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  • SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love. by Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Wiley, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - "After dressing up as Santa at a local charity's holiday party, Helzberg Diamonds CEO Jeffrey Comment was inspired to take his Santa impersonation on the road" and in this book he shares his experiences with these children. Each section also includes reflections from corporate and philanthropic leaders such as Warren Buffett, Norman, Lear, Sir Elton John, and many others, all of whom discuss the rewards of giving. Illustrated in full color with photographs and drawings by the children. List of resources. Small square format. xv, 207 pp. ISBN: 0-471225150.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73270
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  • THE MOUNT VERNON STREET WARRENS: A Boston Story, 1860-1910. by Green, Martin.
    Green, Martin.
    THE MOUNT VERNON STREET WARRENS: A Boston Story, 1860-1910.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The fortune of the Warren family, derived from a Maine papermill, enabled five siblings to grow up in the elite society of Boston's Beacon Hill in the early 1900s. In telling the stories of those children who became notable for eccentricity and philanthropy, Green focuses on [two brothers] - Ned Warren, a homosexual and mover in the international movement of aestheticism, who was determined to lead a 'grand but blighted life'" and his elder brother, Sam, a staid businessman. The Warren fortune funded the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, with its classical antiquities collection, Dennison House in Harvard Yard, the restoration of Shakertown and more. Photographs, endnotes, bibliography and index. xii, 270 pp. ISBN: 0-684191091.

    Condition: Near fine in a like dustjacket (upper corner of a few pages bumped)

    Book ID: 75182
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