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Book The Holiday Slay

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. A. Whiting
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 251 pages

Download or read book The Holiday Slay written by J. A. Whiting and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a chilly winter season in North Carolina with Hope and her daughter, Cori, getting ready for the holidays. As she faces her first Christmas without her husband, Hope continues to search for the person responsible for her resident ghost's century-old murder. After interviewing a descendant of one of the suspects, trouble begins to brew with a false accusation, an unusual gift, and an unpleasant surprise. Will Hope be able to figure out what's going on without putting her own life in danger?

Book Holiday Slay

    Book Details:
  • Author : Latoya Nicole
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-11-22
  • ISBN : 9780578608549
  • Pages : 54 pages

Download or read book Holiday Slay written by Latoya Nicole and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holiday Slay is a Christmas Coloring Book that contains twenty-four timeless, festive and realistic illustrations in celebration of this wonderful holiday season. It features an African American Santa and Mrs. Claus and many other beautiful, classy and stylish women enjoying the gift of Christmas. Along the way you'll also see the reason for the season, delicate flurries and snowflakes, Christmas trees, snowmen, reindeer, presents, mandalas and more. As you grab your crayons and colored pencils get creative while bringing these amazingly innovative adult coloring book pages to life. This holiday season add a little color and diversity to your Christmas while you unwind, relax and relieve stress. It's even a great holiday gift for your friends, family and coworkers. Perfect for adults of all ages.?Premium gloss finish cover design?Printed single sided on bright white paper?Large format 8.5" x 11.0" pages?Moderate to complex in detail

Book Slay My Name

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cynthia Eden
  • Publisher : Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
  • Release : 2024-04-09
  • ISBN : 1960633694
  • Pages : 327 pages

Download or read book Slay My Name written by Cynthia Eden and published by Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes danger comes in a deceptive package. The vamps need to be afraid…because Sandra “Dee” Daniels is on the hunt. Ever since vamps killed her family, Dee has made it her mission to take out the blood suckers who stalk the night. Sure, she might be human and she might look small and delicate, but the best threat is the one that the vamps never see coming. By the time they see her, it’s far too late. She’s the woman he needs. Simon Chase has been after Dee for a very long time…not that she knows this secret. Not that she knows any of the secrets he’s keeping. The delectable Dee thinks that she’s in charge because she’s a bounty hunter for Night Watch, the paranormal bounty hunting agency in Baton Rouge. She needs to think again. Dee’s world is about to be turned upside down, and when the dust settles, he’ll be the only friend she has. Blood. Passion. Nights can sure be hell… A Born Master is closing in on Dee—and everyone knows that the immensely powerful Borns are the worst of the worst. Her ally in the fight against him? The mysterious Simon. But when Simon shows his own fangs, Dee knows that she’s been tricked. And, suddenly, Dee isn’t just hunting vamps. She’s falling for one. But what happens when death comes calling for Dee? She’s always feared becoming the thing she hates the most. Yet Simon isn’t just going to stand there and let her slip from his world. One way or another, he will keep her. Provided, of course, that he and Dee can stop the immortal killing machine who is hot on their trail. A vampire’s love isn’t just for now. It’s forever. SLAY MY NAME was first published by Kensington in July of 2010—back then, it was released under the title of I’LL BE SLAYING YOU. I am very happy to be bringing this “classic” paranormal romance to readers again.

Book Slay Ride  A Stylish   Humorous Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery

Download or read book Slay Ride A Stylish Humorous Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery written by Diane Vallere and published by Polyester Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this humorous cozy mystery with a fashionable amateur sleuth and a holiday-themed mystery by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. Bah, Hashtag! When intrepid fashion insider Samantha Kidd lands a temporary assignment as a social media influencer two weeks before Christmas, she dives into the world of lifestyle goals. The job provides props to encourage drool-worthy posts destined to inspire envy and drive customers into last-minute shopping frenzies, but when a colleague goes missing, the illusion of Samantha's perfect life fades like an out-of-date filter. The only clues to her colleague's disappearance are found on his Instagram timeline, which Samantha knows has been staged. Maintaining appearances and influencing Christmas sales trends takes a back seat to finding her friend, but when the lines between authenticity and hype are blurred, she’ll either reveal the truth … or drown in a sea of hashtags. Get slayed! #SamanthaKidd #Totallyfunny #HolidayMystery #YouKnowYouWantTo :) Slay Ride is the humorous tenth cozy mystery in the Killer Fashion mystery series, although each book can be read as a standalone. For fans of Leslie Langtry, Meg Cabot, and Gemma Halliday, this Christmas amateur detective book will appeal to fans of laugh out loud crime fiction with a chick lit feel. If you love humorous suburban crime fiction featuring amateur sleuths and fierce friendships, with a dash of family drama, you'll love SLAY RIDE (and all of the Killer Fashion mysteries!). Diane-Fans describe “her vintage Vallere goodness,” and say she is a “great storyteller” with “a way with creating strong female characters and intrigue” who is “a superb and very humorous writer.” Her gift of creating “spunky sleuths in fun settings” take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.

