Provides ideas and advice on planning a family party, covering the basics of party planning, and discussing decorations, invitations, favors, menus, and activities.

What a treasure this is! You and your catechists will love these creative ways to open your gatherings. They include reflections, interactive prayers, points for pondering, and unique ways to respond to the gospel message. What's covered: All Saints and All Souls Days, Advent, Christmas, Holy Family Sunday, Lent, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, the Ascension, and many more!

It’s a contraption that makes the lists of “Greatest Inventions Ever”; at the same time, it’s accused of causing global disaster. It has changed everything from architecture to people’s food habits to their voting patterns, to even the way big business washes its windows. It has saved countless lives . . . while causing countless deaths. Most of us are glad it’s there. But we don’t know how, or when, it got there. It’s air conditioning. For thousands of years, humankind attempted to do something about the slow torture of hot weather. Everything was tried: water power, slave power, electric power, ice made from steam engines and cold air made from deadly chemicals, “zephyrifers,” refrigerated beds, ventilation amateurs and professional air-sniffers. It wasn’t until 1902 when an engineer barely out of college developed the “Apparatus for Treating Air”—a machine that could actually cool the indoors—and everyone assumed it would instantly change the world. That wasn’t the case. There was a time when people “ignored” hot weather while reading each day’s list of heat-related deaths, women wore furs in the summertime, heatstroke victims were treated with bloodletting . . . and the notion of a machine to cool the air was considered preposterous, even sinful. The story of air conditioning is actually two stories: the struggle to perfect a cooling device, and the effort to convince people that they actually needed such a thing. With a cast of characters ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Nixon to Felix the Cat, Cool showcases the myriad reactions to air conditioning— some of them dramatic, many others comical and wonderfully inconsistent—as it was developed and presented to the world. Here is a unique perspective on air conditioning’s fascinating history: how we rely so completely on it today, and how it might change radically tomorrow.

This inspiring and useful guide brings your complete wedding planning into focus. It helps you express your individuality and spirituality on your wedding day. Whether your plans are traditional or alternative, whether you are planning your first or second marriage, it provides the tools you need to look at and think about ritual and tradition in new and innovative ways.

These book discuss how the creative industry might contribute to achieve sustainable development goals and also the steps taken in the midst of post-pandemic recovery. Our sincerest gratitude for the keynote speakers, presenters, participants, reviewers and moderators, academic partners as well as the organizer, all of whom have shaped this event as a stage where everyone can share and create a learning community related to the creative industry.

LET'S HAVE A SALES PARTY provides a complete step-by-step guide on how to make money and have fun by selling your products or services at a party. It offers tips for both newcomer and old-timers seeking to expand the business. The book includes tips on how to: - choose your product and company, - develop your sales pitch, - recruit prospects for your party, - plan a great party, - increase your sales, - expand your business by creating a sales organization. - use advertising and PR to find hosts and customers - develop a presentation and a marketing campaign, - find a host, choose a location, and plan the menu, - master a solid sales pitch and take orders, - get referrals, confirm orders, and manage deliveries, - avoid scams and choose a reputable company. Plus, it includes a directory of major party plan companies.

Learn how to host theme parties that will make your event stand out from all the rest. This simple guide for successful party planning includes 33 party themes based on historical periods, travel locations, movies, books, holidays and more. Delight your friends with a 1920's Speak-Easy, a Sizzling Red Hot Birthday, a Sunset Caribbean Caper or a "Mad-Hatter" Bridal Shower. Also included are clever ideas for invitations, decorations, party favors, food displays and fun activities for guests. You'll be the hostess with the most creative ideas when you plan your next party using Flamigos, Poodle Skirts and Red Hots.