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Hot gin toddies. Smoking rosemary old fashioneds. A "wet" Advent calendar. Now you can experience Christmas the way it was meant to be celebrated: with festive cocktails and a lively history of Saint Nicholas and other saints! Michael Foley, author of Drinking with the Saints, presents holiday drink recipes; beer, wine, and cider recommendations; and witty instruction on how to honor the saints in this exquisite gift book that will make your Christmas...
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"It's 1931, and times are tough for the Miller family, who are raising eight children in the midst of the Great Depression. When Eli Miller passes away unexpectedly, and then a fire destroys their barn, Annie has no idea how she'll make ends meet. The Amish community rallies around her and the children, as is their custom, but as days turn into weeks and then into months, Annie's friends and neighbors return to their own routines and seem to expect...
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The Fourth of July is a very special American holiday and celebration. Families and friends spend fun time together and at night, beautiful fireworks are displayed for everyone to enjoy. But what actually happened on that day that causes us to remember and celebrate it for many hundreds of years? This wonderfully illustrated children's book explains what brave Americans did to declare their freedom and equality, and identifies who was the source of...
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We all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621.
In Thanksgiving, award-winning author Melanie Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, giving us a vivid portrait of our nation's best-loved holiday. Drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents, and cookbooks, Thanksgiving brings
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Meet Rhonda, a semi-neurotic ad agent and Christmas fanatic,
who decides she's going to make a fabulous Hanukkah
celebration for her new husband James and his family.
In the midst of trying to create the perfect day, Rhonda meets with
various roadblocks: a hostile mother-in-law who takes the joy out of
any day, recipes she can't seem to master, a looming work deadline
that's sure to do her in, as well as an intrinsic belief that somehow...
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Straight from a country famous for its Christmas celebrations, Swedish author Helene Lundberg goes into detail on everything necessary to make beautiful Christmas crafts with an authentic Swedish twist. This full-color book includes lists of necessary materials, step-by-step pictures of each project, and patterns in the back of the book so you get perfect results with every craft. From stockings, ornaments, and picture frames to creative gift wrappings,...
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Cosy up in front of a fire and discover Christmas the Norwegian way...full of romance, cosy traditions and hygge! In the bleak midwinter... A really frosty wind is making Holly's life absolutely miserable After all the years of hard work it took Londoner Holly Greene to become a doctor, now it could all be taken away and she only has herself to blame. She's retreating to her brother's rustic home on an island off the coast of Norway to lick her wounds....
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In Poor As I Am two grad students meet in a story of five Christmas Eves. Will the money he doesn't have or the money she doesn't want get in the way? Or does love conquer all, especially at Christmas?
In Eight Short Stories . . .
• Two eleven-year-old detectives investigate a Christmas mystery in the award-winning "The Case of the Missing Hair."
• A young woman who waits tables in a diner resents the regular who resembles her grandpa.
• A...
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This Christmas collection, enhanced with four-color photographs, includes recipes, gift ideas, decorating tips, and hints to involve the whole family. It's the perfect gift or self-purchase for anyone who loves Christmas and all the traditions it brings.
The kitchen is the heart of the home and when Christmas rolls around, the kitchen is where everyone gathers for hot chocolate, apple cider, and cookies that look like angels. The Christmas Kitchen...
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Every year as the days grow shorter, amidst the holly, cookies, and carols there is another timeless holiday tradition-sending and receiving Christmas cards to and from those you love. 100 Christmas Wishes is a collection of vintage holiday cards, all from the archives of the New York Public Library. The Library houses one of the greatest collections of early Christmas postcards from around the world with thousands of cards depicting every imaginable...
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Perfect for Sunday school classes and youth groups-this kit enables kids to experience first-hand the life-changing message of the Bible's most powerful stories! This new interactive kit combines the fun of origami paper folding with the joy of recreating and retelling the most beloved stories in the Bible! The beautifully produced paper models are easy to fold up, and the instruction book explains how to use the models to retell the following significant...
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The charm, warmth, and beauty of a Swedish Christmas is captured in this remarkable collection of 300 colorful, fun, and historic postcards dating back to the 1800s. Each postcard reveals the magic behind Christmas and of Scandinavian tradition and folklore. Here, gnomish elves meet Santa and children play with angels. With traditional postcards from renowned artists such as Jenny Nystrom, Elsa Beeskow, and Aina Stenberg, accompanied by explanations...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year, and this richly illustrated treasury celebrates everything there is to love about the holiday season! It's filled with favorite Christmas stories, such as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "Little Women, A Merry Christmas," and songs as well as original poems from Lee Bennett Hopkins, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others; original recipes from Erin Gleeson, Yvette van Boven, and Yotam Ottolenghi; and other holiday...
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