Santa Roo
Title | Santa Roo PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Parent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Christmas stories |
ISBN | 9781570823312 |
Follow the numbers to unfold the pages as Roo secretly delivers Christmas presents to his friends.
MotorBoating
Title | MotorBoating PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1972-04 |
Genre | |
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Santa
Title | Santa PDF eBook |
Author | Federico Gamboa |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 080783369X |
This enduring classic of Mexican literature traces the path to ruination of a country girl, Santa, who moves to Mexico City after she is impregnated and abandoned by her lover and subsequently shunned by her family. Once in the city, Santa turns to prostitution and soon gains prominence as Mexico City's most sought-after courtesan. Despite the opportunities afforded by her success, including the chance to quit prostitution, Santa is propelled by her personal demons toward her ultimate downfall. This evocative novel--justly famous for its vividly detailed depiction of the cityscape and the city's customs, social interactions, and political activities--assumed singular importance in Mexican popular culture after its original publication in 1903. The book inspired Mexico's first "talkie" and several other film adaptations, a music score, a radio series, a television soap opera, and a pornographic comic book. Naturalist writer Federico Gamboa, who was also a lawyer and politician, reveals much about Mexican mores and culture at the start of the twentieth century and beyond, from expectations regarding gender roles to the myth of the corrupting and decadent city. In describing how Santa is at the mercy of social problems beyond her control, Gamboa provides a rich historical portrayal of widespread conditions in the years leading to the Mexican Revolution.
Playthings
Title | Playthings PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1726 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Toys |
ISBN |
Climatological Data
Title | Climatological Data PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1424 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |
The Santa Files
Title | The Santa Files PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Bell-Smith |
Publisher | DoctorZed Publishing |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2006-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0977552721 |
RULE ONE: NAUGHTY CHILDREN DO NOT GET PRESENTS! Santa has an overzealous telemarketer to thank for the arrival of his new foreman. Dash - an elf from the Eastern Chapter of Elves - gets straight down to improving Santa's operation, beginning with a strict adherence to Rule One. But can Skinny Legs and the ancient Green Ears save Christmas from their new workshop foreman, or will they be too distracted by re-runs of their favourite television show? Christmas may never be the same again.
My Only Christmas Wish
Title | My Only Christmas Wish PDF eBook |
Author | J.M. Jeffries |
Publisher | Harlequin |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2012-11-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1459244907 |
All Darcy Bennett wants for Christmas is for her family's upscale Atlanta department store to stay in the family. No man, especially a stubborn—and deliciously sexy—Scrooge is going to edge her out without a fight. Bent on vengeance, new store owner Eli Austin has no problem using power to get his way. But is Darcy's feminine charm and a dash of holiday cheer enough to convince Eli to let her keep her legacy? In a world full of mergers and takeovers, Eli does what it takes to stay in control. However, he doesn't count on the irresistible urge to unwrap Darcy like a holiday surprise. And he definitely isn't prepared to compromise with a woman whose family destroyed his own. With the magic of Christmas surrounding them, will Darcy and Eli be able to put aside their differences and realize that love is the only gift worth wishing for?