Books with author Christine Mathews

You'll laugh out loud at these 40 seriously handsome men and the funny things they think about quilts and quilting. This little book of humor takes a lighthearted look at women and their love affair with fabric and all things quilty. It's the perfect gift for any patchwork lover: birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement, guild prize, Christmas stocking stuffer, or friendship gift. Grab an extra copy to treat yourself to a good laugh!

In this compelling, smart, and well-researched dual biography, Chris Matthews shows how the contest between the charismatic John F. Kennedy and the talented yet haunted Richard Nixon propelled America toward Vietnam and Watergate.John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon each dreamed of becoming the great young leader of their age. First as friends, then as bitter enemies, they were linked by a historic rivalry that changed both them and their country. Fresh, entertaining, and revealing, Kennedy & Nixon reveals that the early fondness between the two men—Kennedy, for example, told a trusted friend that if he didn’t receive the Democratic nomination in 1960, he would vote for Nixon—degenerated into distrust and bitterness. Using White House tapes, this book exposes Richard Nixon’s dread of a Kennedy “restoration” in 1972 drove the dark deeds of Watergate. "Matthews tells his stories well, and Americans have a seemingly bottomless need to have these stories retold" (The New York Times Book Review).

In this compelling, smart, and well-researched dual biography, Chris Matthews shows how the contest between the charismatic John F. Kennedy and the talented yet haunted Richard Nixon propelled America toward Vietnam and Watergate.John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon each dreamed of becoming the great young leader of their age. First as friends, then as bitter enemies, they were linked by a historic rivalry that changed both them and their country. Fresh, entertaining, and revealing, Kennedy & Nixon reveals that the early fondness between the two men—Kennedy, for example, told a trusted friend that if he didn’t receive the Democratic nomination in 1960, he would vote for Nixon—degenerated into distrust and bitterness. Using White House tapes, this book exposes Richard Nixon’s dread of a Kennedy “restoration” in 1972 drove the dark deeds of Watergate. "Matthews tells his stories well, and Americans have a seemingly bottomless need to have these stories retold" (The New York Times Book Review).

Eleven-year-old Hannah figured that this summer would be the same as all the others in her small New Hampshire town. That is, until her mother arranges for her to spend summer vacation in a castle-turned-artist's-colony in the South of France with an aunt she barely knows!Torn between excitement and apprehension, Hannah embarks on an adventure that will teach her the value of friendship, family, and her own special brand of deduction, as she finds herself in the middle of the biggest mystery the French Riviera has seen in decades. Perched on the sparkling Mediterranean Sea, the Chateau de la Napoule’s collection of art and antiques has been targeted by world-class thieves.With the help of a very special bracelet, the Pass It On bracelet, and an unexpected new friend, Hannah is determined to save Aunt Mimi’s job and bring the thieves to justice.Combining history, mystery, art, and adventure, this summer vacation in the South of France is destined to be one to remember.

“Want to hire a boy?”Mr. Cummings looked around and across the showcase at the youth who stood there.“Want to what?” he asked.“Hire a boy. I’m looking for a job.”“Oh.” Mr. Cummings turned back to his task of rearranging a number of carpenter’s squares in a green box and made no other reply for a moment. The boy waited silently, watching interestedly. Finally, fixing the cover on the box and laying it on a shelf, “Ever worked in a hardware shop?” he asked.“No, sir.”

It was a window to gladden any boy’s heart. Behind the big plate-glass pane were baseball bats of all sorts and prices, masks and protectors, gloves and mitts, balls peeking temptingly forth from their tin-foil wrappers, golf clubs and bags, running shoes and apparel, and many, many other things to send a chap’s hand diving into his pocket.Sam Craig’s hand was already there, jingling the few coins he had with him, while his gaze wandered raptly over the enticing array. Always, though, it returned to the display of catcher’s mitts.He was seventeen, a sturdy, brown-haired youth with a well-tanned face from which dark grey eyes looked untroubledly forth. As he stood there in front of Cummings and Wright’s window his feet were planted apart, his attitude seeming to say: “Here I am and here I stay!” And the resolute[4] expression of his face backed up the assertion of his body, so that, had you for any reason wished to move Sam from in front of that window, it would never have occurred to you to try force. If persuasion failed you’d have let him stay there!

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