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The Christmas List: A Novel
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Fabric Type: 9781439150009
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Graphics Memory Size: Deckle Edge
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Region Code: 368
Total External Bays Free: October 06, 2009
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Dear Reader,
When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate.
What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson's assignment is the opportunity she gave us to confront our own legacy. How do we want to be remembered? That question has motivated our species since the beginning of time: from building pyramids to putting our names on skyscrapers.
As I began to write this book, I had two objectives: First, I wanted to explore what could happen if someone read their obituary before they died and saw, firsthand, what the world really thought of them. Their legacy.
Second, I wanted to write a Christmas story of true redemption. One of my family's holiday traditions is to see a local production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. I don't know how many times I've seen it (perhaps a dozen), but it still thrills me to see the change that comes over Ebenezer Scrooge as he transforms from a dull, tight-fisted miser into a penitent, "giddy-as-aschoolboy" man with love in his heart. I always leave the show with a smile on my face and a resolve to be a better person. That's what I wanted to share with you, my dear readers, this Christmas -- a holiday tale to warm your season, your homes, and your hearts.
Merry Christmas --Richard Paul Evans
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The Christmas List was the first book written by Evans that I had read. I LOVED IT! Now I'm hooked. I have since read all of Evans books and cant wait for his next one to come out. Love the book, love the author.
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What if you got to see your obituary and the comments of what people think of your life?
This is the premise of the Christmas List. James Kier, a cut-throat real estate developer, gets to see his Obit and what people think of him.
Jim decides to rectify his injustices to the top five people he has wronged and finds out that it is not as easy as just refunding their money.
In the process, he comes to realize that the business malfeasance spilled over into his ... Read More
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I chose "The Christmas List" by Richard Paul Evans as my one Christmas book to purchase for 2009. When I got to page 108, I knew I had made the right choice because on that page is mentioned my very favorite book "Man's Search For Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. One of the most profound truths that I've learned comes from Frankl's book. It is "There is always only one right answer to the problem posed by the situation at hand." In my own second chance at life, I have come to accept that life and love bring ... Read More
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and loved the way the character actually found his true self. It was both touching and warm to read and a different kind of story for Richard Paul Evans.
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Bought book for my wife; this is what she has to say. "This was a great book. The characters were drawn with great skill and understanding. Interest was sustained, with unexpected twists along the way. Realistic and true to life in its rendition of character."
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