The Christmas Letters

Author : Debbie Macomber,Sheila Roberts
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488095818

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Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber,Sheila Roberts Pdf

Rediscover Christmas on Blossom Street in this classic holiday romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Katherine O’Connor adores her five-year-old twin nieces—and objects to her sister’s plans to dispense with Christmas. While Katherine spends her days at a cozy café, writing Christmas letters for other people, her sister is following the theories of child psychologist and author Wynn Jeffries, who is also, as it happens, Katherine’s neighbor. She is particularly horrified by his edict to “bury Santa under the sleigh,” and she’s out to prove that Wynn and his ideas are full of…snow. He’s not going to ruin her nieces’ Christmas! Too bad the guy’s so darned attractive… As the days—and nights—move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences. And Christmas is about the things you share… Originally published in 2006 Plus, enjoy this FREE fan-favorite bonus story from bestselling author Sheila Roberts about three friends, three wishes and one special Christmas! When three friends visit a shopping-mall Santa on a lark, he’s full of mysterious predictions about the thing they’re all wishing for: the perfect man. Riley Erickson’s fiancé turned out to be a dud, but Santa says that she’s soon going to meet her ideal man in a memorable way. And he predicts that a new man is about to come into Jo’s life. What on earth does that mean? She’s pregnant and already has her hands full with the perfectly stubborn husband she’s got. Meanwhile Noel has given up completely on ever finding her perfect match. But apparently, she’s going to get a good man to go with that house she’s trying desperately to buy. These friends are about to discover that Christmas wishes can come true, because in spite of romantic setbacks and derailed dreams, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Originally published in 2016

Author : J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547951904

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Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien Pdf

Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house, and many more. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien’s inventiveness in this classic holiday treat.

Author : Lee Smith
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781565128583

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The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith Pdf

In The Christmas Letters, three generations of women reveal their stories of love and marriage in the letters they write to family and friends during the holidays. It's a down-home Christmas story about tradition, family, and the shared experiences of women. Here, in a letter of her own, Lee Smith explains how she was inspired to write this celebrated epistolary novel: Dear Friends, Like me, you probably get Christmas letters every year. I read every word and save every letter. Because every Christmas letter is the story of a life, and what story can be more interesting than the story of our lives? Often, it is the story of an entire family. But you also have to read between the lines with Christmas letters. Sometimes, what is not said is even more important than what is on the page. In The Christmas Letters, I have used this familiar format to illumine the lives, hopes, dreams, and disappointments of three generations of American women. Much of the story of The Christmas Letters is also told through shared recipes. As Mary, my favorite character, says, "I feel as if I have written out my life story in recipes! The Cool Whip and mushroom soup years, the hibachi and fondue period, then the quiche and crepes phase, and now it's these salsa years." I wrote this little book for the same reason I write to my friends and relatives every holiday--Christmas letters give us a chance to remember and celebrate who we are. With warmest greetings, Lee Smith

Author : The Elves
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253017949

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Letters to Santa Claus by The Elves Pdf

A “poignant” collection of real letters sent to Santa Claus—a town in Indiana—from the 1930s to the twenty-first century, from both children and adults (The New York Times). For countless Christmases, children—and sometimes adults—have stuffed their dreams, wishes, and promises into envelopes. Over many decades, millions of these letters have poured into Santa Claus, Indiana. Arriving from all corners of the globe, the letters ask for toys, family reunions, snow, and help for the needy—sometimes the needy being the writers themselves. They are candid, heartfelt, and often blunt. Many children wonder how Santa gets into their chimneyless homes. One child reminds Santa that she has not hit her brothers over 1,350 times that year, and another respectfully requests two million dollars in “cold cash.” One child hopes to make his life better with a time machine, an adult woman asks for a man, and one miscreant actually threatens Santa’s reindeer! Containing more than 250 actual letters and envelopes from the naughty and nice reaching back to the 1930s, this moving book will touch hearts and bring back memories of a time in our lives when the man with a white beard and a red suit held out the hope that our wishes might come true. “Often very affecting . . . also offers an unusual window into American history.” —Library Journal “The letters . . . are alternately silly and somber, hilarious and heartfelt.” —The Weekly Standard

Author : Michael Lent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781416554318

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Christmas Letters from Hell by Michael Lent Pdf

