Download or read book Our Last Christmas Together written by Matt Mikalatos and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Sunlit Lands, teenagers fight in a magic war against a terrible enemy. But once a year all such things are set aside for a Christmas celebration, with kids from around the world sharing their traditions, their stories, and their memories of home. Join Madeline Oliver, Jason Wu, and Shula Bishara as each one shares their own moving Christmas tale. A standalone story set in the world of The Sunlit Lands.

Download or read book Christmas with Ed Sullivan written by Ed Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors Include Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Pearl Buck, Walter Cronkite, Clark Gable And Many Others.

Download or read book Last Christmas in Paris written by Hazel Gaynor and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettably romantic novel that spans four Christmases (1914-1918), Last Christmas in Paris explores the ruins of war, the strength of love, and the enduring hope of the Christmas season. New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War. August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as everyone does—that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris. But as history tells us, it all happened so differently… Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict—but how?—and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father’s newspaper business. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears—and grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene? Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris—a cherished packet of letters in hand—determined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. But one final letter is waiting for him…

Download or read book The Last Christmas written by Seelie Kay and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Christmas time, everyone deserves a miracle! David Wright is dying from cancer. He is not expected to see another Christmas. At least that’s what the medical professionals say. Fortunately, Santa begs to differ. After all, modern medicine is nothing more than a best guess. Santa believes anything is possible until you give up. When Santa tells David’s wife, Joan, that heaven is full and she has to keep her husband alive, she is beside herself. She has no medical skills. How can she save anyone’s life? Set your skepticism aside as Santa embraces a family already mourning their father’s terminal diagnosis and teaches them that a Christmas miracle doesn’t always require heavenly intervention. Sometimes, all it takes is a family with enough love to create their own. As Santa says, a true miracle is when love combines with action to get the desired results. And only humans are capable of that. Will Santa’s words fall on deaf ears? Or will Team Wright find a way to save their father’s life?

Download or read book Last Christmas written by Greg Wise and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The perfect gift for anyone who loves all things Christmas ... it's a festive gem' Woman & Home 'A beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays' Prima ___________ The perfect gift book, featuring the writing of Meryl Streep, Bill Bailey, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Caitlin Moran, Richard Ayoade, Emily Watson and others, to coincide with the upcoming movie Last Christmas, starring Emma Thompson, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? Looking towards the future, what would your perfect Christmas be? What would you change? What should we all change? This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden. Away from the John Lewis advert, the high street decorations and the candied orange in Heston Blumenthal's Christmas pudding, this gem of a book introduced and curated by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise celebrates the importance of kindness and generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows us that these values are not just for Christmas.

Download or read book The Last Christmas Tree written by Stephen Krensky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "heartwarming, magical tale"--SLJ Among the grand balsam firs and pines at the Christmas tree lot is a little hunched tree that is missing several branches. Still, no tree is more filled with the spirit of Christmas. As the weeks go by, many others are selected but still the little tree keeps up its hope of finding the perfect family. On Christmas Eve, now the last tree in the lot, a special visitor (Ho, Ho, Ho!) might just give the little tree what it wants most of all.

Download or read book A Time to Remember written by Terry Bass and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.

Download or read book Ilkley and The Great War written by Caroline Brown and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs documents the impact of the First World War had on Ilkley.

Download or read book Nurtured by Nature written by Alice Bjorklund Gunness and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurtured by Nature is Alice Bjorklund Gunnesss memoir of faith and family. Alice recalls stories of family farm life with Donald, her husband, and their five children, living along the Red River of North Dakota. The stories evolved over sixty years of farm living. Alices voice is positive. She recounts her childrens adventures, sometimes full of surprises, and tells lifes lessons learned through nature. Her storiessome humorous, some causing us to think about our lives in terms of eternal perspectiveinclude her strong belief that God, in His grace and mercy, protects and helps us. Wildlife, birds, farm animals, pets, and the beauty of sky and landscape accompany Alices stories. Alice writes with the thought of encouraging others as they continue their journeys through life.

Download or read book I Am Not There written by Ginny Stroud and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alzheimer’s – just a word, but one which conjures a whole range of emotions and thoughts – none of them positive. But how do we know? We are easily fooled. When you look in a mirror you do not see reality. For some, Alzheimer’s disease is a subject only mentioned in passing; for others, experiencing the profound effects it can have becomes a devastating reality. All are aware of its devastating outcome, but this is a novel about life, not death. Or rather, two lives: Beth is based on fact – only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Betsy’s story is a mixture of imagination and wishful thinking. “Just its name brings anxiety and alarm: Alzheimer’s. Sometimes, in my darker moods, I consider the future heredity possibilities: even going so far as to estimate the time I have left. A countdown to slow oblivion.” I Am Not There broadens the concept of near death, out-of-body experiences, providing a different, positive perspective on illness, life and death, and what may occur afterwards. It will appeal to anyone dealing with terminal illness or questioning the meaning of death. “The last week of my grandmother’s life gave me absolute belief in an afterlife. There were moments when I knew that she was not there and I took this one step further, to look at what happens to spirits in between life and death,” says Ginny, who was adopted by her grandmother, and who she cared for during the last ten years of her life after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Ginny is determined that her grandmother’s achievements should not be overshadowed by her disease.

