Christmas Wishes: Inspiring Sentiments for the Festive Season - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764157604 ISBN 13: 9780764157608

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Humorous color photos of animals are cleverly combined with inspirational, life-affirming phrases that carry special meaning for the Christmas holidays. The books many examples of wit and wisdom, collected here by Tom Burns, but written by people from all walks of life, reflect the human experience in all its variety. Each has special application to the spirit of sharing and togetherness that defines the Christmas season. A typically apt entry describes the holiday season with the words . . . its the warmth that comes to our hearts when the Christmas spirit returns again. This inspiring little book can serve as a special stocking stuffer for the holiday, or as a super-deluxe Christmas card for very special recipients.

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From the Back Cover:

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christmas wishes
inspiring lessons for the festive season
[front flap]
christmas
wishes


Christmas Wishes brings together an inspirational selection of powerful and life-affirming phrases that have touched people’s lives in various ways during past festive seasons. The phrases are combined with evocative, gently amusing animal photographs that balance humor with sensitivity to reflect the human condition.
Christmas is a time of joy and thanksgiving, but it’s easy for many of us to lose sight of these sentiments when we’re surrounded by the distractions of parties and presents. This book’s inspiring examples of wit and wisdom, written by real people, reflect real-life experiences. They add a healthy sense of perspective to the holiday season, helping us rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. —So here’s wishing every reader a merry Christmas and a prosperous, peaceful New Year.
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Tom Burns has written for a range of magazines and edited books on subjects as diverse as games and sports, cinema, history, and health and fitness. He compiled this book using contributions from the World Wide Web. From the many hundreds of submissions that were sent to him, he selected those that best sum up what Christmas is all about—peace on earth, goodwill to all men, and a stocking full of presents!

About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764157604
• ISBN 13: 9780764157608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Burns Tom