Book Slay Ride

    Book Details:
  • Author : D B McNicol
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2022-12-06
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Slay Ride written by D B McNicol and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candy Cane Carriages - a sweet place to die It's a celebration year round in Holiday Corner, a scenic small town tucked away in Vermont. Candy canes, garlands, ornaments, wreaths and more - who would expect to find a dead body? Certainly not the owners of Candy Cane Carriages, provider of winter sleigh rides. Nor their twin granddaughters, Candi and Mandi Winter who have come to help them run the business. But when Gavin Foster, a local photographer and animal rights activist is found dead in one of their sleighs, they find one of them will be accused of his murder. Slay Ride is Book 3 in the Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Mystery series. Enjoy all the cozy mystery short reads in the series... Missing Santas - Book 1 Ghostly Gifts - Book 2 Slay Ride - Book 3

Book The Crossword Mysteries Holiday Collection

Download or read book The Crossword Mysteries Holiday Collection written by Nero Blanc and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four holiday whodunits in one—the perfect present for puzzle fans! “Light-hearted capers . . . Each as frothy as a cup of good eggnog” (The Wall Street Journal). Together, crossword editor and amateur sleuth Belle Graham and her private detective husband, Rosco Polycrates, are “a great investigative team in the tradition of Nick and Nora” (Bookbrowse). In this holiday-themed collection—featuring two story anthologies and two novels by national bestselling author Nero Blanc—Belle and Rosco follow the clues and fill in the blanks to find the answers to some very puzzling mysteries. A Crossworder’s Holiday: In these five short mysteries, Belle and Rosco solve puzzles in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Nantucket, and a haunted house in the Cotswolds. Perhaps the most challenging is the case of mobster Freddy Five Fingers, who was sending tip-offs to the cops via crosswords printed in the local tabloid—before he croaked. A Crossworder’s Gift: Five more Yuletide mysteries take Belle and Rosco from sunny St. Lucia where they decipher clues to find a buried treasure to a blizzard that strands a sewing circle. And in Las Vegas, a high roller has strewn clues throughout his suite to form a crossword puzzle that leads to loot. Wrapped Up in Crosswords: With Christmas approaching, Belle does her part creating a Noel crossword contest while Rosco dons a red suit and snowy-white beard to collect toys for the town’s annual children’s drive. But his good will starts to dim when he and two Newcastle Police Department colleagues are mistaken for escaped convicts masquerading as small-town Santas. A Crossworder’s Delight: Just in time for the holidays at Newcastle’s historic Paul Revere Inn, Belle discovers an abandoned treasure: a book of dessert recipes written in the form of crosswords handed down from mother to daughter. But as nice as that is, someone else has been naughty: A valuable Longfellow poem has been stolen from its place of honor on the wall of the inn’s front parlor. As he starts to investigate, Rosco finds himself with a new sleuthing partner, twelve-year-old E. T. Whitman—a bit of a wordsmith himself.

Book Hustla s Holiday

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tip Montana
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-12-14
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Hustla s Holiday written by Tip Montana and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invites are out and you've been invited to a Hustla's Holiday. Spend the holiday with your favorite couple Tremell 'Slay' and Kamille Howard from Enticed by a Don. The couple is headed to Colorado for a meeting that will change their lives. Slay and Kamille have been through the tests of time and now it's time to add a little pleasure to their business. As much as the two want to enjoy their holiday, trouble from an old flame lingers in the balance. Can the two put an end to their troubles before Christmas or will this trip be the end of them? Come spend the holidays with Slay and Kamille.

