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A Christmas Crossing
by: Lynn Hubbard
Publisher: Lemon Press Publishing
Published: 2011-10-31
ASIN: B00629J4VY
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| | More details | Thrust into a war she did not choose, Sarah Fanum yearns for simpler times. Times when all she had to worry about were bad crops or bad weather.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans. Set in 1776, my short story, A Christmas Crossing describes the night that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It is not your typical Christmas story, but one that has affected every fabric of our lives as an American.
I was inspired to write A Christmas Crossing after visiting Yorktown, VA. I have always been enamored by the Revolutionary War and wanted to share my love for history with my love for Christmas. I hope you enjoy it.
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A Christmas Memory
| | More details | | A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sistyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them. |
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A Cup of Christmas Tea
by: Tom Hegg
Publisher: Waldman House Press
Published: 2004-10
ASIN: 0931674980
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| | More details | | The story of a young man's reluctant visit to an elderly aunt at Christmastime, and the unexpected joy it brings. More than 1.5 million copies sold of A Cup of Christmas Tea. Delicate watercolor illustrations throughout. |
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A Foxfire Christmas: Appalachian Memories and Traditions
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1996-11-01
ASIN: 080784618X
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| | More details | | This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, A Foxfire Christmas includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars. |
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A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit
by: Mike Huckabee
Publisher: Sentinel HC
Published: 2009-11-03
ASIN: 1595230629
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| | More details | The New York Times bestseller by the former governor and presidential candidate-an instant classic, reissued for 2010.
Christmas has become synonymous with shopping, overindulging, and stress. But according to Mike Huckabee, that was never God's intention. Going back to the Nativity, Christmas is supposed to be about simple things: faith, love, family, and hope. The hard part, in today's crazy world, is remembering that those simple things are the most precious.
Huckabee recounts twelve Christmas memories that range from his childhood in Arkansas to his years as a young husband and father to his time as a governor and then a presidential candidate. These true stories will help you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe slow down your own holiday treadmill.
For instance, as kids, Mike and his sister would sneak open their gifts before Christmas, play with them, then rewrap them so their parents wouldn't notice. The plan worked great until one Christmas when young Mike unwrapped a brand-new football...that was covered in mud. That led to a powerful lesson about patience and a reminder that the best Christmases are the simple ones.
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A Simplified Harmony of the Gospels
by: George W. Knight
Publisher: Holman Reference
Published: 2001-09-01
ASIN: 0805494235
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| | More details | Most of the Gospel Harmonies use parallel columns to give side-by-side comparisons of the various events in Jesus' life and ministry. But how much easier could His storyline be followed if it were presented in one seamless narrative, streamlined in chronological order? Features: • The four Gospels woven into a single, running narrative • All Scriptures taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible • Sidebars call attention to major themes and difficult passages in the Gospels • Hundreds of study notes— a regular feature of every page—illuminate the text • Useful for both lesson and sermon preparation as well as stand-alone reading • Systematic reading plan for family worship and devotional use |
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An Angel's Story
by: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2002-10-08
ASIN: 0849917786
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| | More details | Spiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye. In this classic Christmas novella, best-selling author Max Lucado imagines the spiritual conflict that surrounded the coming of Christ. Surely there was much. If Satan could pre-empt Christ in the cradle, there'd be no Christ on the cross. Journey back in time to the very throne of God ... and witness firsthand the glory, the wonder, and the battle that took place on the very first Christmas. |
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Angel Be Good
by: Kathy Carmichael
Publisher: MacGowan Press
Published: 2011-08-31
ASIN: B002YK45IW
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| | More details | Short Romantic Comedy/Fantasy
Sensuality Level: Warm (sexy)
165 print pages
Miracles still happen in modern day New York when "Scrooge" (Nathaniel Danvers) meets Heaven Can Wait (Daphne), who has been sent to give him one last chance at redemption. Angel Be Good captures the essence of the classic Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and offers a touch of humor and romance. This sexy romantic comedy is the perfect holiday feel-good read.
