| Title | : | Toasts: The Perfect Words to Celebrate Every Occasion |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (425 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936740850 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-18 |
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A well-chosen toast can make simple moments special and special moments memorable. Whether it’s celebrating a wedding, a job promotion, a birthday, or a new direction in life, toasting is a tradition that remains a part of honoring important occasions. For nearly 20 years, June Cotner has been the go-to for blessings, housewarmings, new babies, graces, and all of life's rites of passage. Here, she joins forces with award-winning poet and author Nancy Tupper Ling to provide the right words for every occasion! Toasts is the perfect resource for any moment where one needs to raise a glass. Organized by category and containing many original toasts written just for this book, this timely tome contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental. Covering births, weddings, graduations, and other events both major and minor, Toasts also provides inspirations for adding meaning to life's special moments. When it comes to making a toast, knowing what to say and how to say
Editorial : "Cotner and Ling opt more for poets and lesser-known speakersI was surprised at how few names I recognized!giving you the chance to dodge the more common cliches, and craft something truly worthy of everyone’s attention."San Francisco Book Review"Cotner & Ling have done some exhaustive research to offer the reader toasts for just about any event the reader could think of. For example, of course the typical wedding, retirement and birthday sentiments are included, but in addition, there are toasts for awards, children, homecoming and any holiday that exists! Need a toast for St. Patrick’s Day; it is included. As is Kwanza, Halloween and even April Fool’s Day. Toasts gives the reader all sorts of toasts, ideas and even words that could springboard into saying something even more personal. Some toasts are one sentence; others are one paragraph while some are several pages. Authors of the toasts are credited and certainly the reader will never be at a loss for word
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