A Complete Guide To Putting Love & Warmth Back Into The Season
Nine years and 13 printings since its debut, Unplug The Christmas Machine is still the undisputed guide to creating a joyful, stress-free holiday season. Revised and filled with new material, this book ". . . offers a wealth of suggestions for combating commercialism and filling the holidays with simple, spiritual celebrations. . . " --The New York Times Book Review.
In the pages of Unplug The Christmas Machine, Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli answer the questions they have heard most often in their many years of talking with people about Christmas, such as: How can I reduce the stress of preparing for Christmas? How can I make our celebration more spiritual and less materialistic? How can I get my husband to be more enthusiastic about Christmas. How can I get my wife to relax and enjoy the celebration? and How can I help my children see that Christmas is more than just presents? Readers will turn to this book for inspiration and practical advice year after year.
Praise For Unplug The Christmas Machine
"Unplug The Christmas Machine offers a wealth of suggestions for combating commercialism and filling the holidays with simple, spiritual celebrations that help families draw closer together."
-- The New York Times Book Review
"A wide-awake volume dealing with everything from saving time and money to bucking the hidden gift-giving code. With recipes, decorating ideas, even sources of seasonal purchases: thorough and heartening."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Unplug The Christmas Machine is more than a 'how-to' book on holiday accessories. It is a complete guide to putting the love and warmth back into the season."
-- Oregon Magazine
Comments From Alternatives Customers
"I plan to teach the class Unplug The Christmas Machine. Great book! Great service!"
-- Unitarian Universalist Society, Laconia, NH
"I used the Leader's Guide to Unplug The Christmas Machine for a workshop at church. You offer thought provoking items."
-- The Mante family, Bethlehem, PA
"I want to make Unplug The Christmas Machine, Simplify & Celebrate and Let's Talk About Christmas available to the church. Good quality. Well researched. I want to encourage church members to adopt those values."
-- S. Freeto, Blanco, TX
"I've enjoyed my copy of Unplug The Christmas Machine so much I've encouraged our Pastor, another friend's church and my sister's family also to use this as a guide for them this year. Our church will be offering this as a workshop in conjunction with the Methodist doctrine."
-- Kathey Jeffers, Batavia, IL
About The Authors:
Jo Robinson is a free-lance writer specializing in books about personal and social change. She is the co-author of four other books, including Emotional Incest, and the best-selling Getting the Love You Want. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and son.
Jean Coppock Staeheli continues to help people make changes in their lives through her work in the Portland Health Institute's clinical programs, graduate courses and workshops, and services to health professionals. She also writes about health related topics. Jean lives in Tigard, Oregon, with her husband and two daughters.