"Angel Be Good is another heartwarming and funny tale from romance's latest and ever-so-talented romantic comedy author. Kathy Carmichael makes you laugh and makes you cry and always leaves you satisfied." ~ Trish Jensen, bestselling author of Stuck With You
"This is without a doubt one of the sweetest renditions of "A Christmas Carol" I've ever read. I thoroughly enjoyed each and every page. " ~ Kathy Boswell, Managing Editor, The Best Reviews
"...Angel Be Good is a read to fill your heart with warmth, and is filled with emotional scenes that have you laughing as well as bring tears to your eyes. Don't miss the inspirational message hidden between the lines of this romantic comedy." ~ Carol Carter, Reviewer, Romance Reviews Today |
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Bra, Humbug! Holiday Tales for Troubled Times
by: Lulu Dean
Publisher: Lulu Dean
Published: 2011-12-23
ASIN: B006PM16V4
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| | More details | In this collection of humorous treats, tales and tidbits, Lulu Dean covers the best and worst of family holiday traditions, the danger of keeping dirty little secrets, the heartbreak of shopping for plus-size holiday fashions and the aftermath of Santa’s arrest for public intoxication at the shopping mall.
Blend an active imagination, an irreverent eye for detail and a passion for plus-size divinity—and you’re up to your sit biscuits in Lulu’s slightly skewed view of the holidays.
Have time for a little taste? Here are a few teensy weensy bites from the book:
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO NEW BOOBS
Every holiday season, the members of The Tittle-Tattle Book Club gather for a few cocktails, some edible tidbits and an anonymous gift exchange. Although the annual event is always fun and festive, I doubt if the get-together we held last year will ever be bested in terms of alcohol consumed, diets broken or secrets revealed.
As I recall, the fun began three hours into the evening when Patti Cannon finished her fourth margarita, climbed atop the coffee table and ripped open her jade green silk blouse.
â€Look at these things!  she wailed. â€These are not fun bags! These are not knockers! These are miniature marshmallows! 
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NAUGHTY & NICE
Since I don’t know Eleanor all that well, I kept my distance for a few minutes to see if the crying jag would come to a close on its own. But when her shoulders began trembling uncontrollably and she knocked over a display of biodegradable wrapping paper, it became readily apparent that someone needed to intervene.
I glanced around to see if another Good Samaritan would do the dirty work. Hank Winslow was arguing with his wife about spending too much on presents for their grandchildren. A teenaged boy I’d never seen before was shoplifting a box of condoms. And Clive Ladue was perched behind the cash register listening patiently to Winnie McCoy, a chinless, pear-shaped monstrosity with more money than common sense, prattle on about what she was giving herself for Christmas.
I’M DREAMING OF A WIDE CHRISTMAS
I was in the changing room at Size Matters, wriggling into a pair of gold lame harem pants, when I suddenly heard the last sound a woman ever wants to notice while trying on clothing in public.
â€Oh, my God,  I said, spinning around to look in the mirror. â€Was that really… 
And it was. The pants had ripped clear down the back and my significantly abundant badonkadonk was winking seductively at its identical twin in the floor length mirror. As I stared in horror at the expansive reflection of my rubbery caboose, someone knocked on the dressing room door.
THE GIFT OF WRAP
I’ve never been good with scissors, double-sided tape makes me break out in a cold sweat and my bows usually wind up looking like deflated balloon animals. But when Barb Sinclair called from Tip Top Staffing and asked if I was available for a temporary assignment wrapping gifts at Style Rodeo, I immediately and gratefully accepted her offer.
â€Fantastic!  Barb said. â€Can you be there in an hour? 
I glanced down at the candy cane shrapnel on the front of my SpongeBob T-shirt and the vanilla cake crumbs sprinkled on my sweatpants.
â€Sure,  I said, wondering how I was going to accomplish the impossible. â€That should be a breeze. 
About the Author
In her dreams, Lulu Dean has never ruined one of her husband’s shirts in the laundry, rarely eats twice her weight in red velvet cake and almost never holds a grudge.
In the real world, however, she is the inquisitive, far from willowy and occasionally impatient author of Does This Pink Slip Make Me Look Fat?, Big Girls Rule, Happy Nude Year!, Big Girls Bounce and Bra, Humbug.
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By the Christmas Fire (Illustrated)
by: Samuel McChord Crothers
Publisher:
Published: 2011-11-28
ASIN: B006FPFUZ4
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| | More details | *Illustrated
*Includes Table of Contents
Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim.
