DescriptionHot on the heels of his summer blockbuster, The Other Woman, Naughty or Nice arrives in time to heat up the winter holidays. Eric Jerome Dickey's fans have come to expect a spicy callaloo, full of richly drawn relationships, subtly developed conflicts, and witty dialogue, served up in some of the hippest prose being written today. Dickey's African-American characters grapple with Tony careers, sparring with each other in and out of love. Dickey takes on stereotypes only to break them, and his intricately chiseled plots sparkle with the reflected light from dozens of facets, the better to illuminate the reality of contemporary life. His newest novel delivers all the elements that have catapulted him to best seller-dom: humor, heart, and soul, wrapped up in superb storytelling.
DescriptionSeven-year-old Mark is entranced by the simple gifts of the Christmas season, starting with a perfect snowflake that lands on his nose. This wondrous Christmas tale follows him as he sets out to find the kindest person he knows. The Most Beautiful Gift recaptures the true spirit of Christmas through this child's eyes.
DescriptionLegendary entertainer Andy Williams warms the holiday season with this very special performance featuring his recording of the classic Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, " and a charming retelling of Philip Van Doren Stern's short story, "The Greatest Gift, " the story which inspired the film It's a Wonderful Life .
DescriptionChristmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can been seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the "many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas, " there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, made mystical in stories and summed up in a line by the poet Elizabeth Jennings: "The hush, the star, the baby, people being kind again."
DescriptionEl Regalo de Navidad es la tierna historia de una viuda, y la joven familia que se muda con ella. Juntos descruben el primer don de la Navidad y aprenden a conocer el verdadero significado de ella. The Christmas Box is the touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Together they discover the first gift of Christmas and learn what Christmas is really about. In Spanish. This book is also available in English as The Christmas Box .