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Author : Christmas Philip
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504995368
The book is about a drifter’s search to find his dreams and the misfortune he overcomes on his journey.
Author : M. T. Coffin
Publisher : Camelot Publishing Company
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0380789965
When Santa Claus goes missing, he is discovered in the dark basement where his strange captors live, and a group of kids must risk their own lives in order to save him and Christmas. Original.
Author : Helaine Becker
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781443128643
Celebrate Christmas Canadian-style with this hilarious adaptation of "Twelve days of Christmas". You'll find squirrels curling, puffins piping, hockey players a-leaping and more.
Author : G. Q. Bowler,Gerry Bowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190499006
Christmas, a global phenomenon adored by billions and a backbone of international trade, is the biggest single event on the planet. For Christians it is the second-most sacred date on the calendar. But whether one celebrates it or not, it engages billions of people who are caught up in its commercialism, music, sentiment, travel, and frenetic busyness. Since its controversial invention in the Roman Empire, Christmas has struggled with paganism, popular culture, fierce Christian opposition to its celebration, its abolition in Scotland and New England, and its neglect and near-death experience in the 1700s, only to be miraculously reinvented in the 1800s. The twentieth century saw it opposed by Bolsheviks, twisted by Hitler, and appropriated by every special interest group in the industrialized world. Lately it has been caught up in the cultural struggles between the left and the right in America, often misinterpreted as a war on Christmas, when the fight is really over whether religion in general will be allowed a public face. Gerry Bowler tells the fascinating story of the tug-of-war over Christmas, replete with cross-dressing priests, ranting Puritans, atheist witches, the League of the Militant Godless, aesthetic terrorists in Quebec and rap-singing Santa killers in Spain.
Author : Scott Abbott,Amy Maude Swinton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451660425
It’s the fourth Wednesday of November, and Patrick Guthrie is giving thanks. He’s giving thanks that his eight-year-old son, Braden, will finally have a procedure on his heart that will cure him of the same life-threatening condition that took Patrick’s wife several years earlier. But when Patrick suddenly loses his job teaching drama at a New York City high school, his already desperate financial situation becomes dire. Rebecca Brody, a social worker, shows up at his door with a judge’s order for him to appear before the city’s family court to determine if Patrick is financially fit, and Patrick realizes he is in danger of losing his son. Patrick knows that he must somehow make it through the holiday season to a new job waiting for him in the new year. He also knows that Ted Cake, his former father-in-law, blames Patrick so much for the death of his daughter that he, a rich and disagreeable man, is the one pushing the city to call the custody hearing and give the boy over to him. Now Patrick has only three weeks before Christmas to somehow make enough money to pay his bills, present himself to the family court as a fit father, and keep Braden in his life. It’s when Patrick sees a charming beggar on the subway dressed up as a crazy alien that he gets an idea. In true Dickensian holiday spirit, Patrick makes use of his old acting skills and his love of A Christmas Carol and takes to the streets in the guise of the Ghost of Christmas Present. Making a midtown corner his performing stage, he begins to touch and change the lives of all those who come his way, including Rebecca Brody and the bitter and heartbroken Ted Cake. *** The train stopped at a station where the signs read Thirty-fourth Street. The doors opened and Patrick waited for the commuters to disembark before he got off. He walked to the stairs as the morning light from the street shone and the sounds of Broadway bounced down into the station in echoing waves. He caught sight of himself in the plastic window of the token booth, where the transit workers shook their heads at his appearance. Perhaps he had gone too far with the costume. Perhaps he had gone too far thinking he should even attempt this madness. Perhaps what was worst of all was thinking he could save the semblance of a life that he could carve for himself with Braden. Maybe Braden would be better off without him in his daily life. Maybe . . . Patrick shook off the thought as the noise of Broadway waited for him above. He drew in a breath and exhaled. “Into the breach, dear friends.” He began to climb the stairs.
Author : Keith A. Mayes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415998543
Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1, while celebrating Kwanzaa people eat delicious foods, wear special clothes, sing, dance, and celebrate their ancestors.
