Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by Kat Martin and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teddy Williams was eight years old that Christmas, too young to understand all the undercurrents swirling around him in the tiny Michigan town of Dreyerville. He wasn't able to value that Christmas for the miracle it truly was. Teddy only knew he wanted to buy the beautiful Victorian clock in the window of Tremont's Antiques as a gift for his grandmother, Lottie Sparks, a woman desperate to find him a home before her rapidly progressing Alzheimer's left him an orphan. Teddy didn't know that in trying to buy the clock he would meet Sylvia Winters and Joe Dixon, a couple, once in love, desperate to overcome the past. He didn't know he would form a friendship with his neighbors, Floyd and Doris Culver, two people struggling to revive their long-dead marriage. He didn't know that these people would fill his Christmas with magic and hope; that the love of his friends would change his world, and that he would forever change theirs.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock A Time Twisting Tale written by C.C. Reverie and published by Camelia Krausmann. This book was released on 2023-10-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the enchanting world of Christmas, April is a young girl filled with holiday dreams. She longs for one special gift - a playhouse that would make this Christmas the best one ever. But her family isn't too keen on the idea, leading April to make an impulsive wish: for Christmas never to come. As time starts spiraling backward, April quickly realizes the magnitude of her wish. The world around her begins to unravel, and it's all her doing. With regret weighing heavy on her heart, April embarks on a journey to fix the very fabric of time itself. Joined by her school friend Tyron, April sets out to find the whimsical Christmas Clock rumored to be hidden in the heart of the town. Together, they stumble upon a curious creature named Bobolat, a shapeshifting lost blob who appears to be the source of the time reversal. To make things right, April and Tyron must first help Bobolat reunite with their own family. As they venture through a magical and ever-changing world, April learns the true meaning of Christmas, the importance of family, and the power of forgiveness. Join April, Tyron, and their new friend Bobolat on a heartwarming adventure that will melt even the coldest hearts and restore the spirit of Christmas for everyone. "The Christmas Clock" is a timeless tale of wonder, friendship, and the extraordinary magic hidden in unexpected places. It's a perfect book for kids all ages looking for a fun and festive read.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by Amy Joyce and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the CHRISTMAS CLOCK tells of Gods love for us. Just like the crack that appears on the back of the clock, each one of us is flawed in some way. When we know, trust and depend on God He provides an answer and a way out of trouble.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock Or Time s River of Dust a Dark Holiday Tale written by John T. Cullen and published by Clocktower Books. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Bradbury sent John T. Cullen a personal note in 2008, thanking him for writing a dark holiday fantasy worthy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, or of Ray Bradbury's macabre yet heartwarming tales. Arthur Latchloose, a miserable, wealthy old banker, has everything--but has nobody. A modern genie with a cell phone, and a wondrous clock made for the Sun King, turn his world upside down.This is a dark holiday fantasy for men and women of all faiths and cultures, which loses nothing from its unique Christmas spirit while opening its doors of wonder and spooky humor (along with a few tears) to all. Each of us is a traveler in a river of time. Like fish in water, or merfolks patrolling the deep, we are unaware of the medium in which we travel. We are born, we grow up--we love, lose, and love again--we suffer; and ultimately, each of us becomes yet another discarded vessel among the objects that time's rushing river has deposited in its empty riverbed. This, you see, is a river that only passes once through any point in time. In his hour of need, our friend Arthur Latchloose, by a strange confluence of fate and chance, comes upon a marvelous device that runs precious time through its hands. This wondrous, antique grandfather clock was built for the Sun King, and ended up passing among the hands of Oriental despots for centuries. During the recent many unfortunate wars in that mystical region, it came into the clutches of a desperate straggler-from yet another of the many wars there. This unfortunate soul, Major Jarlid, upon returning home from the war, is forced to sell it to pay his final debts. His buyer turns out to be a terribly wealthy but equally desperate and lonely man-our friend Arthur Latchloose. Along with the fabulous clock of the Sun King comes a genie right out of a bottle on some Oriental beach. He is, one might say, not a spirit to be rubbed the wrong way. But this djinni has not met the likes of feisty old Latchloose before now. And so begins a dark and curious tale, on a cold and snowy Christmas Eve. It is a story best told by firelight, worthy of Mr. Charles Dickens, but without Tiny Tim Cratchett or wailing ghosts clanking in chains. Instead, we have a genie constantly talking on his cell phone, working on contract and harried by his London office.