On December 1, 1989 the world was introduced to the third and most lasting classic of the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation installments as Clark Griswold's dream of having a fantastic family Christmas with his family descends into a hilarious nightmare. This book, releasing on the 35th Anniversary of the film's release, is a celebration, and a detailed examination of many trivial and behind-the-scenes details related to this movie, which originated from a John Hughes short story called "Christmas '59" which was originally published in the December 1980 issue of National Lampoon magazine. If National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is an annual must-watch film each holiday season than you'll enjoy this collection of fascinating details about the making of this movie and the many people involved in creating it.
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Mark is a writer, editor and bookseller who was born and grew up in Sudbury, spent many years in Ottawa and Hamilton and currently lives in Waterloo, Ontario. When he is not writing, he tacks "Lefebvre" back onto his name and works as a book industry consultant, having been a bookseller since the 1992, the same year his first short story was published. Apart from publishing novels and non-fiction paranormal explorations under the name Mark Leslie, having works occasionally appearing on his mother's refrigerator door under the name Mark Lefebvre, and podcasting and consulting about the book industry under the name Mark Leslie Lefebvre for his Stark Publishing/Stark Reflections brand, Mark is a lover of craft beer. When he's not enjoying craft beer or playing around with his three given names, he can usually be found wandering, awestruck through bookstores or libraries.
