Holiday of a Lifetime

Holiday of a Lifetime
Author: Megan De Kantzow
Publisher: Omnibus Books
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2013
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781862919983

When her parents announce the family is going on the Holiday of a Lifetime instead of renovating the kitchen, Anna is convinced it will be one Potential Disaster after another. She wants to believe the lucky seahorse charm her gran gave her will be protection enough but when her gran falls ill and her dad must fly home, Anna begins to question her belief in luck. It's in Finland when the thing Anna has feared most actually happens-A Real Life and Death Situation-and it's up to Anna to save her brother and sister.

The Deal of a Lifetime

The Deal of a Lifetime
Author: Fredrik Backman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150119349X

It's Christmas Even morning. Years ago a man abandoned his son to pursue professional success; now he wonders if it's too late to forge a relationship with him. One week earlier, in a hospital late at night, the man met a five-year-old girl with cancer. When the man is given the chance to do something selfless that could change the destiny of the little girl in the hospital bed, he needs to find out what his own life has actually been worth in the eyes of his son before he makes the deal of a lifetime.

Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime

Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime
Author: J.B. Morrison
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1447292022

Frank Derrick is eighty-two. And apparently that makes him old. But he just doesn't feel old. Sure, his limbs ache, he can't sleep more than a few hours a night and it takes him a while to get going in the morning. But he's still Frank. A dad, a granddad, a friend to Bill the cat. So when he receives a phone call from Los Angeles with news that his grown-up daughter's life is falling apart, his natural instinct is to drop everything to be with her. Unfortunately for Frank, that means using his life savings and putting himself in danger of losing his home. But then, Frank's never been one for long-term plans. He can sort out where he and Bill the cat will live when he's back. And so Frank gets on a plane for the first time in his life. He was never much good at helping his daughter through crises when she was growing up. He left all that to his wife Sheila, who died nearly ten years ago. Now it's time to step up to his role of father to Beth. Joining forces with his determined granddaughter Laura, they begin The Reunion Project in an attempt to bring some happiness back into Beth's life and to bring the family back together again for one happy family holiday. Filled with moments of great sadness, joy and humour Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime reminds us all to make the most of every day and to appreciate those closest to us.

Once in a Lifetime Trips

Once in a Lifetime Trips
Author: Chris Santella
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Local author
ISBN: 9780307406927

Fly-fish in the virgin waters of the Chilean fjords, participate in a polar bear safari near the Arctic Circle, or spend a night in Dubai's most luxurious hotel--these are the kinds of life-altering vacations profiled in this full-color volume.

Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance

Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance
Author: Riane Konc
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612439535

Create the Christmas romance of your dreams, scene by scene, twist by charmingly predictable twist—each choice is yours. Slip on your favorite Christmas sweater, cozy up to a crackling fire, sip some spiced eggnog, and prepare to experience the ultimate holiday love story. But instead of watching it on some cheesy cable channel, open this book and put yourself in the director’s chair. First, decide your heroine’s problem. Was she just fired from her big city business job? Avoiding going home for Christmas? Or did she just realize the man who proposed to her maybe isn't Mr. Right? Then it's time to meet the man--should your heroine end up with the big city business exec, the small town hunk or someone totally unexpected (but still hunky)? Each choice will take you down a totally different path that all somehow end up making for a perfect made-for-TV romance. Will your Christmas activity montage include baking cookies, walking through a holiday festival, or skating on a picturesque frozen lake? Will you choose to include a generically bearded old man who perhaps could maybe be Santa Claus? Choice by hilarious choice, you’ll make your way closer and closer to the big payoff--the picture perfect, most romantic final kiss ever. And when you’ve savored that last bit of snowy, romantic goodness, don’t be glum. Turn back to page one and start a new love story. With hundreds of possible stories the happily-ever-afters never stop happening. Praise for Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance “The choose-your-own-adventure-style parody features all the best tropes and treats of made-for-TV holiday specials.” —Chicago Reader “If you’re searching for the perfect gift for your Hallmark holiday film loving BFF (or just shopping for yourself, no shame), Riane Konc’s new book, Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance, is the present you’ve been waiting for.” —Bustle

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime
Author: Mary Monroe
Publisher: Dafina
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149673064X

Beloved award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers a hopeful and heartwarming story about an impossible Christmas dream, an unexpected act of goodwill—and a surprising chain of events that could gift joy far beyond the holiday season . . . Free-spirited, living on the fly, Vanessa Hayes is still always down for traditional family holiday fun—until now. She’s making her oft-delayed wish finally come true: Christmas in Paris, the glittering City of Lights. But when her passport gets delayed, it's too late for Vanessa to rebook. Now it looks like the Yuletide she longs for won't happen. Until a stranger suddenly enters her life, and changes it forever . . . Overwhelmed by responsibility, Judith Guthrie is too busy worrying about her seriously ill brother to have time to celebrate. She's taken a leave from her teaching job to care for him as he's on the waiting list for a life-giving transplant. A trip to France is a kind of happiness she can't imagine. But when she accidentally receives Vanessa's passport, Judith can't resist delivering it in person so Vanessa will at least have her holiday dream. She can’t anticipate that her small gesture will result in a series of big choices, big miracles, and lifelong rewards that all will be thankful for over many Christmases to come . . .

Destinations of a Lifetime

Destinations of a Lifetime
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2015
Genre: Illustrated books
ISBN: 1426215649

"Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.

Sacred Places of a Lifetime

Sacred Places of a Lifetime
Author: National Geographic
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781426203367

A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.

The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81

The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81
Author: J. B. Morrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2015
Genre: Accident victims
ISBN: 9781471281792

Frank Derrick is 81 ... and he's just been run over by a milk float. It was tough enough to fill the hours of the day when he was active, but now he's broken his arm and fractured his foot, it looks set to be a very long few weeks ahead. He watches DVDs, spends his money frivolously at the local charity shop and desperately tries to avoid the cold callers knocking on his door. Emailing his daughter in America on the library computer and visiting his friend Smelly John used to be the highlights of his week. Now he can't even do that. Then a breath of fresh air comes into his life in the form of Kelly Christmas, home help. With her little blue car and appalling parking, her cheerful resilience and ability to laugh at his jokes, Kelly changes Frank's life.

Great Destinations of a Lifetime

Great Destinations of a Lifetime
Author: Claudia Martin
Publisher: Wonders of Our Planet
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781782749875

From California's legendary Death Valley to the lagoons around Bora Bora in French Polynesia, from Norwegian fjords to the Lascaux cave paintings, Great Destinations roams far and wide to find the world's most outstanding accessible locations. The natural and man-made wonders include such places as the waterfalls at Plitvice in Croatia, the striking rock formations in the marble caves on General Carrera Lake in Chile/Argentina, and the Sandstone Mountains in German Saxony. For every destination, there's geographical and historical background.