Book A Crossworder s Delight

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nero Blanc
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2014-10-14
  • ISBN : 1497671795
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book A Crossworder s Delight written by Nero Blanc and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nero Blanc’s bestselling mystery series continues in a holiday tale featuring Belle Graham, Rosco Polycrates, and dessert recipes with ingredients that are clues to the crossword puzzles The Holiday Decoration Competition is in full swing at Newcastle’s historic Paul Revere Inn. As the rivalry heats up, crossword editor Belle Graham unearths an abandoned treasure: a book of dessert recipes written in the form of crosswords handed down from mother to daughter. While Belle is busy deciphering the ingredients for delectable dishes like “Holiday Slay Ride,” another mystery is unraveling. A valuable Longfellow poem has been stolen from its place of honor on the wall of the inn’s front parlor. Called in to investigate, Belle’s PI husband, Rosco Polycrates, discovers he has a new partner in crime. Twelve-year-old E. T. Whitman, a bit of a wordsmith himself, has all sorts of theories about the theft. But the case is far from a piece of cake. And the search for the culprit brings the detecting trio closer to a truth that’s been buried for decades. This ebook includes four crossword puzzles that can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book, plus four holiday dessert recipes.

Book Antiques Slay Ride

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Allan
  • Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
  • Release : 2013-10-01
  • ISBN : 075829316X
  • Pages : 96 pages

Download or read book Antiques Slay Ride written by Barbara Allan and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A special Christmas short story in “one of the funniest cozy series going” (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine). The Christmas rush is on as Brandy Borne and her quaintly quirky mother, Vivian, sniff out plum collectibles for resale, only to find the owner of a Santa's workshop worth of treasures has received some deadly tidings. It's beginning to look a lot like murder. . .but who wanted the deceased closed for the holidays—permanently? Maybe a rival antiques dealer, a Grinch who collects Christmas? Or the victim's suspiciously frosty stepchildren? Brandy and Vivian check their list of who's been naughty or nice, but it may take a Christmas miracle—and some help from Sushi, their elfin shih tzu—to tie a bow around the season's most wanted killer. Includes Brandy Borne’s tips on antiques! Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash ‘n' Treasures Mystery Series. . . "A humorous cozy that teems with quirky characters." —Booklist "Brandy and her eccentric mother make a hilarious team of snoops." —Joan Hess "Thrills, laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly real relationships." —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Book Stuff of Nightmares  No Holiday for Murder

Download or read book Stuff of Nightmares No Holiday for Murder written by R.L. Stine and published by Boom! Studios. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you dare, get into the sinister spirit of the season and join The Nightmare Keeper for two fresh forays into the Stuff of Nightmares universe! First, comic creator Alex Oxaca has been out of the spotlight for decades, and he’ll wish he’d remained in obscurity soon enough... RED MURDER was the smash hit title of the early 2000s, and will come back from the past in more ways than one during the 20th anniversary celebration of the title! A real ax murderer, eerily parallel to the hatchet-wielding killer in the comic, starts chopping down equally real victims, bringing a whole new meaning to HorrorCon. And...as malls continue to die, a down-and-out former mall Santa named Heinrick Fiddler’s rage turns to madness, and he’s dead-set on making sure department store shopping isn’t the only thing that’s deceased in SLAY RIDE! Bestselling Fear Street and Goosebumps author R.L. Stine is joined by Bram Stoker Award-nominated artist Pius Bak (Eat the Rich) and acclaimed artist Adam Gorham (Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar, The Blue Flame) for two standalone tales directly from your most demented dreams! Collects Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder, Stuff of Nightmares: Slay Ride.

