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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 808.80334 EAN: 9781401322274 ISBN: 1401322271 Label: Hyperion Manufacturer: Hyperion Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: October 30, 2007 Publisher: Hyperion Release Date: October 30, 2007 Studio: Hyperion Editorial Review: Product Description: "When I began assembling [this] collection, I was skeptical that I would learn anything new about Christmas, but reading and reflecting on the history and spirit of Christmas brought back many memories, and taught me a great deal The literature of Christmas ranges from the miraculous to the tragic, the profound to the ridiculous, but always represents the connection to something larger than ourselves." Caroline Kennedy In A Family Christmas, Caroline shares the Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings, and lyrics that are most dear to her, drawing on authors as diverse as Harper Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Collins, John and Yoko, and Charles Dickens. There are also many lesser-known gems throughout and personal treasures from her own family -- including a young Carolines Christmas list to Santa Claus and a letter from her father as President to a child concerned about Santas well-being. This diverse and unique anthology will become a timeless keepsake, and will enrich your heart and mind with the spirit of Christmas. A Family Christmas includes selections from: Groucho Marx, Emma Lazarus, Mark Twain, Sandra Cisneros, Pearl S. Buck, Truman Capote, Gabriela Mistral, Ogden Nash, Clement Clarke Moore, Vladimir Nabokov, Marianne Moore, Calvin Trillin, E. B. White, and many more. Caroline Kennedy is the editor of the New York Times bestselling A Family of Poems, Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, A Patriots Handbook, and Profiles in Courage for Our Time, and is the coauthor of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action. She serves as the Vice Chair of the New York City Fund for Public Schools. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Family ChristmasI purchased it as a birthday gift for my mother, so haven't read it yet. She said it is wonderful reading, even a few recipes included. I am anxious to read it also. Rating:  - Delightful Christmas ReadingThis is a delightful book to read and enjoy during the holiday season. Caroline did a wonderful job of gathering material for her book. lt will be displayed and treasured for many Christmases to come. Rating: - Lovely BookI gave this as a gift this Christmas and it was very well received (despite all political sentiments). Rating:  - Not what I expected.This is a lovely extensive collection of Christmas stories and poems. Just not what I was expecting. I thought it would be stories about specific well-known families and what their Christmas traditions are, especially the Kennedys. Rating: - a treasure to ownTo be savored over the years- wonderful reading at anytime of the year. Some unusual pieces that I have never read before. The illustrations are perfect. I bought the book due to my admiration of Caroline Kennedy, but am happy that I have the book now and happy that she put the collection together. |
