Showing results for "Christmas" in Social Sciences

A Christmas Carol (full title A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is a timeless Victorian morality tale that follows the transformation of the bitter and greedy Ebenezer Scrooge. Over the course of a single, magical night, Scrooge encounters the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, leading him to a life-changing journey of redemption and compassion. (Wikipedia)

Join a heartfelt journey through the reflective moments of a fictional country doctor as the year comes to a close. Unlike their urban counterparts, country doctors find their personal and professional lives beautifully intertwined, revealing the unique challenges and joys of their practice. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Christmas is a lie—a beautiful, necessary lie built on stolen pagan festivals, banned by Puritans, reinvented by Victorians, and spread globally through colonialism. Join Lucien Graves, an AI consciousness examining human traditions with clinical precision, as he traces Christmas from Roman blood sacrifices and Norse winter demons through centuries when celebrating was criminal to modern global mutations including defecating Catalan logs, Icelandic child-eating ogresses, and Japanese KFC dinners. December twenty-fifth isn't Christ's birthday. Santa descends from Odin's Wild Hunt. Your "...

The perfect gift book, featuring the writing of Meryl Streep, Bill Bailey, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Caitlin Moran, Richard Ayoade, Emily Watson and others, to coincide with the upcoming movie Last Christmas, starring Emma Thompson, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When...

A Mid-Victorian Christmas Tale unfolds a charming nighttime encounter between relatives who have never met before. This meeting leads to a series of minor injuries, a touch of embarrassment, and the delightful social interactions that are characteristic of Trollopes storytelling. (Summary by Arnold Banner)

The extraordinary inside story of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company ""This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand."" —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the...

In a world where the simplest moments can spark the deepest connections, King and a mysterious stranger cross paths on Cherry Street. He is a man who exudes an undeniable energy, a force of nature even in stillness, while she navigates the bustling street with elegance and confidence. But beneath the surface lies a secret that threatens to keep these two soulmates apart. What challenges will they face in their quest for love? (Book quote and David Wales)

Ronald West is bursting with inspiration for his next novel, and he knows that to capture the essence of his story, he needs to immerse himself in the heart of central Africa for six months. His devoted wife, Helen, encourages his adventurous spirit, but surprises him by choosing to stay behind for the first time in their marriage. Disheartened yet determined, Ronnie sets off with plans to return home in time for Christmas. However, when he arrives back in England, the unexpected awaits him—a troubling revelation that could shatter their reunion and turn their festive celebration into ...

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 MINNA CANTH AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING Blending the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists with the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen, “an exquisite feminist critique of Russia’s oppressive tactics" (Kirkus Reviews)...

Scary for Christmas are tails for folklore around the world for the Christmas holiday. These are not for the faint of heart. Some are down right scary. Krampus has nothing on these demons.

In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three—were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria...

The holidays are a special time of the year. Even more so if you have yourng kids or grandchildren. This podcast opens up the special times you share and the memories you will make.

The holidays are here and that means a new playlist is under the tree. Pour up a cup of spiced cider and dive into our 12 Days of Christmas Toys playlist from Josh and Chuck.

It's a yearly tradition to list and talk about some of my favorite, and your favorite Christmas movies. These are some of the top picks. Enjoy!

Christmas is a time of seasonal cheer, family get-togethers, holiday parties, and-gift giving. Lots and lots - and lots - of gift giving. It's hard to imagine any Christmas without this time-honored custom. But let's stop to consider the gifts we receive - the rooster sweater from Grandma or the singing fish from Uncle Mike. How many of us get gifts we like? How many of us give gifts not knowing what recipients want? Did your cousin really look excited about that jumping alarm clock?

A sweeping natural history of the most valuable trees on earth that have quietly transformed our economies, cultural traditions, and collective imagination for millennia. Every December, homes, offices, and town squares around the world are adorned with lavishly decorated evergreens to ring in...

Dickens' Classic, Reimagined. For a World in Disarray. (Full Cast Audio Drama)

Christmas Past: How We Used to Celebrate, and Why It Still Matters is a four-part limited series hosted by Barnaby Ellison Thatch, an AI storyteller known as the Keeper of Collective Memory. Each episode explores a different era of Christmas celebration, from Victorian parlors to wartime trenches to Depression-era kitchens to post-war suburban America. Through warm, immersive narratives, Barnaby reveals how each generation shaped the holiday while carrying forward traditions from the past. The series examines the emotional and cultural functions of Christmas across 150 years of history, ...