Download or read book Letters to Santa Claus written by The Elves and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book Suspended Conversations written by Martha Langford and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Suspended Conversations Martha Langford breathes life into photographic albums. These travelogues, memoirs, thematic collections, and family sagas embody the intimate preoccupations of their compilers and the great events of a golden photographic age, 1860 to 1960. Langford also traces the influence of photograph albums on the installations, photo narratives, and photo sequences of contemporary artists. Whether dealing with art, museum archives, or the family heirloom, Suspended Conversations bring photography into the great conversation about how we remember our stories and send them into the future."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Spycraft written by Robert Wallace and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider's tour of the past half-century's espionage technologies also recounts some of the CIA's most secretive operations and how they have been performed using state-of-the-art spy instruments.

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book I Will Survive written by Gloria Gaynor and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Will Survive is the story of Gloria Gaynor, America's "Queen of Disco." It is the story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. Her meteoric rise to stardom in the mid-1970s was nothing short of phenomenal, and hits poured forth that pushed her to the top of the charts, including "Honey Bee," "I Got You Under My Skin," "Never Can Say Goodbye," and the song that has immortalized her, "I Will Survive," which became a #1 international gold seller. With that song, Gloria heralded the international rise of disco that became synonymous with a way of life in the fast lane - the sweaty bodies at Studio 54, the lines of cocaine, the indescribable feeling that you could always be at the top of your game and never come down. But down she came after her early stardom, and problems followed in the wake, including the death of her mother, whose love had anchored the young singer, as well as constant battles with weight, drugs, and alcohol. While her fans always imagined her to be rich, her personal finances collapsed due to poor management; and while many envied her, she felt completely empty inside. In the early 1980s, sustained by her marriage to music publisher Linwood Simon, Gloria took three years off and reflected upon her life. She visited churches and revisited her mother's old Bible. Discovering the world of gospel, she made a commitment to Christ that sustains her to this day.

Download or read book Author Numbers written by Charles Ammi Cutter and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Meet Me at the Fair A World s Fair Reader written by Celia Pearce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together with the Olympics, world's fairs are one of the few regular international events of sufficient scale to showcase a spectrum of sights, wonders, learning opportunities, technological advances, and new (or renewed) urban districts, and to present them all to a mass audience. Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader breaks new ground in scholarship on world's fairs by incorporating a number of short new texts that investigate world's fairs in their multiple aspects: political, urban/architectural, anthropological/ sociological, technological, commercial, popular, and representational. Contributors come from eight different countries and represent affiliations in academia, museums and libraries, professional and architectural firms, non-profit organizations, and government regulatory agencies. In taking the measure of both the material artifacts and the larger cultural production of world's fairs, the volume presents its own phantasmagoria of disciplinary perspectives, historical periods, geographical locales, media, and messages, mirroring the microcosmic form of the world's fair itself.

Download or read book Schools Where Children Learn written by Joseph Featherstone and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1971-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Featherstone--along with John Holt, Robert Coles, and Charles Silberman--stands at the forefront of those calling for a humane, new education for our children.

Download or read book James Bond 50th Anniversary Postcards written by and published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK). This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With iconic images and artwork exclusively released from the archives of EON Productions, producers of the Bond franchise, this title includes all six Bonds, Bond villains and girls, film posters, vehicles, weapons and production art. It is a collection of 100 postcards celebrating the world's favourite spy.

Download or read book Dooly and the Snortsnoot written by Jack Kent and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1972 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although he enjoys playing with the village children instead of scaring them, Dooly, a giant who never grew, can't quite forget that giants are supposed to be big, brave, and scary.

Download or read book Too Much Horror Business written by Kirk Hammett and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirk Hammett, the lead guitarist for Metallica, is the curator of one of the world's finest collections of monster-movie memorabilia. Kirk unveils his near-mythical treasure trove of rare posters, props, costumes, and toys from the early silent classics to more modern fare. From Bela Lugosi's annotated Dracula script to the creepy Donnie Darko bunny suit to cool model kits from the 1960s. Alongside scores of original photographs Kirk offers up thoughts about his appreciation for all things scary and fantastic, shedding light on not only the collection of a lifetime, but the man himself

Download or read book The Random House Book of Old Roses written by Roger Phillips and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bursting with color photos and information, this book shows gardeners how to choose and plant 200 of the finest roses in the world, plus easy-to-follow planting and growing tips. Color photos.