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by John T. Cullen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Bradbury, during the 2008 Holiday season, sent a fan letter to John T. Cullen, praising The Christmas Clock: "Bravo, John! Read & Loved your 'Clock."On a darker, more universal level, The Christmas Clock is an allegory of how alcoholism reaches across generations and destroys families through violence and cruelty--but the human spirit can redeem itself, not by erasing or discarding the past (which makes us who we are) but by fixing the past within ourselves, and by rediscovering ourselves and the loves in our life.Arthur Latchloose had it all-a beautiful wife, wonderful children, wealth-and somehow it all disappeared from his life, leaving him a lonely and grumpy old man. As Christmas Eve descends upon the shadowy, neon city, and a blizzard coats the landscape with its silent magic, Arthur sits alone in his bank, the Latchloose Building of course. He putters around his priceless antique collection, only dimly aware that there is much more to life than his glittering treasures.The phone rings. It's Major Jarlid, fresh from the Middle East wars. Jarlid is desperate, and must sell a fabulous old Ottoman clock with magical properties. Not only that, but a djinni comes with the clock, and a single life-altering wish. This isn't your grandma's djinni. He's a harried young fellow, under a lot of stress, always on the phone with the home office in London. But he doesn't have a clue how mean and hard a bargain old skinflint Latchloose can drive.The djinni gives Arthur a choice: either wipe out your previous life, including those you loved, and get a whole new life-or go back and fix what you broke. Seeing his son and daughter, and then his beloved, deceased wife Gretchen, Arthur begins to see his many regretchens.Not only that, but the djinni gives Arthur a unique tour of his past life, in the form of a river of time resembling a darkling Niagara of sand-the sands of time. Embedded in these sands are artifacts from the past-and memories so terrible Arthur can barely look. But look he must, and deal with them, in a catharsis that brings him to his one and only great decision: to go back and fix, and reclaim what is lost, or to forget and move on. As Arthur and the djinni wander through the city on this quest, the hours strike, one terrible tolling after another among the snowy streets and concrete canyons lit by neon. As the harried djinni runs along, Arthur drives his bargain to the very last stroke of the very last hour, gambling with the very fabric of time and reality...The Christmas Clock is a treasure of wisdom, a play of morality, a shining gem of dark fantasy to warm your Holiday night. Like Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, it brings out the best and the worst in people, and gives you chills and goosebumps as Arthur Latchloose finally comes up against a Fate he cannot escape or deny. The payoff is either total catastrophe forever, or a warm and shining Holiday reward.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by Ken Williams and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas time may be as stressful for you as it is for many other families. Follow the holiday adventure of one young family as they discover if it is possible for a broken clock to bring peace and joy to the holidays so that they can take back the season.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by John T. Cullen and published by Clocktower Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Bradbury has sent a fan letter to John T. Cullen, praising The Christmas Clock. Arthur Latchloose is a grumpy old banker who feels left behind by the world, though perhaps he unknowingly helped cause his estrangement from his late wife and their children. He hasn't a friend in the world, not even a pet, and has not celebrated a Christmas in years. He does have an unusual hobby to go along with his considerable wealth. He collects antiquities. Not just old antiques, but rare and valuable items from long ago. This year Mr. Latchloose has contrived to buy himself a fabulous and strangely powerful grandfather clock originally made at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, and given to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, where it underwent some remarkable modifications using classic alchemy and other arcane arts. After the fall of the Ottomans during World War I, the clock ended up in possession of an Arab prince near Baghdad, where it acquired its own resident djinni. Now the clock is in the hands of Arthur Latchloose, courtesy a mysterious old Army major, and the djinni offers Arthur a single great wish. This is the story of how Arthur Latchloose pursues the quest of his ultimate wish in life, nearly drives a powerful djinni out of his mind, and manages to turn half the world upside down. You see, Arthur Latchloose starts out with one thing in mind--immortality--but when he can't have that (according to the arcane rules of the Agency bureaucracy with whom his djinni constantly consults on his cell phone) then Arthur strikes out on a remarkable quest of his own. The Christmas Clock is just the right story to get you in the mood for a Merry Christmas, offering lovers of SF and dark fantasy just the right mix of holiday wonder, mystery, humor, human drama, and a sentimental payoff worthy of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's a suspenseful roller-coaster ride, not for the faint of heart, spirit, or imagination. It is definitely not a kid story, but it's good clean fun for any grownup willing to suspend disbelief for a while, and let the imagination go for a wild ride in time and space. Written especially for a holiday audience by John T. Cullen, an author whose works include A Walk in Ancient Rome, Revised 2nd Edition (Nonfiction/Ancient History) and nearly two dozen novels.