[bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:59:20 -0600
Yes, Mary Higgins Clarke wrote Silent Night, and Deck the Halls I remember.
She may have written one or two more.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:46 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
Hi, Susan! I would love to read "Yes, Virginia" when you have time to
submit it. By the way, I didn't mean to imply that any of you need to drop
what you're doing and scan books for the season. <Smile> My intention was
to have a little fun and find out some of your favorite holiday reads.
Having said that, there's always room for more, so scan away! <Smile> By
the way, didn't Mary Higgins Clark write at least one novel with a Christmas
theme?
Jana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:23 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
> Well, Last night I downloaded a couple of Christmas books. I have two
> books
> with stories and songs, a collection, and a paper bak called "Yes
> Virginia".
> I'll try to start scanning at least one of them. and let you know when
> it's
> ready for validation.
>
> Sue Mangis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: December 12, 2004 11:58 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
>
>
>> Hi, Mike! Very well-said! I've been enjoying the holiday movies so much
>> this year, for some reason. I was thinking last night about how this is
> the
>> one time of the year when you can find TV programming that consistently
>> communicates good things--sacrifice, unselfishness, overcoming obstacles,
>> changing a cynical perspective, etc. So, now I'm off to eat lunch and at
>> least start scanning another Christmas read to add to that growing
>> collection. <Smile>
>>
>> Jana
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:38 AM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
>>
>>
>> > Jana
>> >
>> > So there's a Mitford Christmas book with Father Tim? I gotta find time
> to
>> > download and read that?
>> >
>> > A lot of good books have been mentioned. Perhaps what impresses me
> about
>> > Christmas literature is a recurring theme of the underdog prevailing,
> poor
>> >
>> > more important than earthly wealth, values triumphing over possessions,
>> > and similar themes. Out of whack priorities are replaced by
>> > substance,
>> > and a sense of right replaces pompousness.
>> > We see this in all sorts of titles from the classic Christmas Carol to
>> > even in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Rheindeer where the much laughed and
> scorned
>> > animal becomes the prized lead team member on the sleigh.
>> > It is too bad that we cannot maintain that same theme in our lives the
>> > remaining 49-50 weeks of the year where seemingly earthly messages
>> > dominate the biblical one.
>> > Perhaps the message in these books, some straightforward and other
>> > subliminal, can become internalized in how we treat each other,, choose
>> > what we choose, and all the rest from Dec 26 on.
>> >
>> > While I don't recall in which of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books it is
>> > described, there is a sobering picture of Christmas in one of them.
>> > The treat of eating an orange, simple homemade gifts, no 4-figure
> costing
>> > gifts, et al.
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