Book Holiday Planner

    Book Details:
  • Author : Holiday Planner Queen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-11-10
  • ISBN : 9781707077830
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Holiday Planner written by Holiday Planner Queen and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holiday Planner Queen is pleased to offer this Festive and Fun Holiday Planner Book for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Black Friday & Cyber Monday with Calendar and SO MUCH MORE to save your sanity this Holiday Season! Get Organized, grab some Christmas and Winter Planner Stickers, pretty gel pens and get ready for a less stressful holiday season! Monthly, Weekly, & Daily Calendar, Shopping List Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Budget Planning, Christmas Card Address Book, Holiday Party Planner, Holiday Dinner Planner and MORE in one amazing little book As a single mom, professional designer and small business owner, I KNOW what its like to try to manage "it all" and book will help keep you, your budget and your holiday events FAR more manageable. You won't overlook those special Black Friday items or forget to send a Christmas card to that old friend from college with this truly fantastic book! Buy this NOW and grab one for your friends, co-workers and fam!, They will DEFINITELY Add you to their Nice List this Holiday Season! Premium, Matte Softcover Book 56 White, Premium Pages 6x9 inches (15.24 x 22.86 cm) Professional Designed Cover Made In The USA NOTE: Any Glitter or Foil on the cover is Faux, but still very pretty, nonetheless! The interior is PACKED with Practical Content that you will ACTUALLY Use! November - December 2019 Monthly, Weekly and Daily Calendars Priorities, Notes and Goals Holiday Budget Category, Budget, Actual Area to Tape an Envelope for Receipts To-Do Section Priorities, Reminders, Notes Gifts To Get: Name, Gift, Where To Buy Nice List: Budget, Actual, Notes, Done Checklist Wishes For Me What I Want, What I Need, Notes Holiday Events Event, Location, Date, Time, Bring, Outfit, Shoes, Appointment Holiday Card Address Book Sheets with Checklist Black Friday Item, Store, Hours, Price Areas to Tape an Envelopes for Ads and/or Receipts Cyber Monday Item, Website, Time, Price, Notes Area to Tape Ads Party Planner: Guest List, Y/N, Bringing, Location, Food, Drinks, Decor, Games Thanksgiving Dinner Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Eve Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Recipe Section Notes I offer professionally designed and curated Art Covers that range from Modern and Trendy, Badass and Gothic, Cute and Cozy, Funny and Traditional, Christian and everything in between to fit the personality of ALL of my Customers from NYC to Kansas to Shanghai .

Book Face Your Demon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cynthia Eden
  • Publisher : Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
  • Release : 2024-04-09
  • ISBN : 1960633708
  • Pages : 376 pages

Download or read book Face Your Demon written by Cynthia Eden and published by Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you stand the heat? Because they can… Hybrid demon Zane Wynter plays with fire each day—and night—of his life. As a bounty hunter with Night Watch, it’s his job to hunt down the dangerous predators of the supernatural variety. Usually the job is a piece of cake for someone as powerful as Zane, but then she walks—or, rather, burns—her way into his life. It’s never hot enough for her. Jana Carter looks innocent, delicate, weak…but appearances were made to deceive. She’s spent her whole life playing with fire. After all, Ignitors are born to fan the flames. But she is not the horrible villainess that Zane suspects. In fact, Jana is being set up for a series of crimes. The problem is that she has to find a way to convince the dangerous, determined, and smoking-hot demon that she’s innocent. Zane isn’t the only one hot on her trail. Desire flames between the demon and Ignitor—two hunters who should be enemies but become so much more. Yet the closer Zane gets to Jana, the deeper the danger grows. Zane isn’t the only hunter on her trail, and if the dark group known as Project Perseus gets their hands on Jana, Zane may lose the only woman who could ever truly match his fire. FACE YOUR DEMON was first published by Kensington in December of 2010—and at that time, it was released under the title of ETERNAL FLAME. I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to bring this “classic” paranormal romance back to readers.

