[bookshare-discuss] Re: Holiday books
- From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:23:38 -0800
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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