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by John Cullen and published by . This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Latchloose is a grumpy old banker who feels left behind by the world, though perhaps he unknowingly helped cause his estrangement from his late wife and their children. He hasn't a friend in the world, not even a pet, and has not celebrated a Christmas in years. He does have an unusual hobby to go along with his considerable wealth. He collects antiquities. Not just old antiques, but rare and valuable items from long ago. This year Mr. Latchloose has contrived to buy himself a fabulous and strangely powerful grandfather clock originally made at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, and given to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, where it underwent some remarkable modifications using classic alchemy and other arcane arts. After the fall of the Ottomans during World War I, the clock ended up in possession of an Arab prince near Baghdad, where it acquired its own resident djinni. Now the clock is in the hands of Arthur Latchloose, courtesy a mysterious old Army major, and the djinni offers Arthur a single great wish. This is the story of how Arthur Latchloose pursues the quest of his ultimate wish in life, nearly drives a powerful djinni out of his mind, and manages to turn half the world upside down. You see, Arthur Latchloose starts out with one thing in mind--immortality--but when he can't have that (according to the arcane rules of the Agency bureaucracy with whom his djinni constantly consults on his cell phone) then Arthur strikes out on a remarkable quest of his own. The Christmas Clock is just the right story to get you in the mood for a Merry Christmas, offering lovers of SF and dark fantasy just the right mix of holiday wonder, mystery, humor, human drama, and a sentimentalpayoff worthy of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's a suspenseful roller-coaster ride, not for the faint of heart, spirit, or imagination.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by Debbie Brewer and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful poem that describes the joy of a traditional Christmas as it approaches each year. Indulge in the spirit of Christmas as it is eloquently portrayed through rhyming poetry. Suitable for all ages.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock written by Brett Ashley Roeper and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is magical. Time is evil. In this fun, light-hearted Christmas tale a young boy named Brett battles against time on Christmas Eve night in order to reach Christmas morning. The problem is, the harder he tries to fall asleep, the slower time seems to pass. As sleepless minutes turn into hours little Brett begins to worry that Santa might completely pass up his house if he cannot fall asleep. Enjoy this story with a universal problem that has touched each of our lives at some point or another.

Download or read book On the Clock written by Emily Guendelsberger and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nickel and Dimed for the Amazon age," (Salon) the bitingly funny, eye-opening story of finding work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly low-wage labor After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter closed, Emily Guendelsberger took a pre-Christmas job at an Amazon fulfillment center outside Louisville, Kentucky. There, the vending machines were stocked with painkillers, and the staff turnover was dizzying. In the new year, she travelled to North Carolina to work at a call center, a place where even bathroom breaks were timed to the second. And finally, Guendelsberger was hired at a San Francisco McDonald's, narrowly escaping revenge-seeking customers who pelted her with condiments. Across three jobs, and in three different parts of the country, Guendelsberger directly took part in the revolution changing the U.S. workplace. Offering an up-close portrait of America's actual "essential workers," On the Clock examines the broken social safety net as well as an economy that has purposely had all the slack drained out and converted to profit. Until robots pack boxes, resolve billing issues, and make fast food, human beings supervised by AI will continue to get the job done. Guendelsberger shows us how workers went from being the most expensive element of production to the cheapest - and how low wage jobs have been remade to serve the ideals of efficiency, at the cost of humanity. On the Clock explores the lengths that half of Americans will go to in order to make a living, offering not only a better understanding of the modern workplace, but also surprising solutions to make work more humane for millions of Americans.