Book Holiday Planner

    Book Details:
  • Author : Holiday Planner Queen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-11-10
  • ISBN : 9781707084845
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Holiday Planner written by Holiday Planner Queen and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holiday Planner Queen is pleased to offer this Festive and Fun Holiday Planner Book for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Black Friday & Cyber Monday with Calendar and SO MUCH MORE to save your sanity this Holiday Season! Get Organized, grab some Christmas and Winter Planner Stickers, pretty gel pens and get ready for a less stressful holiday season! Monthly, Weekly, & Daily Calendar, Shopping List Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Budget Planning, Christmas Card Address Book, Holiday Party Planner, Holiday Dinner Planner and MORE in one amazing little book As a single mom, professional designer and small business owner, I KNOW what its like to try to manage "it all" and book will help keep you, your budget and your holiday events FAR more manageable. You won't overlook those special Black Friday items or forget to send a Christmas card to that old friend from college with this truly fantastic book! Buy this NOW and grab one for your friends, co-workers and fam!, They will DEFINITELY Add you to their Nice List this Holiday Season! Premium, Matte Softcover Book 56 White, Premium Pages 6x9 inches (15.24 x 22.86 cm) Professional Designed Cover Made In The USA NOTE: Any Glitter or Foil on the cover is Faux, but still very pretty, nonetheless! The interior is PACKED with Practical Content that you will ACTUALLY Use! November - December 2019 Monthly, Weekly and Daily Calendars Priorities, Notes and Goals Holiday Budget Category, Budget, Actual Area to Tape an Envelope for Receipts To-Do Section Priorities, Reminders, Notes Gifts To Get: Name, Gift, Where To Buy Nice List: Budget, Actual, Notes, Done Checklist Wishes For Me What I Want, What I Need, Notes Holiday Events Event, Location, Date, Time, Bring, Outfit, Shoes, Appointment Holiday Card Address Book Sheets with Checklist Black Friday Item, Store, Hours, Price Areas to Tape an Envelopes for Ads and/or Receipts Cyber Monday Item, Website, Time, Price, Notes Area to Tape Ads Party Planner: Guest List, Y/N, Bringing, Location, Food, Drinks, Decor, Games Thanksgiving Dinner Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Eve Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Recipe Section Notes I offer professionally designed and curated Art Covers that range from Modern and Trendy, Badass and Gothic, Cute and Cozy, Funny and Traditional, Christian and everything in between to fit the personality of ALL of my Customers from NYC to Kansas to Shanghai .

Book Holiday Planner

    Book Details:
  • Author : Holiday Planner Queen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-10-31
  • ISBN : 9781704308692
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Holiday Planner written by Holiday Planner Queen and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holiday Planner Queen is pleased to offer this Festive and Fun Holiday Planner Book for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Black Friday & Cyber Monday with Calendar and SO MUCH MORE to save your sanity this Holiday Season! Get Organized, grab some Christmas and Winter Planner Stickers, pretty gel pens and get ready for a less stressful holiday season! Monthly, Weekly, & Daily Calendar, Shopping List Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Budget Planning, Christmas Card Address Book, Holiday Party Planner, Holiday Dinner Planner and MORE in one amazing little book As a single mom, professional designer and small business owner, I KNOW what its like to try to manage "it all" and book will help keep you, your budget and your holiday events FAR more manageable. You won't overlook those special Black Friday items or forget to send a Christmas card to that old friend from college with this truly fantastic book! Buy this NOW and grab one for your friends, co-workers and fam!, They will DEFINITELY Add you to their Nice List this Holiday Season! Premium, Matte Softcover Book 56 White, Premium Pages 6x9 inches (15.24 x 22.86 cm) Professional Designed Cover Made In The USA NOTE: Any Glitter or Foil on the cover is Faux, but still very pretty, nonetheless! The interior is PACKED with Practical Content that you will ACTUALLY Use! November - December 2019 Monthly, Weekly and Daily Calendars Priorities, Notes and Goals Holiday Budget Category, Budget, Actual Area to Tape an Envelope for Receipts To-Do Section Priorities, Reminders, Notes Gifts To Get: Name, Gift, Where To Buy Nice List: Budget, Actual, Notes, Done Checklist Wishes For Me What I Want, What I Need, Notes Holiday Events Event, Location, Date, Time, Bring, Outfit, Shoes, Appointment Holiday Card Address Book Sheets with Checklist Black Friday Item, Store, Hours, Price Areas to Tape an Envelopes for Ads and/or Receipts Cyber Monday Item, Website, Time, Price, Notes Area to Tape Ads Party Planner: Guest List, Y/N, Bringing, Location, Food, Drinks, Decor, Games Thanksgiving Dinner Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Eve Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Christmas Dinner: Course, Item, Notes, Shopping List Recipe Section Notes I offer professionally designed and curated Art Covers that range from Modern and Trendy, Badass and Gothic, Cute and Cozy, Funny and Traditional, Christian and everything in between to fit the personality of ALL of my Customers from NYC to Kansas to Shanghai .

Book Analyzing Christmas in Film

Download or read book Analyzing Christmas in Film written by Lauren Rosewarne and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.

Book Catalog of Copyright Entries

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Words and More Words

    Book Details:
  • Author : Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz
  • Publisher : Good Year Books
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 0673363201
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Words and More Words written by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!