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Dec.22.2008
Our sexy Santa, popular Bay Area comic/performance artist Samantha Chanse, shows you how to stuff a Christmas stocking. What better to stuff with than a wonderful collection of sexy stories and poems co-edited by Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King.
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Dec.14.2008
Many have argued that the true spirit of Christmas is not giving, but consumerism in which corporations delude us into buying what ever it is they have to sell. I actually don't think consumption and consumerism are inherently bad things. There are billions of people living in poverty where...
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Dec.03.2008
#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love. We weren't wealthy, we weren't poor -- we just were. We never...
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Nov.12.2008
Kids in the Holiday Kitchen -- Kick off the holidays in the kitchen this year! Here are kid-friendly projects including easy entrées, sweet and savory noshes, and fantastic crafts to display, wear, or give. Kids will love making—and then eating—cupcakes that look like Christmas ornaments and...
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Nov.05.2008
Eight-year old Melina wants to become a good violinist. When she loses confidence, her Rumanian teacher Andrea decides it’s time for a magic dose of self esteem. A mysterious old woman in rags gives Melina some curious advice; a violinist Russian hamster, who happens to live under the old woman's...
andrew-kaplan's picture
Sep.23.2008
She was my first kiss. My first love. She was a little match girl who could see the future in the flame of a candle. She was a runaway who taught me more about life than anyone has before or since. And when she was gone my innocence left with her. As I begin to write, a part of me feels as if I am...
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Aug.20.2008
The holidays are a time for giving, so when Marsh decides to give Jane a real Christmas, complete with family and friends, he never expected everything to go haywire. Meeting his family is only part of the problem. His parents, the reigning royalty of his race, are going to be a surprise to Jane,...
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Jun.26.2008
Nathan Hurst hated Christmas. For the rest of the world it was a day of joy and celebration; for Nathan it was simply a reminder of the event that destroyed his childhood until a snowstorm, a cancelled flight, and an unexpected meeting with a young mother and her very special son would show him...
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Jun.26.2008
Deck the halls and roast some chestnuts because Williams-Sonoma Holiday Entertaining is packed with over 125 festive recipes, great styling ideas, helpful information on planning and decorating, and stunning photography. This beautiful guide offers a fresh approach to celebrating the season with a...
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Jun.26.2008
Be the brightest star on the block when holiday season rolls around. In this easy-to-use outdoor decorating guide, "Mr. Christmas" himself helps transform any home into a sparkling winter wonderland. For everyone from electrical project wizards to people who have never used an extension cord, here...