A Token of My Affection

A Token of My Affection
Author: Barry Shank
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2004
Genre: Business etiquette
ISBN: 9780231118781

For more than 150 years, greeting cards have tapped into and organized a shared language of love, affection, and kinship, becoming an integral part of American life and culture. Sumptuously illustrated, "A Token of My Affection" follows the evolution of the modern greeting card industry from a traditional printing and stationery business in the mid-nineteenth century to the multibillion-dollar industry it is today. Blending archival research in business history with a study of surviving artifacts and a literary analysis of a range of relevant texts and primary sources, Barry Shank demonstrates how greeting cards have affected and defined experiences of status, longing, desire, social connectedness, and love. Fascinating and surprising, "A Token of My Affection" shows what an industry devoted to emotional sincerity means for the lives of all Americans.

My Ideal Bookshelf

My Ideal Bookshelf
Author: Thessaly La Force
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0316225002

The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

The Card Book

The Card Book
Author: Susan Attenborough
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Greeting cards
ISBN: 9780789480200

Includes how-to information.

The Romance Of A Christmas Card

The Romance Of A Christmas Card
Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2015
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3849647110

How a Christmas card called back a wandering lover to the maiden of his choice is prettily set forth, with many tender and touching details, in "The Romance of a Christmas Card, by Mrs. Riggs, better known as Kate Douglas Wiggin. New England country life and country talk are agreeably presented. It is the minister's wife who designs the card that brings about the happy reunion of the lovers, and the reader is left to imagine the most delightful and satisfying issue to this joyous event.

Love Cards, 3E

Love Cards, 3E
Author: Robert Lee Camp
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781402286131

The newly revised edition of Love Cards will help you find the answers to every question you've ever had about your love life. First, use your birthdate to find your birth card. Then check your lovers', family's, and friends' cards. Your compatibility chart will tell you: • Exactly who you are compatible with in love, sex, and marriage • How to do a complete relationship reading between any two people • How your Karma and Past Life cards affect your present relationships

The Practical Book of Card-Making

The Practical Book of Card-Making
Author: Cheryl Owen
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780754835189

200 step-by-step techniques and projects with 1100 photographs - a comprehensive course in making cards, envelopes, invitations, tags and papers in a host of different styles.

The Christmas Card

The Christmas Card
Author: Amanda Tru
Publisher: Olivia Kimbrell Press (TM)
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2015-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781939603920

A Christmas card meant to win the heart of a woman, changes the hearts of many. Cole Nikols had spent months planning the perfect night for his girlfriend, Sarah Whitman. But when Sarah abandons their date for yet another emergency with her ever-demanding charitable work, everything falls apart. Now, instead of planning their future, Cole is worried he's ruined any chance he had with Sarah. Wanting to prove his love for Sarah, Cole writes a Christmas card. He sends it to everyone he knows, spreading the message of Sarah's generous life and dedication to God, while asking others for help in his project of winning the woman he loves. However, never does he imagine the far reach and impact one Christmas card can make. Landing in the hands of so many different people, it produces a chain that changes lives forever. As the Christmas card's stories come full circle, will Cole's plan work? Will a Christmas card be enough to win Sarah's heart?

Mary Engelbreit's Greeting Card Book

Mary Engelbreit's Greeting Card Book
Author: Mary Engelbreit
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2018-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780062803757

From New York Times bestselling author and artist Mary Engelbreit comes a collection of black-and-white greeting cards and envelopes—perfect for coloring, customizing, and sending to someone special! Mary Engelbreit’s delightful stationery will allow you to send thoughtful notes with a creativity that’s all your own. Each design makes you the artist—add your unique burst of color! With twenty-four templates that easily tear out and fold into cards and envelopes, plus an entire page of stickers that are great for sealing, it’s perfect for all ages. Included in each greeting card book: 24 black-and-white cards and envelopes and 24 full-color stickers.