Author : Keith A. Mayes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135284008
Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition – an annual recognition of cultural pride in the African American community. But how did this holiday originate, and what is its broader cultural significance? Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition explores the political beginning and later expansion of Kwanzaa, from its start as a Black Power holiday, to its current place as one of the most mainstream of the black holiday traditions. For those wanting to learn more about this alternative observance practiced by countless African Americans and how Kwanzaa fits into the larger black holiday tradition, Keith A. Mayes gives an accessible and definitive account of the movements and individuals that pushed to make this annual celebration a reality, and shows how African-Americans brought the black freedom struggle to the American calendar. Clear and thoughtful, Kwanzaa is the perfect introduction to what is now the quintessential African American holiday.
Author : Hikaru Nakamura
Publisher : Kodansha America LLC
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781636990941
Unconsciously pinning against walls, trying out new looks at the salon, and buying fashionable new furniture at Ikea--and yet our saintly pair is as far from being happening as ever. Keep your eyes peeled for the first appearance of the trickster god Loki!
Author : Chris Tomlin
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781590523278
You were uniquely created for a purposeful life, but it's not all about you! It's about God and His glory, and your purpose is to spread His renown to everyone.
Author : David Craig,Matthew Elliott
Publisher : Random House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781409061359
In this EU referendum year, it's time for people across Europe to look at what really goes on in Brussels in our name. It has been estimated that the EU costs us around £1,000 billion a year - an incredible £2000 for every man, woman and child in Europe. So what do we get for our money? Politicians and administrators selflessly working to bring us efficient government? Well-targeted regulations that promote economic prosperity? A safe and free society? A well-protected environment? Help for people in poorer countries? Or is our money being squandered by a self-serving euro-elite of unaccountable politicians and incompetent bureaucrats, or else devoured in a feeding frenzy of fraud and corruption where a few lucky insiders become unimaginably rich at our expense? And is the tsunami of regulation pouring out of Brussels in reality strangling industry, destroying jobs, restricting personal freedom, desecrating the environment and further impoverishing the developing world? Using their extensive network of insider sources, David Craig and Matthew Elliott smash through the secrecy and disinformation that are the Brussels hallmark to reveal what our European rulers are really getting up to. The result is a horrifying story of bureaucracy, hypocrisy and kleptocracy - and how we are all suffering as a result.
Author : William T. Faris
Publisher : Ampelon Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Healing
ISBN : 9780981770512
It is a sharp-edged world and getting hurt is unavoidable. Whether it is physical, spiritual or emotional, we all experience pain on some level and are left with trying to pick up the pieces. What do we do? How do we move forward? Do we want to merely get bandaged up so we can get back into the game? Or do we want something so powerful and miraculous that it leaves us better than when we first experienced pain? In How Healed Do You Want to Be? author William Faris explores the world of healing from a different perspective, defining the true nature of healing and challenging the reader to ask those tough questions that help us discover the deep healing God has for our lives. He lays out a biblical road map that helps those on this journey find a healing that leaves them in better shape than when one of the sharp edges from the world first found them.
Author : William D. Crump
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781476647593
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498629
Author : Robert Forbes,Eddie Stampton
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781627310253
When Feral House first published the award-winning Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, little was known about the "black metal" genre of music, or how many of its members were involved in the murder of citizens, the torching of churches, or its link to Fascist ideas. We've all heard about the racist form of skinhead punk music, but little do we know of the groups involved, and how they got involved in right-wing political movements. The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement is the first book to provide much more than mere photographs of the scene, documenting the bands, their members, the releases, shows, and infamous events. Robert Forbes and Eddie Stampton can authoritatively speak of the movement, obtaining first-hand material from members of the scene. This book covers both British and American bands, and even if you revile the movement, its ideas, and its music, this is an important piece of pop culture history. Feral House's controversial Lords of Chaos has sold over one hundred thousand copies.
Author : Alan-Bertaneisson Jones
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452061993