Fire Truck Santa

Fire Truck Santa
Author: Nic McPickle
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1761062662

At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the 'burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie tradition. A Christmas tradition, all round this land, from the city to the country, from the bush to the sand, in a shiny red truck instead of a sleigh, Santa sets out on his jolly old way. But this fire truck has seen better days. It creaks and rattles and groans as Santa makes his rounds. It will take a miracle to get through Christmas Eve... With beautiful illustrations by Nathaniel Eckstrom, this is an energetic and delightful celebration of a wonderful Aussie tradition.

Tease the Season

Tease the Season
Author: Mark Parisi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-11-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781731176929

Lighten up your holidays with award-winning syndicated cartoonist, Mark Parisi's favorite Christmas Cartoons.Have a merry and bright season with this collection of Off the Mark Christmas cartoons from over the years. Santa gets therapy. Christmas trees go on social media. Elves have second thoughts. Reindeer chug caffeine. And starfish become concerned. Curl up with these award-winning cartoons, and stay warm and warped for the holidays..

Christmas Medleys for Piano Solo

Christmas Medleys for Piano Solo
Author: Jason Lyle Black
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1705126871

(Piano Solo Songbook). 26 popular holiday songs creatively arranged by "Backwards Piano Man" Jason Lyle Black into memorable medleys for piano solo. Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is You * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Feliz Navidad * Grown-Up Christmas List * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Jingle Bell Rock * (Everybody's Waitin' For) the Man with the Bag * Mary, Did You Know? * Please Come Home for Christmas * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Where Are You Christmas? * and more.

Christmas: Tradition, Truth and Total Baubles

Christmas: Tradition, Truth and Total Baubles
Author: Nick Page
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1529334098

Why is Christmas the way it is? How did we get from the birth of Jesus to everyone pushing their credit card and their belts to their maximum extent? Starting with the events surrounding Jesus' birth, this book takes us through centuries of commemoration, celebration and over-consumption. Along the way we'll find out why we eat turkey, how an obscure Turkish saint turned into a man flying a sleigh, and why that tree in your house should really contain an apple and a snake. Combining in-depth historical research, cheerfully irreverent humour and cutting-edge guesswork, Nick Page explores what this festival really means, and how we can get back to something real and true beneath all that wrapping.

Just for Christmas (teaser)

Just for Christmas (teaser)
Author: Izia Soley
Publisher: Addictives – Luv
Total Pages: 44
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

All I want for Christmas is YOU ! À cause de sa phobie de l'avion, Loah, qui a promis à sa meilleure amie de venir fêter Noël à New York avec elle, accepte de faire la route en compagnie d'Eliel. Sauf que passer cinquante heures enfermés dans une voiture n'est pas aussi simple qu'il y paraît. En particulier lorsque celui qui partage ce covoiturage est aussi séducteur qu'incroyablement secret. De Salem à New York, le voyage va se révéler aussi périlleux que déjanté et addictif pour la journaliste et le chasseur de trésors. Deux cœurs esseulés peuvent-ils parvenir à se rencontrer grâce à la magie de Noël ? *** – Vaughn ! interpellé-je le gardien de l’immeuble. C’est Loah. Cette saloperie s’est encore bloquée ! – Cette fois, j’en ai marre, râle le quinquagénaire dans un grésillement affreux pour mes tympans. Cinq minutes et je relance le monstre, petite. Ensuite, je passe un coup de fil au propriétaire. Il va m’entendre, cet abruti de… Une flopée d’insultes s’envole puis diminue à mesure que Vaughn semble s’éloigner. Seulement alors je me retourne sur l’inconnu. Ce dernier, la tête penchée sur le côté, me sourit. Encore. En moins arrogant certes, mais avec tout de même une pointe d’insolence. Bon, à sa décharge, j’imagine que faire littéralement bugger une fille en l'ayant tout juste frôlé du regard a de quoi gonfler l’ego. Cela étant dit, ce qui se trouve autour de ses yeux n’est pas mal non plus… Des mèches châtains coiffées en un désordre calculé effleurent son front tandis qu’un léger voile plus foncé couvre sa mâchoire qui se contracte soudain. J’analyse longuement cette dernière. Peut-être trop, d’ailleurs, si j’en crois sa bouche, courbée en un pli sensuel, qui se pince fort. À contrecœur, je m’en détache pour tomber sur son torse caché par un manteau d’un bleu sombre dont l’ourlet arrive à mi-cuisse. Opérant le chemin inverse, mon regard retrouve le sien qui me scrute sous un sourcil arqué. – À présent que nous sommes presque intimes, il serait peut-être temps de passer aux présentations, non ? raille-t-il d’une voix rauque, légèrement ébréchée, qui n’arrange en rien le désordre dans mes cellules nerveuses. – Intimes ? – Vous venez de me détailler encore plus attentivement que le fait ma mère après six mois sans me voir, ricane-t-il. – Désolée, m’excusé-je dans un rire. C’était assez malpoli de ma part, j’avoue. Le coin de ses commissures se relève, rehausse sa pommette gauche. Puis il s’adosse à la paroi métallique, fourre ses poings dans les poches de son jean en écartant les pans de son manteau et, d’un timbre coulant, il rétorque : – Aucun souci. J’ai connu pire qu’une jolie femme me dévorant des yeux. – Et j’ai connu mieux comme phrase de drague. – On vous drague souvent ? – Pardon ? – Vous prétendez connaître mieux. Du coup, je m’intéresse. Soit vous vous faites draguer souvent et, là, votre expérience est assez significative pour en juger. Soit ce n’est pas le cas et donc j’ai le droit de ne pas me fier à votre remarque. J’aimerais juste savoir où me situer… – À la frontière entre l’arrogance et l’inconvenance, voilà où vous vous situez. Un rictus satisfait fend son visage et provoque, par je ne sais quel stratagème, un sourire amusé sur le mien. – J’aime assez. Je devrais tenter la panne d’ascenseur plus souvent. Just for Christmas, d’Izia Soley, premiers chapitres du roman.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story
Author: Caseen Gaines
Publisher: ECW Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1770411402