Download or read book Time Travel in Fiction written by H. G. Wells and published by Ell Reading, LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully selected collection features classic works of fiction that explore the recurrent theme of time travel. In "The Clock that Went Backward," a mysterious clock sends two cousins three hundred years back in time to play a vital role in a battle during the Eighty Years' War. In H. G. Wells' satirical novella, the time machine takes its inventor to a futuristic world, where humans have evolved into two distinct species: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The tale that ensues is a political commentary on Victorian England. Finally, in "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge is forced to confront his future as part of a journey of personal redemption. The book includes 18 illustrations and the following engaging works: The Time Machine (1895) The Clock that Went Backward (1881) A Christmas Carol (1843)"

Download or read book A Timeless Christmas written by Alexis Stanton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-21 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **NOW A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE** They’re from two different centuries, but they’re perfect for each other. Megan Turner is in love with the past. As a tour guide at a beautiful historic mansion, she tells visitors about its original owner, Charles Whitley. An inventor and businessman in the early 1900s, he rose from poverty to wealth…only to disappear without a trace. Charles was always intrigued by the future. He just never expected to go there. But when he repairs a mysterious clock he bought on his travels, he’s transported to the twenty-first century, with his home decorated for Christmas and overrun by strangers. Charles is determined to find a way back to his own era, especially when he learns about what happened after he left. But as Megan introduces him to the wonders of smartphones, pizza, and modern holiday traditions, they both feel a once-in-a-lifetime connection. Could it be that, somewhere in time, they belong together? This magical holiday romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Stuffed Crust Italian Pizza.

Download or read book Christmas Books written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

Download or read book Johanna s Christmas written by Johanna Basford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers Secret Garden and Lost Ocean, a beautiful new adult coloring book, printed on ivory paper and featuring delicate tangles of holly and ivy, bauble-laden Christmas trees, and mountains of exquisitely wrapped gifts. From flurries of delicate snowflakes to deliciously decorated gingerbread houses and reindeer-led sleighs, Johanna’s Christmas is a celebration of this wonderful holiday season that invites you to pick up your pens and pencils to color, complete, or embellish each of the festive artworks. Each of the 37 images in this book is printed single-sided on perforated paper, so you can color and remove the images—the perfect frameable holiday gift! Now printed on specially selected ivory paper. This paper has been specifically created for Johanna Basford’s coloring books. It has a medium tooth which is perfect for creating beautiful colored pencil effects or chalk pastel backgrounds but also wonderful for pens, which will glide effortlessly over its surface.

Download or read book The Christmas Clock A Song For My Mother written by Kat Martin and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin comes an inspiring and romantic duo - two heartwarming, feel-good stories. Teddy Winters was eight years old that Christmas, too young to understand all the undercurrents swirling around him in the tiny Michigan town of Dreyerville. He wasn't able to value that Christmas for the miracle it truly was. Teddy only knew he wanted to buy the beautiful Victorian clock in the window of Tremont Antiques as a gift for his grandmother, Lottie Sparks, a woman desperate to find him a home before her rapidly progressing Alzheimer's left him an orphan. Everything changes for Teddy that year when he meets Sylvia Winters and Joe Dixon. "The perfect stocking stuffer for the romance reader on your holiday list." - Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale Ten years after running away and eloping with her high school boyfriend, Marly Hanson returns to her hometown at the request of her daughter, Katie, who has recently been treated for brain cancer. Living next door to Marly's mother, Winnie, is handsome sheriff and widower Reed Bennett, and his son, Ham. Ham and Katie become fast friends, while their parents find their attraction to one another going deeper than mere friendship. But Marly's time in Dreyerville is limited and risking her heart isn't something she's willing to do. Will they all get the happy ending they deserve? "Kat Martin has the uncanny and delicate ability to pluck the heartstrings of the reader, and she's done it again with pitch-perfect tone." - Patti Callahan Henry, author of The Perfect Love Song