Winter Solstice (WPL-ADULT)

1) Winter solstice: a novel

Author

Hilderbrand, Elin

Series

Winter Street Inn novels volume 4

Formats

Book, Large Print, eBook, Kindle, Pre-loaded Audio, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart back safe and sound from Afghanistan, the Quinns are preparing for a holiday more joyous than any they've experienced in years. And Bart's safe return isn't the family's only good news: Kevin is enjoying married life with Isabelle; Patrick is getting back on his feet after paying his debt to society; Ava...

2) Celebrate the solstice: honoring the Earth's seasonal rhythms through festival and ceremony

Author

Heinberg, Richard

Formats

Book, eBook

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This book is an accessible, engaging tool to help people enrich their lives through the observance of ancient, astronomically determined Earth festivals. It assists us to recover an experience that had deep meaning for the ancients and that is now increasingly relevant to a world facing environmental challenges. Seasonal festivals are not meant to be cultural relics. They are joyous, fun, mischievous, profound, life-affirming events that connect us...

3) The return of the light: twelve tales from around the world for the winter solstice

Author

Edwards, Carolyn McVickar

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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The winter solstice, the day the "sun stands still," marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and it comes either on December 20th or 21st. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice as a moment of transition and renewal date back thousands of years and occur among many peoples on every continent. "The Return of the Light makes an ideal companion for everyone who carries on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Storyteller Carolyn...

4) The winter solstice: the sacred traditions of Christmas

Author

Matthews, John, 1948-

5) Yule: a celebration of light & warmth

Author

Morrison, Dorothy, 1955-

6) Celebrating Winter Solstice

Author

Fitzgerald, Waverly

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Holiday folklore expert, Waverly Fitzgerald, shares the information she has collected on the traditions and customs common to mid-winter holidays. Learn new ways to honor the major symbols of the holiday: the Festivals of Lights, magical gift, givers, yule, and goddesses of the Solstice. Includes recipes for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Twelfth Night feasts and beverages, as well as instructions for making wreaths, calendars, and traditional mid-winter...

7) The fright before Christmas: surviving Krampus and other yuletide monsters

Author

Belanger, Jeff

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

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Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and songs. There was a time in the late 1800s when people sent Krampus cards, not holiday greetings. There are other violent and dangerous monsters from all over northern climes who have been hunting naughty children for centuries. From shapeshifters...

8) Santa Claus worldwide: a history of St. Nicholas and other holiday gift-bringers

Author

Jerman, Tom A., 1955-

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"This is a comprehensive history of the world's midwinter gift-givers, showcasing the extreme diversity in their depictions as well as the many traits and functions these characters share. It tracks the evolution of these figures from the tribal priests who presided over winter solstice celebrations thousands of years before the birth of Christ, to Christian notables like St. Martin and St. Nicholas, to a variety of secular figures who emerged throughout...

9) The joy of winter hiking: inspiration and guidance for cold weather adventures

Author

Dellinger, Derek

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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From the author of America's Best Day Hikes, gorgeous photos and essential tips give you reason to enjoy the season! Your daily dose of nature doesn't have to retreat with the warm weather. The Joy of Winter Hiking is your ultimate guide to getting outdoors in the most underrated season. In fact, author Derek Dellinger believes you should be seeking outdoor adventure in colder months, not just in spite of snow and cloudy days, but because of these...

10) The winter table: fireside feasts for family and friends

Author

Lemke, Lisa, 1981-

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"Come in from the cold and celebrate with family and friends! Lisa Lemke's cookbook presents the comforting delights of hearty wintertime meals. There's nothing better than coming home on a wintry evening to the welcoming aroma of a bubbling stew or comforting soup. Lisa Lemke, author of The Summer Table, now changes seasons and brings her prodigious gifts to more than 75 recipes that showcase wintertime ingredients. Her soul-satisfying dishes range...

11) The last winter: the scientists, adventurers, journeymen, and mavericks trying to save the world

Author

Fox, Porter

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As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack and in the US alone, snow cover has been reduced by 15-30%. On average, winter has shrunk by a month in most northern latitudes. In this deeply researched, beautifully written, and adventure-filled book, journalist Porter Fox travels along the edge of the Northern Hemisphere's snow line to track the scope of this...

12) Epic snow adventures of the world: experience the world's most thrilling winter adventures

Series

Lonely Planet epic

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"Shred the snow with this thrilling collection of 200 epic winter adventures around the world. Zip down the iconic Canadian Rockies or visit Sweden's original ice hotel for an arctic sleepover - with 50 first-person stories from travelers and famous figures like Arianna Tricomi and Bode Miller, you'll find inspiration for a lifetime of snowy trips. Scale majestic frozen waterfalls in Colorado; hike Australia's infamous snow-covered Mt Feathertop for...

13) The making of a miracle: the untold story of the captain of the 1980 gold medal-winning US Olympic hockey team

Author

Eruzione, Mike, 1954-

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"On the fortieth anniversary of the historic 'Miracle on Ice,' Mike Eruzione--the captain of the 1980 U.S Men's Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal--recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal"-- Publisher's description.

14) Ice: from mixed drinks to skating rinks -- a cool history of a hot commodity

Author

Brady, Amy, Ph.D

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"The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation-from the foods Americans eat, to the sports they play, to the way they live today-and what its future might look like on a swiftly warming planet"-- Provided by publisher.

15) The story of snow: the science of winter's wonder

Author

Cassino, Mark

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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This book about the science of snow features photos of snow crystals in their beautiful diversity and includes how snow crystals are formed into different shapes and snow-crystal-catching instructions in the back of the book.

16) Winter world: the ingenuity of animal survival

Author

Heinrich, Bernd, 1940-

Formats

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From award-winning writer and biologist Heinrich, comes an intimate, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival in winter. Examines the means by which animals survive winter, from food sources to chemical composition.

17) Winterdance: the fine madness of running the Iditarod

Author

Paulsen, Gary

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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Recounts the author's ambitious quest to run the Iditarod, an 1,180-mile trek of snow and deep cold, and his seventeen-day journey with a team of dogs during which they endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, moose attacks, and hallucinations.

18) Winterlust: finding beauty in the fiercest season

Author

Brunner, Bernd, 1964-

Formats

Book, eBook

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"Mr. Brunner's winning book is a reassuring, nostalgic reminder that winter is the season of both play and regeneration."—Wall Street Journal

In Winterlust, a farmer painstakingly photographs five thousand snowflakes, each one dramatically different from the next. Indigenous peoples thrive on frozen terrain, where famous explorers perish. Icicles reach deep underwater, then explode. Rooms warmed by crackling fires fill

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19) Winter harvest cookbook: how to select and prepare fresh seasonal produce all winter long

Author

Morgan, Lane, 1949-

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The Winter Harvest Cookbook takes a seasonal approach to eating, even during the coldest months of the year. This fully updated and revised twentieth anniversary edition includes more than two hundred simple, mouth-watering recipes showcasing fresh produce from the winter garden or local market, rounded out by introductions to unfamiliar ingredients, shopping tips, menu suggestions, and resource lists.

20) Winter brothers: a season at the edge of America

Author

Doig, Ivan

Formats

Book, eBook

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The author of This House of Sky provides a magnificent evocation of the Pacific Northwest through the diaries of James Gilchrist Swan, a settler of the region. Doig fuses parts of the Swan diaries with his own journal.

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