The definitive guide to everything fans want to know about A Christmas Story shares the inside story behind the film’s production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherd’s original radio broadcasts to Bob Clark’s 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond, A Christmas Story has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release, this is the untold story of the making of the film, and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parker’s quest for a Red Ryder air rifle didn’t end with the movie’s release; the tale inspired massive VHS sales, a Broadway production, and a mountain of merchandise. Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, now fans of the movie and film buffs alike can lean all they didn’t know about the timeless classic.

Teasing You

Teasing You
Author: Samantha Chase
Publisher: Chasing Romance, Inc.
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2024-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A Small Town, Second Chance, Firefighter, standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase She’s being suspected of setting her workplace on fire. He needs to prove it wasn’t her. Now he’s on a mission to convince the one that got away that they belong together. Ashlynn Donovan’s life just hit rock bottom. She lost her job, there are no prospects on the horizon, and she just unknowingly flashed the hot new firefighter in town. This isn’t the first time she’s embarrassed herself in front of him, but she was prepared to react the same way she did years ago – by running away. But Reid’s persistent and isn’t ready to let her get away a second time. Reid Baylor always hoped to return to Sweetbriar Ridge—the only place he’s felt a connection to after a lifetime spent moving from place to place. When he learns of an opening in the fire department, he jumps at the chance to return to the small town he wants to call home again. And just when he thinks life can’t get any better, he runs into the one girl he’s never been able to forget. But reminding Ashlynn of their embarrassing first meeting might not have been the best move, especially when he wants to prove that he’s the man for her. When Ashlynn is suspected of arson for the fire at her former workplace, Reid’s dream of becoming a fire inspector is on the line—and so is any chance he had with Ashlynn. Will his chance at getting both his dream job and the girl of his dreams go up in flames?

Marketing to Moviegoers

Marketing to Moviegoers
Author: Robert Marich
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2005-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136068627

Inside information about the Hollywood major studios' secret strategies for marketing films.

A Christmas Memory

A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman Capote
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385392761

A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.

Front Page Teaser

Front Page Teaser
Author: Rosemary Herbert
Publisher: Down East Books
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2011-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0892729643

This Boston-based mystery stars smart and sassy Beantown Banner reporter Liz Higgins, who rails at being assigned only light news highlighted in front page teasers. She vows to change that by finding a missing mom and nailing front-page news in the process. Liz's quest takes her into Boston's lively Irish pub/Celtic music scene, the elegant Wellesley landscape, and as far as Fiji. Along the way, she courageously pursues a tangle of clues and falls for two very different men: the enigmatic forensics expert Dr. Cormack Kinnaird and the warmhearted Tom Horton, who pastes ads on the huge billboard that dwarfs Liz's tiny house on the edge of the Mass Pike.