Christmas has been popular for centuries, and it only continues to get more popular today, with Christmas season extending months in advance of December 25. And though much has been written of Christmas, its exact origins are still mysterious. Historians are unsure what date Jesus was born on, or whether Christmas Day coincides with previous pagan holidays.
Regardless, Christmas is always the perfect time for holiday cheer, and reading classic Christmas stories like A Christmas Carol or Twas the Night before Christmas. This edition of Samuel McChord Crothers’ By the Christmas Fire is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with over a dozen Christmas-related pictures, including trees, the Nativity Scene, Santa Claus, historical depictions of the holiday, and more.
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Celebrating Christmas with Jesus: An Advent Devotional
by: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2011-10-04
ASIN: 1400318289
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| | More details | Let Advent come alive in your life this Christmas. Every Christmas, Christians all over the world celebrate the Advent season, recognizing the love, hope, joy, and peace that is found only in Jesus Christ. Through this 30-day devotional, Max Lucado brings to light the many events in the life of Christ from birth to ascension that demonstrate His omnipotence and the gift that God has given each one of us to enjoy during this Christmas season. Experience each moment as our Savior becomes the center of this Christmas for you. Note: Must be ordered in multiples of 25. |
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Christian Christmas Stories for You and Yours
| | More details | Your family will love these timeless Christian stories of Christmas, from the story of the birth of Jesus in Luke to Charles Dickens' most famous Christmas story, A Christmas Tree.
Each of the stories collected in this volume are family-friendly and will provide your family with hours of entertainment at Christmas time. |
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Christian Minister's Manual with cd-rom
by: Guthrie Veech
Publisher: Standard Publishing
Published: 2006-08-01
ASIN: 078471620X
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| | More details | The updated and customizable version of the Christian Minister's Manual covers how to perform common ceremonies including weddings, funerals, dedications, and ordinations. CD-ROM included. |
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Christmas at Harrington's
by: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2010-10-01
ASIN: B0058M5O7Y
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| | More details | Christmas is approaching, and Lena Markham finds herself penniless, friendless, and nearly hopeless. She is trying to restart her life after false accusations landed her in prison, but job opportunities are practically nonexistent. When a secondhand red coat unexpectedly lands her a job as Mrs. Santa at a department store, Lena finally thinks her luck is changing. But can she keep her past a secret?
This tender story about fresh starts will charm readers as all of Melody Carlson's Christmas offerings do. Full of redemption and true holiday spirit, Christmas at Harrington's will be readers' newest Christmas tradition. |
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Christmas Dog, The
by: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2009-09-01
ASIN: B003IWYLFM
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| | More details | | Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. There's church, of course. But who can she bake for these days? And who would care whether or not she pulled out the Christmas decorations? Her new neighbor just adds to the problem. He's doing home improvements that don't appear to be improving much of anything. These days when Betty looks out the window, she sees a beat-up truck, a pile of junk, lots of blue tarps, and--horror of horrors--an old pink toilet. But when a mangy dog appears at her doorstep, the stage is set for Betty to learn a very important lesson about what Christmas is all about. This contemporary Christmas story is a timely yet gentle reminder that God can work miracles through something as seemingly insignificant as a little brown dog. |
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Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Experience the Joy of Living and Giving like Jesus
by: Michael Slaughter
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2011-08
ASIN: 1426727356
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| | More details | Every year, we say we’re going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season—Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier just to indulge our wants and whims. Overspending, overeating, materialism, and busyness rob us of our peace and joy and rob Jesus of his rightful role as the center of our celebration.
This Christmas, cut through the hype that leaves you exhausted and broke at the end of the year. Instead, experience the peace of knowing that God is truly with us, the joy of giving sacrificially, and the love of a Savior who gave everything he had for us. In five short, engaging chapters, Pastor Mike Slaughter inspires readers to approach Christmas differently, and be transformed in the process.