Download or read book The Last Christmas written by David Hubbard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Where the Willow Grows in Transylvania written by Rosa Alexander and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I do not want to hear another word about your crazy American Dream ' Words such as these from Rosa Alexander's father during his frequent drunken rants often drove young Rosa to seek solace beneath her weeping willow tree. One day, however, her aunt Klara visits from America, giving Rosa hope for a brighter future. Rosa held on to her dream for years, waiting for the chance to leave her beloved homeland and find a home across the ocean. The time never comes, however, and eventually Rosa marries and starts a family, believing that perhaps America is not part of her plan anymore. As life becomes increasingly harder, in 1985, Rosa and Alan finally make plans to escape the cruel eye of the Romanian government and find freedom in America. They are forced, however, to leave their children-Julia, 8; and Peter, 4-behind. When Peter and Julia are not able to join them as hoped, Rosa struggles through enormous sorrow as she begins an almost four-year battle to reunite her family. Where the Willow Grows in Transylvania, based on the emotional true story of Rosa Alexander's American Dream, relates how Rosa's dream eventually becomes a grown-up search for peace and a yearning for her family to be together. As Rosa begins to trust God, she not only hears His voice but also finds her own. Her story reminds readers that with faith, dreams can come true.

Download or read book Without a Manual written by Sandy Trunzer and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2009, after being diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester Disease, a rare, life-ending illness, author Sandy Trunzer began a blog, with the simple intention of keeping friends updated on her health. Over time, and with feedback from an ever-increasing number of readers, Without a Manual evolved into a wry and unflinching account of what it’s like to see your death looming just ahead…and keep on living anyway. Through battles with insurers who refused to finance medications for an illness so rare there was no real medical protocol, and while suffering ever-diminishing health, increasing pain, and a devastating personal betrayal, Sandy continued to maintain her blog. A deeply insightful account of approaching the end of life with grace, love and humour, it lights a beacon – illuminating the way ahead for the sick and able-bodied alike.

Download or read book When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis written by Helen Bailey and published by Bonnier Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer Helen Bailey's world fell apart in early 2011 when she and her workaholic husband took off on a well-earned break to Barbados and days after arriving Helen watched helplessly from the beach as he was dragged out to sea in a rip-current and drowned. Alone and more than three thousand miles from home, she was a wife at breakfast and a widow by lunchtime. With her life as she knew it shattered, Helen began to chronicle living after such devastating and shocking loss in a blog - Planet Grief - and gained a worldwide following from many who had experienced huge loss, whether through death or divorce. And now her blog has become a book. Anecdotal, witty, heartbreaking and utterly grounded, When Bad Things Happen to Good Bikinis covers all the obvious struggles in the aftermath of a loss, as well as many not-so-obvious but just as poignant everyday obstacles. Helen has emerged from her nightmare, and her story will bring wry humour, comfort and hope to a huge number of people, whatever their circumstances.

Download or read book My Secret Life in Hut Six written by Mair Russell-Jones and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the World War 2 de-coders of Bletchley Park continues to fascinate. How did Mair Thomas, a musician brought up in the Welsh valleys, find herself in the rarefied atmosphere of Hut Six, surrounded by hundreds of others, all desperately trying to break the German Enigma Code? Sworn to secrecy and working in cramped and uncomfortable conditions, Mair discovered her degree in German and Music was just what was needed. Drawn from the public schools and Oxbridge her background was very different to that of most of her colleagues and she didn't immediately fit in. This captivating memoir unpacks her daily life and explores the relationships she built. My Secret Life in Hut Six provides a fascinating insight into one woman's battle against Nazi Germany vividly capturing an era of danger, strain and day to day difficulties that were brightened occasionally by visits from the top brass, such as Winston Churchill.

Download or read book And Then Came Agadoo written by Terry Dobson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the life and times of Terry Dobson... As the drummer of chart topping band Black Lace, Terry toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe and the former Iron Curtain countries during 1969-1980.UK TV appearances include,Top of the Pops Juke box Jury, Noel Edmonds Swap Shop,the BBC's Nationwide news program and the making of the bands first pop video as prequel to the 1979 Eurovision song contest... Terry has appeared in numerous TV pop shows throughout Europe.Spain, Bulgaria, France, Denmark, Poland, East & West Germany and the Shetland Isles.Terry talks about his early school days, life on a large council estate, playing drums in working mens clubs and summer seasons in Skegness and Filey 1976 & 1977...also performances with the stars of the day during his semi professional and professional career...and the effect playing in a band had on his family. Love, lust and the meeting and divorce of 3 wives... his lovely children, Helen, Kerry, Warren, and Ashley...the sad death of his partner, the raising of his youngest son Liam, now aged 7...but just a few days away from his 4th birthday when his mummy, Tricia, tragically died as a result of an asthma attack on one of the hottest days in July 2006 aged just 47. The good and bad times, the happy and the sad...The success of Black Lace the band and phenominal success of the Black Lace duo.Terry's time playing the drums in other semi and professional bands, the sad deaths of Alan Barton (Black Lace & Smokie).Mick Brassington (Method & Stormer) Richard Chappell (former Wakefield theatre club lighting man), and roadie for all the bands Terry has worked with. Also with very little information to hand Terry records the events leading up to a very long and frustrating search for his biological father.

Download or read book Broken No More written by Maryann McMellon and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken No More is a true story about a devastated girl who sought a prince to escape a childhood dominated by two alcoholic parentsone a mentally ill motherabuse, panic attacks, depression, abandonment, and incredible loss. Maryann learned early in life that trust and love were just words without meaning and that promises were not meant for keeping. In her brokenness, she began to self-medicate with alcohol at the age of twelve. She took a destructive path that nearly consumed her life and left her in complete despair, but her life was forever changed when she was finally rescued by a true prince, Jesus. Not only did Jesus rescue her, but He gave her authority and power to win the wars against the enemy and recover what was once plundered. She was broken, but because of Christ, today she is broken no more. The goal of Maryanns ministry is to war for the oppressed and train for battle, so that families and generations to come will be freed in Christ and walk in victory.