists, and communists around the world. Yet American workers and radicals also used May Day to advance alternative definitions of what it meant to be an American and what America should be as a nation. Mining contemporary newspapers, party and union records, oral histories, photographs, and rare film footage, America’s Forgotten Holiday explains how May Days celebrants, through their colorful parades and mass meetings, both contributed to the construction of their own radical American identities and publicized alternative social and political models for the nation. This fascinating story of May Day in America reveals how many contours of American nationalism developed in dialogue with political radicals and workers, and uncovers the cultural history of those who considered themselves both patriotic and dissenting Americans.


Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Author: Sara Richardson

Publisher: Forever

Published: 2020-09-22

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1538718227

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"Sara Richardson writes unputdownable, unforgettable stories from the heart" in this emotional holiday novel, where three sisters have one last Christmas to confront their pasts before their lives change forever (Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author). The Buchanan sisters all share special childhood memories of their Aunt Sassy's beloved Juniper Inn. There, they frolicked in the snow, baked sugar cookies, and celebrated the town's annual Christmas extravaganza. They haven't been back to Colorado in nearly fifteen years, but when their aunt invites them for one last Christmas, they can't say no . . . With her ex-husband whisking her children away for the holiday, Dahlia decides it's time to do something for herself. Juniper Springs is just as beautiful as she remembers, but it's also full of surprises -- including the town's handsome doctor, who makes her feel like herself again for the first time in years. To the outside world, baker Magnolia has the ideal marriage. Only the pain and sorrow of infertility have strained her relationship with her husband, perhaps beyond repair. But a holiday miracle is about to change her life. After a whirlwind romance, youngest sister Rose is about to be married, but as the wedding draws near, she's unsettled by her fiancé's expectations that she become a society wife. Spending Christmas with her family could be a necessary reality check -- or the beginning of a brand-new happily ever after. Thanks to the strength of their sisterhood, some mistletoe, and the love of their Aunt Sassy, the Buchanan sisters will discover what it is they truly want this Christmas.


Christmas

Christmas

Author: Judith Flanders

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1250118344

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First published: Great Britain: Picador, 2017.