Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas (Books of Miscellany) Lisa Scottoline Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister)—they

Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister)—they were the toast of midcentury New York

but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition

A captivating reimagining of the intrepid woman who – 8 months pregnant and with a toddler in tow – braved violent earthquakes and treacherous waters on the first steamboat voyage to conquer the Mississippi River and redefine America

vibrant cafes of Montparnasse

The result of over ten years of planning

Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Christmas (Books of Miscellany) Lisa Scottoline Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister)—theyWouldnt it be great to understand all our Christmas traditions? Here, Jonathan Green offers the fascinating history behind our most beloved holiday traditions. For example, myrrh is incense made from the resin of a North African bush and was a special gift during biblical times. To the Romans, mistletoe was a symbol of fertility, so today we are encouraged to kiss when it is near. The Yule log was originally used to brighten homes during the dark,