Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Signet Classics
Keywords: christmas, stories, carol
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-11-04
ISBN-10: 0451531094
ISBN-13: 9780451531094

Dickens most beloved story, A Christmas Carol is as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe and carolers and with A Christmas Tree, Christmas Dinner, as well as the Christmas chapters from The Pickwick Papers, this collection is a perfect gift.

Authors:Charles Dickens, Listening Library,
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Keywords: audiobook, carol, christmas
Number of Pages: 3
Published: 2003-11-03
ISBN-10: 1400086035
ISBN-13: 9781400086030

"Bah Humbug!" That’s how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways. Together they travel through time, revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge’s life. And as their journey concludes, Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have love in his heart, and what the true spirit of Christmas is all about. A timeless story the whole family will enjoy!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author: Eberhard Arnold
Publisher: Plough Publishing House
Keywords: meditations, christmas, fulfilled, time
Number of Pages: 141
Published: 2007-01
ISBN-10: 0874869404
ISBN-13: 9780874869408

The meditations in this collection are meant solely to prepare us to meet Christ anew. They are written by three seekers who struggled hard and long to find, in the words of Soren Kierkegaard, the contemporary Christ. They witness to the fact that the birth of Jesus is more than history - it is a reality - but only for those who feel their need and are personally ready to come to the manger. A revised and expanded edition of an old favourite, the 40 short pithy readings in this book will not leave you sitting comfortably this Christmas.

Author: Stewart A. Baker
Publisher: Hoover Institution Pre
Keywords: hoover, inst, press, publication, terrorism, tomorrow’s, stilts, aren’t, stopping, skating
Number of Pages: 375
Published: 2010-06-15
ISBN-10: 0817911545
ISBN-13: 9780817911546

In the years after 9/11, officials scrambled to rethink security at the border and in the air--while privacy groups and foreign governments did their best to stop and then roll back security measures. As a result, we have only partially closed gaping security holes. Worse, the resistance has made it all but impossible to head off other disasters that are inherent in new technologies such as computer networks and biotech. In Skating on Stilts, Stewart A. Baker draws on his experience at Homeland Security to give the reader a ringside seat as the battle unfolds. In a lively memoir, he describes