Visually Inspected by Owner: Paperback as pictured, no marks in text and binding solid. Glossy covers and bright and clean pages. We ship, M-F at 4pm and Sat. at 12 pm, with tracking info. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: From a snowy Appalachian mountain village, to a crowded Washington DC subway station, to the muddy trenches of World War I, each of these collected stories and illustrations provides a unique insight into the message of Christmas. Humorous anecdotes, scientific research and powerful historical accounts all find their place among these stand-alone chapters, each revealing from a different angle that the miracles of Christmas are almost always . . . unexpected. Each story in this thought-provoking little book is accompanied by gorgeous sepia tone photos, making it well-suited for your coffee table as well as your bookshelf. See also: "How Love Wins: Contemporary Parables of Hope, Triumph and Resurrection," by the same author, also available on Amazon.