Who doesn't love to open the mailbox during the holidays and find a newsletter? Whether it's a juicy missive from a college roommate inadvertently revealing her husband's wandering eye, a self-congratulatory account of a cousin's rise to power at the local fast-food joint, or a mind-numbingly detailed account of a year's medical ailments (including photos) from a coworker, they're always entertaining. Christmas Letters from Hell skewers holiday letters of all shapes and sizes, from the ones that come crammed with cheesy graphics or written from the perspective of the recently neutered family dog to those filled with stories of "perfect" family vacations that were clearly anything but. Here Santa uses his holiday letter to let the elves know that he'll be outsourcing to China effective immediately; a bipolar mom tells two very different versions of the year's events; and Osama bin Laden touches base with his high school host family in Minneapolis. Christmas Letters from Hell serves up a steaming, savory blend of the holiday cheer, humor, and twisted truth in our well-intended attempts to stay in touch gone horribly, horribly wrong.

Author : Jen Mann
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780345549983

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People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat People I want to punch in the throat: • anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer • humblebraggers • people who treat their pets like children Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her neighbors, her fellow PTA moms, and that one woman who tried to sell her sex toys at a home shopping party. Known for her hilariously acerbic observations on her blog, People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Mann now brings her sharp wit to bear on suburban life, marriage, and motherhood in this laugh-out-loud collection of essays. From the politics of joining a play group, to the thrill of mothers’ night out at the gun range, to the rewards of your most meaningful relationship (the one you have with your cleaning lady), nothing is sacred or off-limits. So the next time you find yourself wearing fuzzy bunny pajamas in the school carpool line or accidentally stuck at a co-worker’s swingers party, just think, What would Jen Mann do? Or better yet, buy her book. Praise for People I Want to Punch in the Throat “People I Want to Punch in the Throat is so good that it’ll make you want to adopt all the cats in the world. I’m not sure about the correlation, but it’s that good. It should come with a warning.”—Jenny Lawson, author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened “Jen Mann has an amazing way of telling stories that will make you cringe and burst out laughing at the same time. From swinger parties to racist toddlers, she makes the suburbs unbelievably funny.”—Karen Alpert, author of I Heart My Little A-Holes “Jen Mann says the things we’re all too afraid to say. Her honest and hilarious writing style reminds me of David Sedaris and Tina Fey.”—Robin O’Bryant, author of Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves “Jen Mann’s shrewd and unrelenting assault on the absurdity of suburban life is an honest peek into the occasional nightmare that is part of living the American dream. I love Jen. I wish she was my neighbor. It’s so refreshing to know that I’m not the only one who wants to punch almost everyone in the f***ing throat.”—Nicole Knepper, author of Moms Who Drink And Swear

Author : Chuck Storla
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979764379

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Zen and the Art of Christmas Letters by Chuck Storla Pdf

"Christmas letters are the fruitcakes of the literary world. At least once in life, everyone sends one, but no one likes to receive one." Use humor to fight back against boring Christmas letters. This book will teach you how to write a Christmas letter that doesn't suck and even enjoy reading the ones that do. If you hate wading through Christmas letters each year, this book will show you the world as it could be. "Your relatives are already laughing at you. Make them get in line by laughing at yourself first." This book teaches you - - How to walk the fine line between embellishing and lying. - Why you should never let your pets write the letter for you. - How stock photos can give you a more attractive family. - When to write a special letter if an inheritance is at stake. - Why Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs should drive your letter's content. - How to adapt the Christmas letter format for all your holiday needs, from Hanukkah to Kwanza. But wait. There's more. The holidays are busy. If you do not have time to write an original letter, this book includes templates of paragraphs and an entire letter that you can modify to make your own. Put humor back in your holidays and buy this book. Even better, buy a copy for everyone who sends you a boring Christmas letter every year. It is a present for them and a favor for yourself.