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Christmas Journeys: Finding Joy along the Way
by: Justin Tull
Publisher:
Published: 2011-04-04
ASIN: B0052O55VS
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| | More details | | Have you ever wondered how you could make it through the Christmas holidays? Writer Justin Tull invites you into two worlds: the biblical world of the nativity, rich with its diverse supporting cast and the modern world packed with busy pilgrims in search of Christmas joy. Come and meet a peasant girl named Mary, a common carpenter named Joseph, some scruffy shepherds and the so-called wise men. Then join the journeys of an unlikely trio: Linda, who had every reason to be happy but felt a nagging emptiness; Stuart, a Vietnam vet who wrestled mightily with poverty and guilt; and Vivian, whose battle with grief had left her weary and alone. Can these three find new joy in the warm embrace of friendship and the rebirth of faith and hope? Their journeys tell the story. |
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Christmas Memories: Gifts, Activities, Fads, and Fancies, 1920s-1960s
by: Susan Waggoner
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Published: 2009-10-01
ASIN: 1584797894
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| | More details | Oh, those Christmas memories. We all have them, locked away in our hearts. But what about the Christmases we weren’t there for? The one our favorite heirloom ornament came from, or the one we know only from a picture of our newlywed parents smiling under the mistletoe? In Christmas Memories, Susan Waggoner, author of STC’s It’s a Wonderful Christmas and Under the Tree, looks at bygone holidays from the perspective of those who lived them. Beginning with “Christmas in the Melting Pot,  which depicts yuletide in the early 1920s, the author presents detailed snapshots that re-create holiday seasons past. She chronicles the gifts, activities, fads, and fancies that made each Christmas unique; indulges in fantasy shopping at yesterday’s prices; shares thoughts from letters, diaries, and magazines of the era; and makes the past pop to life with vibrantperiod art. Readers will revel in the irresistible nostalgia of Christmas Memories. |
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Christmas Shoppe, The
by: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2011-09-01
ASIN: 0800719263
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| | More details | The small town of Parrish Springs is not ready for Matilda Honeycutt. A strange older woman with scraggly gray hair and jewelry that jangles as she walks, Matilda is certainly not the most likely person to buy the old Barton Building on the town's quaint main street. When it becomes apparent that her new shop doesn't fit the expectations of Parrish Springs residents, a brouhaha erupts. After all, Christmas is approaching, and the last thing the town needs is a junky shop run by someone who looks and acts like a gypsy. But as townsfolk venture into the strange store, they discover that old memories can bring new life and healing.
Once again, Melody Carlson delivers a Christmas story that will touch hearts and delight the senses. Sure to be a classic, The Christmas Shoppe is filled with the special magic the best Christmas stories share--that intangible mixture of nostalgia, joy, and a little bit of magic. |
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Christmas, 1940-1959: A Collector's Guide to Decorations and Customs (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by: Robert Brenner
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2007-07-15
ASIN: 0764326724
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| | More details | | This in-depth review of Christmas history and traditions in the United States covers a period that many Americans remember well. See Christmas decorating customs, electric lighting innovations, and tree decorations, all of which changed drastically as a result of World War II. This period of Christmas history witnessed the advent of machine-produced glass ornaments, bubble lights, Italian miniature lights, Matchless Stars, and a proliferation of decorations produced in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Included are many historical photos, color pictures of decorations from each decade, a detailed text, and updated value guide. |
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Dakota Christmas (Kindle Single)
by: Joseph Bottum
Publisher:
Published: 2011-11-30
ASIN: B006GP07GU
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| | More details | A memoir of childhood Christmases on the South Dakota plains. By turns sweet and comic, sentimental and serious, Joseph Bottum's "Dakota Christmas" is an instant Christmas classic. In this beautifully written account of the mad joys and wild emotions of Christmas for children, Bottum captures the universal spirit of the season even while he recounts his memories with a sharp particularity that brings them alive for readers.
"Her hair was the same thin shade of gray as the weather-beaten pickets of the fence around her frozen garden," he writes of one chance Christmas encounter. "She had a way with horses, and she was alone on Christmas Eve. There is little in my life I regret as much as that I would not stay for just one cookie, just one cup of tea."
"Joseph Bottum is one of America’s most gifted writers, with a perfect ear and a matchless style," the essayist Andrew Ferguson notes of "Dakota Christmas." And "to watch him deck the halls with his customary humor and generosity of spirit is glad tidings indeed--guaranteed to make your Yuletide bright."
"Families have always loved brief Christmas classics that could be read aloud by the fire," adds Michael Novak. "Joseph Bottum's 'Dakota Christmas' is such a classic." |
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Dickens' London
by: M. F. Mansfield
Publisher: General Books LLC
Published: 2010-03-07
ASIN: 115382602X
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| | More details | | The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: England; Christmas plays; Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character); England - Drama; Misers - Drama; Misers; |
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