Books with author Dale Carson

Inspired by the Emmy Award-winning television series--and now feature film--Downton Abbey: Rules for Household Staff is a grand gift book for fans that reveals the proper etiquette and techniques required for those working in the manor or on the grounds of the Grantham estate. The household staff of Downton Abbey carries out their duties with effortless dignity, finesse and pride. Yet how do they know how exactly to lay the table, when to leave the room to give Lord and Lady Grantham their privacy, how to care for Lady Mary's furs and which uniform to wear when? This recently recovered and fascinating staff handbook answers all of these questions and more. Covering all the main positions of the Downton household―footman, lady's maid, housekeeper, groundsman and more―and with a general introduction for new members of staff from Carson the Butler, this book tells you everything you need to know about working below stairs in the grand estate of Downton Abbey.

"A jovial children's Christmas story." A forgetful Santa, and his wife, who mirrors every other wife that keeps her husband on track get ready for a very special Christmas Eve. We all know and love the children's Christmas song, "When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney" but how did it come about? This is the short story of how Max and Sarah helped a forgetful Santa and had a Christmas to remember themselves.

"A jovial children's Christmas story." A forgetful Santa, and his wife who mirrors every other wife that keeps her husband on track, get ready for a very special Christmas Eve. We all know and love the children's Christmas song, "When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney" but how did it come about? This is the short story of how Max and Sarah helped a forgetful Santa and had a Christmas to remember themselves.

Understand Your Self is a teen/young adult manual for the understanding of oneself. Self-knowledge is the basis for all good relationships, and the end of human loneliness. Learn to understand yourself on your own”not according to someone else's authority and rules. Self-understanding techniques help you to understand others and improve your relationships: lovers, friends, parents, community, the world.

THE HUMAN APES. YA SiFi. Todd and his friends are part of an expedition to study gorillas in Africa. Todd discovers the human apes, humans who have spent 6,000 camouflaged as gorillas, keeping civilization going underground. When Todd is invited to join them, he must make a decision about giving up his humanity. "Stimulating and entertaining." PW"Idea is fascintating." LJ. "Ultimately the definition of humanity, poignancy at the end." New York Times Book Review.