Author : Simon Hoggart
Publisher : Atlantic Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781782399551

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Round Robin Letters by Simon Hoggart Pdf

A new cover reissue of Simon Hoggart's wonderfully funny collection of round robin letters—the perfect antidote for anyone suffering from an excess of Christmas cheer. Every Christmas, unwanted round robin letters, stuffed with news of young Chloe's nauseating excellence at—well—everything, the announcement of Janet's cousin's husband's friend's divorce, or the details of Terry's colonoscopy, accumulate on doormats. One day, Simon Hoggart decided to do something about it. He mercilessly presented the most eye-popping examples of such letters in his bestseller, The Cat that Could Open the Fridge, and followed it up with The Hamster that Loved Puccini, hoping he had put a stop to them. And yet the letters, booklets, and photo-montages kept on coming. So here, to drive home his message, The Round Robin Letters brings together his two collections in an anthology that will have everyone choking with laughter on their Christmas pudding.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1558746366

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All I Want for Christmas Is-- by Anonim Pdf

Doubting readers will find Santa's magic no matter what the season within the pages of All I Want for Christmas Is... -- a timeless keepsake that captures the true meaning of Christmas. Through the surprising, funny, poignant, and often touching letters that children to Santa, readers will get a glimpse of the truly unique way children experience wonder of the world and the spirit of Christmas.

Author : Chronicle Books
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1452140189

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Dear Santa by Chronicle Books Pdf

This first-ever collection of children's letters to Santa—written between 1870 and 1920—presents more than 100 charming missives, each one yet more endearing. Along with its vintage charm, timeless sentiments, and non-denominational perspective, this heartwarming book is filled with historical discoveries that will delight everyone who loves this holiday ritual. Dear Santa is a celebration of one of Christmas's most enduring traditions, and a tribute to the millions of households that keep it alive.

Author : Nancy Naigle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947892248

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Christmas in Evergreen by Nancy Naigle Pdf

A snowy small town. A snow globe that grants wishes. A love that's meant to be. Evergreen, Vermont is about to be in the rearview mirror of Allie Shaw’s vintage red pickup truck. It’s hard to say goodbye to her small town and her veterinarian practice, but she’s moving to Washington D.C., where her big-city-loving boyfriend lives. Ever since Ryan Bellamy’s wife died, he hardly knows how to celebrate Christmas. He’s decided to take his daughter Zoe to Florida, and Evergreen is just a quick stop on the way to the airport. While they’re there, Zoe partakes in a local tradition, making a Christmas wish on the snow globe at the town diner. But neither Allie’s nor Ryan’s Christmas goes as planned. They’ve checked their wish lists twice, and they didn’t say anything about meeting someone new…or about a fresh chance at love. This sweet holiday romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Vermont Christmas Card Cookies.

Author : Roque Fernandez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1943844909

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The First Letters of Christmas by Roque Fernandez Pdf

How many letters are written to Santa each year, all of them containing not only the obligatory list of new toys but far more precious to us than that they also contain the purest essence of childhood those moments when our children whole heartedly believe in Santa Claus. Along with intricate illustrations that depict an inspiring journey towards the most anticipated night of the year The First Letters of Christmas also holds a letter template that helps each child to write their special note to Santa whilst holding back a copy allowing you to revisit that special moment in years to come. The story of Santa Claus and his dear Wife Mrs Claus is loving retold with an emphasis on the power and magic that each letter and wish gives to Santa. A multicultural cast of elves playfully engage in the story as it unfolds and Santa's sleigh receives its full charge from the magic collected from each letter sent. The role of Mrs Claus emulates that of most mothers over Christmas as they strive for the most perfect Christmas ever. The book, sourced from an audit compliant manufacturer, has been beautifully bound in leather to give it that "Dickensian" Christmas look and feel and also so that it can stand the test of time and be put away with the Christmas decorations to be brought out each December when the festive season is upon us again bringing our tag line to life. "Christmases for life not just for Christmas"

Author : Debbie Dearen Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941328342

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The Lost Christmas Letters by Debbie Dearen Richmond Pdf

Author : Stacy Gooch-Anderson
Publisher : Cedar Fort
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1462110827

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The Santa Letters by Stacy Gooch-Anderson Pdf

One year ago on Christmas Eve, William died. For Emma Jensen, the hit-and-run driver killed more than her husband; he killed her joy in Christmas and in every other day of the year. Now, as Christmas approaches again, Emma finds herself sinking into a depression that nothing can breach. But that is about to change when an ornate letter and a mysterious package arrive on her doorstep.

Author : Manghanita Kempadoo
Publisher : Fireside
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1986-10
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 0671627945

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Letters of Thanks by Manghanita Kempadoo Pdf

Lady Huntington's thank you notes reflect her feelings as her true love, Lord Gilbert, continues to send her outlandish gifts during the twelve days of Christmas.