The Christmas Department Store

Author : Maudie Powell-Tuck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781801040129
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Department Store written by Maudie Powell-Tuck and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas for Benji has lost its magic. This year, his family can't afford a tree, or even a turkey. But then he stumbles upon the most extraordinary department store, where polar bears talk and the presents are out of this world.A heart-warming story of love, laughter and family.

Author : Ray Sipherd
Publisher : Saint Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780312953089
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas Store written by Ray Sipherd and published by Saint Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 1994-10-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Miracle on 34th Street, here is a charming collection of 12 magical Christmas tales set in a bustling city department store. Everyone who enters the glittering, grand emporium will encounter much more than they expect. To be a CBS-TV holiday special hosted by Angela Lansbury. Martin's.

Author : Jan Whitaker
Publisher : Vendome Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865652644
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World of Department Stores written by Jan Whitaker and published by Vendome Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first beautifully illustrated book on department stores, with photographs and ephemera from all over the world. Born in the Gilded Age in France, the department store grew up thanks to the industrial revolution, the rise of the middle class, and the invention of steel-frame architecture and the elevator. Spectacular entrances led to marble staircases and floor after floor of merchandise and amenities. These emporiums also inspired a whole new way of merchandising: shopping became an entertainment rather than a laborious grind; posters and advertisements were made by the great artists of the time; and elaborate shop windows attracted thousands of people during the holidays. The department store quickly spread through Europe and Asia and then the New World, and great architects were employed to build these temples of consumerism, where dreams were created and then fulfilled"--

Author : Nicole C. Kirk
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479827231
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wanamaker's Temple written by Nicole C. Kirk and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a pioneering merchant blended religion and business to create a unique American shopping experience On Christmas Eve, 1911, John Wanamaker stood in the middle of his elaborately decorated department store building in Philadelphia as shoppers milled around him picking up last minute Christmas presents. On that night, as for years to come, the store was filled with the sound of Christmas carols sung by thousands of shoppers, accompanied by the store’s Great Organ. Wanamaker recalled that moment in his diary, “I said to myself that I was in a temple,” a sentiment quite possibly shared by the thousands who thronged the store that night. Remembered for his store’s extravagant holiday decorations and displays, Wanamaker built one of the largest retailing businesses in the world and helped to define the American retail shopping experience. From the freedom to browse without purchase and the institution of one price for all customers to generous return policies, he helped to implement retailing conventions that continue to define American retail to this day. Wanamaker was also a leading Christian leader, participating in the major Protestant moral reform movements from his youth until his death in 1922. But most notably, he found ways to bring his religious commitments into the life of his store. He focused on the religious and moral development of his employees, developing training programs and summer camps to build their character, while among his clientele he sought to cultivate a Christian morality through decorum and taste. Wanamaker’s Temple examines how and why Wanamaker blended business and religion in his Philadelphia store, offering a historical exploration of the relationships between religion, commerce, and urban life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and illuminating how they merged in unexpected and public ways. Wanamaker's marriage of religion and retail had a pivotal role in the way American Protestantism was expressed and shaped in American life, and opened a new door for the intertwining of personal values with public commerce.

Author : Christopher Faircloth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738560762
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Department Stores written by Christopher Faircloth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originating as simple one- or two-room storefront operations, Cleveland's department stores grew as population and industry in the region boomed throughout the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th. They moved into ever larger and elaborate structures in an attempt to woo the shopping dollars of blue-collar and genteel Clevelanders alike. Stores such as Halle's, Higbee's, May Company, Bailey Company, Sterling-Lindner-Davis, and others both competed with and complemented one another, all the while leaving an indelible mark on the culture of northeast Ohio and beyond. From the humble origins of Halle's horse-drawn delivery wagons and the elaborate design of Higbee's on Public Square to Christmas favorites like Mr. Jingeling and the massive Christmas tree at Sterling-Lindner-Davis--it is all here in crisp, black-and-white images, many of which have not been seen in print for decades.

Author : Jenny Colgan
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006314168X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Bookshop written by Jenny Colgan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller! “Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.”--USA Today "The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick."--The Times (UK) Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel. Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. The prospect of spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered yuppie life does not appeal. Frankly, Sofia doesn’t exactly want her prickly sister Carmen there either. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs help revitalizing his shabby old bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job. Thrown rather suddenly into the inner workings of Mr. McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the picturesque streets of historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued despite herself. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she breathe some new life into it in time for Christmas shopping? What will happen when a famous and charismatic author takes a sudden interest in the bookshop—and Carmen? And will the Christmas spirit be enough to help heal her fractured family?

Author : Maudie Powell-Tuck
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1680102648
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magical Christmas Store written by Maudie Powell-Tuck and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the joy of love, family, and the magic of Christmas with this touching story about the most important gifts that money can't buy. Christmas for Benji this year has lost its magic. He desperately wants to feel the joy of this special season, but his family has very little. He is out walking in the city on Christmas Eve when he stumbles upon a magnificent store. A polar bear invites him in, and Benji visits different rooms that are filled with silly sounds, invisible items that appear using one’s imagination, and wonderful, inviting smells. Will he be able to find the perfect Christmas gifts for his family?

Author : Paul Geenen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237530
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schuster's & Gimbels written by Paul Geenen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic journey into the life of these Wisconsin shopping meccas—including photos and illustrations. For well over a century, Milwaukee shoppers have had Gimbels or Schuster’s in their lives. Even if they didn’t crave sewing notions or prize-winning apple pies, they were watching holiday parades wind by, tuning in for Billie the Brownie’s radio updates, or losing themselves in front of one of the department stores’ fabulous window displays. Not only were they magical places to shop but also wonderful places to work, creating the kind of community where a kid might come in to help out with the Christmas rush and stay for twenty-five years. Enjoy this loving trip through the history of these beloved stores, from their arrival in Milwaukee in the 1880s through the 1962 merger and beyond.

Author : David Sedaris
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0748123075
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santaland Diaries written by David Sedaris and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of surprising, disarming and 'extremely funny' essays from the internationally bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day (Sunday Times) Santaland Diaries collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice-scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the back seat of a police car. It should be read with your eyes, felt with your heart, and heard only when spoken to. It should, in short, behave much like a book. And oh, what a book it is! 'Sedaris writes with a gentle but unfailing acuity and a keen eye for the ridiculous ... extremely funny' -Sunday Times

Author : Sheryll Bellman
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Shopping Glass written by Sheryll Bellman and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a mixture of archival black-and-white and color photography, this book captures all the important New York windows of Christmas past. The special format includes a die-cut, real cloth case and four special die-cut pages, with acetate, to capture the feeling of gazing through an actual window. 125 photos, 90 in color.