{"product_id":"copy-of-a-two-part-book-club-event-series-featuring-interview-with-the-vampire-by-anne-rice","title":"Two-Part Book Club Event Series featuring The Man Who Invented Christmas","description":"\u003ch4\u003eJoin us for our first non-fiction book club! We'll kick off the holiday season reading \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e by Les Standiford.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis event series includes \u003cstrong\u003etwo \u003c\/strong\u003eevents (one ticket gives you access to both events): \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWednesday November 11th\u003c\/span\u003e: meet and receive your copy of the book\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e Enjoy a glass of wine and good conversation as we talk about reading and beginning our book club together. Finally, we will read quietly for an hour and begin the book together as a group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWednesday December 2nd\u003c\/span\u003e: reconvene to have a traditional book club discussion about our book.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWe'll craft and drink wine in addition to our discussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour ticket includes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ea new copy of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eThe Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(if you choose the GA w\/ book ticket)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eadmission to two 90-minute events at U Wine Bar hosted by Sam of SBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003etwo glasses of wine or N\/A beverage of choice (one at each event)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ecraft supplies for our crafting project on night 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ea group of book lovers to read with and get to know, including a WhatsApp group chat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if I don't drink?\u003c\/strong\u003e No worries, U Wine has lots of great N\/A options that you are welcome to have as your free beverage instead!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhat if I already have the book or want to read it on my e-reader? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eChoose a general admission ticket: no book and lower price, everything else is the same!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMore about \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Invented Christmas.\u003c\/em\u003e..\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eAs uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how one writer and one book revived the signal holiday of the Western world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned it down, so Dickens used what little money he had to put out A Christmas Carol himself. He worried it might be the end of his career as a novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book immediately caused a sensation. And it breathed new life into a holiday that had fallen into disfavor, undermined by lingering Puritanism and the cold modernity of the Industrial Revolution. It was a harsh and dreary age, in desperate need of spiritual renewal, ready to embrace a book that ended with blessings for one and all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith warmth, wit, and an infusion of Christmas cheer, Les Standiford whisks us back to Victorian England, its most beloved storyteller, and the birth of the Christmas we know best. 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