Those of us who grew up with the Sears
Wish Book and the days when Hoffman Estates' iconic brand owned the retail world wish Eddie Lampert well in his quest to save 126-year-old institution.
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Bean's service to humanity over the years." The charming result is somewhere between a classic Bean catalog (a pair of Bean walking pants that zip off into shorts made it into The Last Whole Earth Catalog), the cornucopian feel of Sears' Christmas
Wish Book (which seemingly featured G.I.
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Since the days of the fabled and gargantuan Sears Catalogue, America's "
Wish Book," from which seemingly anything from a complete house kit, vacuum cleaners, to tools, clothes, home appliances, lawn equipment ad infinitnitum could be ordered.
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The first was the 2-pound Sears & Roebuck
wish book filled with wonderful J.C.
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WE ALL REMEMBER the days of flipping through the Sears
Wish Book, circling the Stormy Kromer cap and Red Ryder BB gun in bright red marker for bur parents to see.
HOLIDAY WISH LIST
Meanwhile, the Sears
Wish Book catalog promised grand Christmases, the new Weber grill delivered backyard barbecues, and the Vikings went down in Super Bowl defeat an ignominious four times.
Stingray afternoons
(Milkweed Editions, 2010), The
Wish Book (Milkweed Editions, 2014) and
Stowage
In 1883, the Montgomery Ward catalog--by then commonly referred to as "the
wish book"--contained 10,000 items on 240 pages.
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A
wish book for mayhem-makers--that's what the catalog OSS Weapons seems like at first glance.
Tools of a dark trade
Involving people and communities is a key part of the Well-being of Future Generations Bill." The event was sponsored by William Powell AM, who was there to present participants with copies of the Welsh
Wish Book.
Picture of a perfect future for Wales
Additional information is available at www.sears.ca, including the top Holiday toys and the 2014
Wish Book.
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According to Kevin Kelly -- the editor of a 472-page
wish book of neat stuff called ''Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities'' and an Internet community pioneer -- a ''third industrial revolution is stirring.''
The joy of making things
To climb into the holiday buying game, Groupon is releasing a Goods
Wish Book and gussying up its toy deals.
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BACK IN THE BOOM DAYS, the Robb Report, that
wish book of extravagant indulgences for the rich and the aspirational, had a person on staff called "Chief Luxury Officer."
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SEARS HAS ENHANCED ITS POPULAR
WISH BOOK with new social shopping capabilities, allowing customers to see hot-trending products, get feedback on potential purchases and share lists with their friends and family.
Sears Wish Book goes mobile