Download or read book A Christmas Cornucopia written by Mark Forsyth and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUNKENNESS Discover the unpredictable origins and etymologies of our Christmas customs this festive season. For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ". We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers. Luckily, like a gift from Santa himself, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense - in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way. 'Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant' Raymond Briggs 'Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff' Matthew Parris

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Download or read book A Christmas Cornucopia written by W Hamp Watson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of meditations for Advent and Christmas.

Download or read book A Christmas Cornucopia written by Beattie Alvarez and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Cornucopia is a delicious feast of Christmas stories - and food -from well-known and emerging Australian authors. With delectable illustrations byDavid Allan and Fiona McDonald, this is a book sure to make your tummy grumble.Featuring Wendy Blaxland, Sally Odgers, Sophie Masson, Jenny Blackford, AnnaBell, Phoebe McArthur, Debbie Tidball, Amani Gunawardana, Sharon Boyce,Victoria Nugent, Danielle Viera, and Laura Hockley.

Download or read book Little Disasters written by Sarah Vaughan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this novel, a doctor is faced with an ethical dilemma when her friend's child lands in the emergency room"--

Download or read book A Cornucopia of Christmas Confections written by Candace Wilmot and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of Christmas acrostics

Download or read book The Etymologicon written by Mark Forsyth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains how you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what, precisely, the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening. This witty book will awake the linguist in you and illuminate the hidden meanings behind common words and phrases, tracing their evolution through all of their surprising paths throughout history.

Download or read book Scandinavian Christmas written by Trine Hahnemann and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas, from the first Sunday in Advent to New Year's Day, is marked by festivals and celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge, the Danish word for cosiness, is about being inside with candles, great comfort food and lots of cakes and sweets. The first week of December is baking week - enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies, gingerbread houses and clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths, trees and tables decorated with white candles and fresh greenery - the perfect mix of ancient and modern. Brunches, cocktail and tea parties, lunches and dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies and delicious modern recipes. Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve, fish, ham and seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets, biscuits, puddings and other treats abound - all washed down with gluwein and fruity cocktails. In this glorious book, illustrated with Lars Ranek's evocative photographs, Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes - all featuring ingredients which are common to all northern climes - showing us how we, too, can decorate our homes and make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.

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Download or read book The Joy of Christmas written by Helen Feingold and published by Barron's Educational Series. This book was released on 1991-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback edition contains every one of the original recipes, decorating tips, party ideas, and wonderful illustrations found in the bestselling harcover edition first published in 1988. Here is the complete Christmas book--reasonably priced to make it a sure seller. 80 full-color, full-page photographs.

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Download or read book The Atlas of Christmas written by Alex Palmer and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating (and sometimes downright odd!) ways that people and nations celebrate the holiday season and share this festive compendium's unique traditions together with family and friends. Do you know that in Guatemala there's a "Burn the Devil" tradition to kick off the Christmas season, where revelers gather to set fire to devil-piñatas? In Sweden, a popular figure in Christmas traditions is the Yule Goat, a rowdy, menacing character who demands gifts. And in Japan, a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the classic Christmas Day feast. These and many other global Christmas traditions are featured here in this delightful book. From decorations and activities to feasts and special treats, there's a wide range of both lovely and unusual traditions from around the globe.

Download or read book Medievalist Traditions in Nineteenth century British Culture written by Clare A. Simmons and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the rituals of the year in Victorian England, showing the influence of the Middle Ages.

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