A Christmas Carol

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Summary: Eyewitness Classics does it again
Review: Our church youth just finished their play of "A Christmas Carol" and here we have a book of all the details. Wow, looking it over in a bookstore locally, I don't even have to read it in order to know this is a fantastic book with terrifically detailed iiustrations, just the kind of thing our late elementary and young middle schoolers want. I am definitely going to order this for our church library.

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Summary: Giving time, love to people and having faith can do anything
Review: This story is about an old man who passed for a sadness experience in his life wich turned his heart dark without feelings, he didn't want to have contact with any human been and only has interest in money, but one day three ghost make him look three events in his life, past, present and future and after that, he could understand the importance of sharing with everyone, his time, money (contributing with poor people), giving love and smile, helping people, all this things could fill your heart with happiness and the feelings that you are doing the best of you to make happy other people who need it. Really this is an excellent story, I would like you to read this book, you will love it... bye bye! (Sorry if I couldn't make you read this book, maybe I couldn't write on my feelings or ideas specificly because I haven't enough vocabulary in your language (English), I speak Spanish, but from Panama, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...

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Summary: The best book about The True Yule Tide Spirit I ever read!
Review: If you have to choose the story among the Christmas stories I think you should have Ch.Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" among your finalists and many of us might find it as the final choice. Some characters of the story even expand the spheres of Christmas; in the first place we will probably mention Ebenezer Scrooge, who has inspired e.g. Walt Disney quite a lot. It might be that his feathered equivalent, even more prosperous than the (finally) good Ebenezer,is today better known than Dickens' original. One more reason to read the book! Among the rest I'll only mention "Tiny Tim", who has lent his name at least to a tasty species of minitomatoes. The author mixes cunningly facts concerning the social contrasts in 19th century England, rich owners and poor workers, with fictitious ghosts. The latter allow him to move in time, these moves are more related to personal and moral matters than to possible changes in the social frames. The social frames of the story are as well international as English, and they cover - mostly and luckily in a more lenient form - all the ages. The darkest time of the year might make it easier to believe in ghosts or at least accept easier the ones who do so? We can follow how Mr Scrooge's opinions about the members of his staff change, he realizes that he has got some duties towards the people working for him, not just rights to use their skills and time. A kind person is easy to deal with all the year around, one of the wonders of the Yule Tide is that quite a lot of the naughty ones start to behave themselves rather humanly, too. Stories like "A Christmas Carol" might not just bring the reader the right Christmas feeling, but also make some people to change their attitudes - at best not just till Boxing Day Eve but till the next Christmas!

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Summary: "One of the best Christmas books ever writen."
Review: A wonderful Christmas story writen in great detail

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Summary: amazing
Review: If I had to choose one book from the whole world of literature to call my dearest favorite, this would be it. There is no book more filled with the frank goodness of human nature and the possibilities of joy. This book has been a Christmas tradition in my family for years. Charles Dickens not only presents an entertaining story, but a philosophy of joy and goodwill.

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Summary: A gift for the eyes and the heart
Review: Innocenti's illustrations add to the beauty of Dickens' classic tale. Here are greed, lost opportunities, love and regret. Here is a story of selfishness and redemption we can all identify with. This is the perfect tale to remind one again of the selflessness of the Christmas spirit. Everyone knows this Christmas story; Dickens' narrative never grows old and his writing is beautiful by itself. Anyone who enjoys this story should own a copy with illustrations as beautiful as these full-color works. Innocenti's art brings extra enjoyment of the words and themes, and makes the book a delight to give as a gift. I read it every year.

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Summary: Simply a Masterpiece
Review: Could a book be more perfect than "A Christmas Carol"? I don't think so. It's a wonderful tale that everyone can relate to, with beautiful descriptions and a first rate plot. I recently bought a nice, new hardcover edition of the novel that I can keep for years, and rereading some old passges, especially around this time of year, just warmed my soul. "A Christmas Carol" is as much a part of Christmas as Christmas trees. I have read much Dickens, but of all his books I like this the best. He writes about Christmas like no other writer. He captures the very essence of the holiday. Dickens was a truly brilliant man , and this is his masterpiece. Soon next month, as we get nearer the holiday, I'm going to read it again. It will be like visiting a dear old friend.

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Summary: A Christmas classic
Review: "A Christmas Carol" has been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. Becuase of, or perhaps in spite of, this family tradition, now that I'm away from home, I still read it every Christmas. . . or even when I just wish it were Christmas! This book really is a classic. Start your own tradition with A Christmas Carol - you won't regret it!

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Summary: A great story.
Review: As Tina Turner said, 'Simply the Best'

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Summary: A Classic
Review: Great writers are great story tellers. This is a great story about social relationships, the meaning of Christmas, even the meaning of life.