A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP

The best known and best loved of Dickens's tales, "A Christmas Carol" is the story of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is shown the true spirit of Christmas by three ghosts.

THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:

- An introduction that gives readers important background information

- Detailed explanatory notes

- Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

ISBN: 0743477375

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Pocket Books

Rating: 3.99

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A Christmas Story

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A Christmas Story

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film.

The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street.

This edition of A Christmas Story gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”?

The pieces that comprise A Christmas Story, previously published in the larger collections In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.


From the Hardcover edition.

ISBN: 0767916220

Author: Jean Shepherd

Publisher: Broadway Books

Rating: 4.04

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Hard Times

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Hard Times

'Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else'

Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humility' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of free- spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimised weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognise the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery.

ISBN: 0321107217

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Pearson Longman

Rating: 3.48

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A Christmas Carol (Listening Library)

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A Christmas Carol (Listening Library)

Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who hates everything, especially Christmas. Then one mysterious Christmas eve, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who take him on a fantastic journey and teach him the true meaning of the season.

ISBN: 1400086027

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Rating: 3.99

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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

'Merry Christmas!...every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding'

Dickens' story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has proved one of his most well-loved works. Ever since it was published in 1843 it has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas. Dickens' other Christmas writings collected here include 'The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton', the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based; The Haunted Man, a tale of a man tormented by painful memories; along with shorter pieces, some drawn from the 'Christmas Stories' that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals. In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality, charity and remembrance.

This new selection contains an introduction by distinguished Dickens scholar Michael Slater discussing how the author has shaped ideas about the Christmas spirit, an appendix on Dickens' use of The Arabian Nights, a further reading list and explanatory notes.

ISBN: 0140439056

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Rating: 4.11

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Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas

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Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas

The cheer of a crackling hearth fire. Colorful cards from friends and loved ones. An evergreen tree festooned with ornaments. The golden traditions of Christmas—gifts, wreaths, stockings, carols, mistletoe, and more—infuse our celebration of the season with meaning and glowing memories. And, in ways you may not realize, they point us to the birth of Christ. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas reveals the people, places, and events that shaped the best-loved customs of this merriest of holidays. Here are spiritual insights, true-life tales, and captivating legends to intrigue you and your family and bring new luster and depth to your celebration of Jesus’ birth. Discover how • after eighteen centuries of all but ignoring the event, churches began to open the door for believers to commemorate Jesus’ incarnation. • the evergreen tree, once a central theme in the worship practices of pagan cultures, came to represent the everlasting love of God. • the magi’s three gifts—gold, frankincense, and myrrh—are filled with spiritual symbolism. The traditions of Christmas lend beauty, awe, and hope to the holiday, causing people all over the world to anticipate it with joy. The stories in this book will warm your heart as you rediscover the true and eternal significance of Christmas.

ISBN: 0310248809

Author: Ace Collins

Publisher: Zondervan

Rating: 3.67

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Pants for Real People: Fit and Sew for Any Body

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Pants for Real People: Fit and Sew for Any Body

ISBN: 0935278575

Author: Pati Palmer

Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing

Rating: 4.15

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The Stand: Das letzte Gefecht

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The Stand: Das letzte Gefecht

Aus einem Militärlabor bricht ein mutiertes Grippevirus aus, das eine Ansteckungswahrscheinlichkeit von 99,4 % hat. Obwohl die gesamte Handlung in den USA spielt, wird im Buch geschildert, dass sich die Auswirkungen des Grippeviruses auf gesamten Planeten ausbreiten.

Fast die gesamte amerikanische Bevölkerung wird ausgelöscht. Einige Tausende überleben jedoch. In einer Welt voller verwester Leichen müssen die Überlebenden versuchen auszukommen ohne die Annehmlichkeiten, die ihnen das Leben vor der Katastrophe geboten hat. Natürlich ist dies keine einfache Sache.

Die Überlebenden träumen von einer afroamerikanischen Frau, die sich selber Mutter Abagail nennt. Abagail Freemantle bittet die Überlebenden zu ihr nach Nebraska zu kommen, wo sie nahe eines Maisfeldes lebt. Viele folgen ihrer Bitte und ziehen zu der religiösen Frau nach Heminford Home, ein Ort in Nebraska.

Andere Überlebende träumen von dem dunklen Mann, welcher sich zu der Zeit unter anderem Randall Flagg nennt. Flaggs Gefolgsleute ziehen mit ihm nach Las Vegas.

Mutter Abagail zieht mit ihren Leuten nach Boulder, Colorado, wo sie die Freie Zone Boulder gründen. Die Freie Zone soll der Ausgangspunkt für eine neue Zivilisation sein.

Flagg baut mit seinen Leuten eine starke Militärmacht auf, welche dazu dienen soll, die Freie Zone zu zerstören. Flagg zeigt sich mehr und mehr als das personifizierte Böse.

Schließlich entsendet die Freie Zone einige Leute nach Las Vegas, um endlich die Fronten zu klären. Es kommt zum Showdown. Wer gewinnt das letzte Gefecht? Flagg, und damit das Böse? Oder doch Mutter Abagail und ihre Leute?

ISBN: 3404134117

Author: Stephen King

Publisher: Bastei Lübbe

Rating: 4.32

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Orientalism

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Orientalism

With a new preface by the author.

In this highly acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation – a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the ‘otherness’ of Eastern culture, customs and beliefs. He traces this view through the writings of Homer, Nerval and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West’s romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. In his new preface, Said examines the effect of continuing Western imperialism after recent events in Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq.

ISBN: 0141187425

Author: Edward W. Said

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Rating: 4.06

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Term Sheets Valuations: An Inside Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets Valuations

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Term Sheets Valuations: An Inside Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets Valuations

Term Sheets & Valuations is the first ever in-depth look at the nuts and buts of terms sheets and valuations. The book, written by leading venture capitalist Alexander Wilmerding of Boston Capital Ventures, covers topics such What is a Term Sheet, How to Examine a Term Sheet, A Section-by-Section View of a Term Sheet, Valuations, What Every Entrepreneur & Executive Needs to Know About Term Sheets, Valuation Parameters, and East Coast Versus West Coast Rules. In addition, the book includes an actual term sheet from a leading law firm with line by line descriptions of each clause, what can/should be negotiated, and the important points to pay attention to. A must have book for any executive, entrepreneur, or financial professional.

ISBN: 1587620685

Author: Alex Wilmerding

Publisher: Aspatore Books

Rating: 3.73

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