false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172621238m/199367.jpg 199367 1 This brief, eloquently presented book offers a simple and inviting strategy for handling the most complicated holiday of our times--Christmas. Reacting to the commercialization and overspending that has come to define it, author Bill McKibben (<i>The End of Nature</i>) argues in favor of only spending a hundred dollars at Christmas. Rather than grousing about the deterioration of Christmas, McKibben matter-of-factly explains that there was a time that giving extravagant presents may have been a satisfying and meaningful ritual. "The Christmas we now celebrate grew up at a time when Americans were mostly poor ... mostly working with their hands and backs," he writes. If we now feel burdened and unsatisfied by the piles of gifts and overconsuming, it is not because Christmas has changed all that much, he adds, "It's because we have."<p> What we need and long for now are the gifts of time, meaningful family connections, periods of silence, a relationship with the divine, McKibben writes. How to give and receive the Christmas gifts that matters? Make homemade presents (he even offers a chapter's worth of great ideas). Give children coupons for zoo visits or an evening devoted to playing board games. It's likely that McKibben, a former staff writer for <i>The New Yorker,</i> could launch a national movement with this inviting and sensible concept. But no matter how many dollars you spend, factor the cost of this book into your Christmas budget! <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 192866 2 12 1998 Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case For A More Joyful Christmas total:75|5:3|4:0|3:3|2:1|1:0| 75 267 125 24 199367 068485595X 9780684855950 75 24 3.56 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172621238m/199367.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199367.Hundred_Dollar_Holiday_The_Case_For_A_More_Joyful_Christmas 4 0 false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 15:10:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 18:07:33 -0800 2008
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