Download or read book Crewel Embroidery written by Erica Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vroom Vroom Trucks written by Karen Katz and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vroom vroom! Here come the construction trucks in this new lift-the-flap book from Karen Katz featuring the cutest trucks you’ve ever seen. Rumble! Rumble! Here come the big trucks! Look for bulldozers, dump trucks, and more in this adventurous lift-the-flap book from Karen Katz sure to appeal to any preschooler who loves things that go and things that build. With Karen Katz’s signature bright, striking art, this board book with its sturdy, easy-to-lift flaps is sure to vroom onto bookshelves everywhere.

Download or read book Pop up Peekaboo I Love You written by DK and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop-Up Peekaboo! brings you a wonderfully engaging and all-encompassing baby book, ideal for 0-3 year olds, full of love, learning and so much more! Introducing Pop-Up Peekaboo! I Love You - a wonderfully engaging and interactive pop-up book, complete with simple read-aloud text to catch your toddler’s eye and shape their learning experience like never before. Discover who’s sending Smiley Sheep presents in this adorable baby board book, complete with lift-the-flaps, pop-ups and more! Encompassing fun first words and enchanting adventures, this beautiful baby book encourages literacy in young learners, gently introducing key terms and read-aloud rhymes within its pages of highly-interactive pop-up play! Dive straight in to discover: • Five lift-the-flaps and five interactive pop-ups revealing hidden surprises • Rhyming text and important vocabulary words to encourage early-learning in 0-3 year olds • Eye-catching illustrations bringing the key characters to life • Safe, sturdy board book with rounded edges ideal for little hands Celebrate your child’s curiosity with this chunky and easy-to-hold book, sure to positively influence their memory and motor skills, developing literacy and early-learning, whilst they stay thoroughly entertained, one pop-up peekaboo at a time! The ideal baby book for preschool school learning, Pop-up Peekaboo! I Love You is certain to keep little ones fascinated and engaged time and time again, and proves a must-have volume for parents and children to read aloud together. Why not make your baby’s first Valentine’s Day extra special, with their very own pop-up learning book, complete with cuddly characters and an excellent array of fun first words! Pop-Up Peekaboo I Love You proves the perfect Valentine’s Day gift to treat your toddler this year. Peekaboo! I see you’re looking for more fun-filled adventures! Well, look no further! Pop-Up Peekaboo! is back with a complete collection of over 20 interactive books, so you can enjoy endless hours of pop-up partying. Shortlisted for the Best Preschool Reading Range in The Progressive Preschool Awards 2018, the peekaboo books truly do have something for every young reader to enjoy! Discover all the fascinating stages of a butterfly’s life cycle in Pop Up Peekaboo! Butterfly or travel to a galaxy far away in Pop-Up Peekaboo! Space. Join the peekaboo club today, your next adventure is only one pop-up away!

Download or read book The Adirondack Kids written by Justin VanRiper and published by North Country Books. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justin Robert is ten years old and likes computers, biking and peanut butter cups. But his passion is animals. When an uncommon pair of common loons takes up residence on Fourth Lake near the family camp, he will do anything he can to protect them.

Download or read book How to Kazoo written by Barbara Stewart and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1983 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn kazoo lore, history, tips, and technique in this complete users guide and practitioners manual. The book covers practice exercises for dynamics and breath control, several methods of achieving fry tones and vibrato, a panopoly of noises, tunes, calls, and snorts, techniques for playing different musical styles on the kazoo, such as Jazz, Country & Western, 50s Rock, and Symphonic kazooing. And, of course, How to Kazoo comes with a kazoo itself, free with each copy. Keep America humming. Give this book to your friends. And remember: hum, don't blow.