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Few films have become a part of the fabric of American life as much as Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life. Every Christmas, Americans reopen their hearts to Jimmy Stewart and his journey through Bedford Falls. Yet few of us know that the movie was based on "The Greatest Gift," a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, privately printed as a Christmas card to the author's friends in 1943. This deluxe edition of "The Greatest Gift" marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of It's a Wonderful Life. Delighted readers will immediately recognize George Bailey from the movie - together with the guardian angel, the snowy scene on the bridge, and Bedford Falls - and will identify with George's realization that life is a gift and every individual indispensable. Specially commissioned artwork illustrates scenes from "The Greatest Gift," and an afterword by the author's daughter, Marguerite Stern Robinson, reveals how this enchanting story inspired the beloved movie.
Genre: Romance
Genre: Romance
Used availability for Philip van Doren Stern's The Greatest Gift
Hardback Editions
November 2014 : UK Hardback
October 2014 : USA Hardback
November 2011 : UK Hardback
October 2011 : UK Hardback

Title: The Greatest Gift
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
ISBN: 0-9570255-1-3 / 978-0-9570255-1-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Cluster Publishing Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK
November 1996 : USA Hardback
Audio Editions
December 2014 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Availability: Amazon
December 2014 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Availability: Amazon AU
December 2014 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Availability: Amazon UK
October 2014 : USA Audio CD
October 2014 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: Amazon
October 2014 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: Amazon AU
October 2014 : Canada Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: Amazon CA
October 2014 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
Author(s): Philip Van Doren Stern
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: Amazon UK
November 1996 : USA Audio Cassette
Kindle Editions
November 2014 : Australia, UK Kindle edition
October 2014 : USA, Canada Kindle edition