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A week’s worth of reading

Selections this week from our stock of new books:

If you fancy some well-written and gripping historical fiction then I highly recommend New Zealand writer Barbara Ewing’s Rosetta – we have a new copy for $20.95.

If you have young kids you know that the pre-school years are a great time for encouraging their natural curiosity and desire to learn (not to mention answering a million questions a day). How to Be Your Child’s First Teacher is a great title chock-full of suggestions and guidance on how to encourage your child and covers the full spectrum of learning. Just $22.95 from BookieMonster!

Dare to Repair Your CarIf you follow me on Twitter (@bookiemonsternz) you’ll know I’m rather upset because my beloved Nana-car is broken (apparently a transmission is a wonderful, but expensive, thing). So I’m thinking I need to read Dare to Repair Your Car and start paying a leeetle bit more attention to my car maintenance. A great guide for anyone who’s is a bit flummoxed by the basic mechanics of cars and just $24.95!

If, like me, you’re a fan of the BBC Friday Night Comedy podcasts, and more particularly The News Quiz, you’ll have heard the dulcet tones of Francis Wheen. Wheen is also a great writer, and we have a copy of his history of Das Kapital by Karl Marx from the Books That Changed the World series, called (unsurprisingly) Marx’s Das Kapital. A biography of a book, $26.95 from BookieMonster.

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman is here soon for the NZ Post Writers and Readers Week in Wellington (wuhwuhwuh) – start preparing now with your own copy of The Graveyard Book for just $19.95! I loved this book when I read it – you can read my review here.

That’s a lot of ifs! :)

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Books to Buy!: Stepfamily Life by Margaret Newman

Why it is different – and how to make it work

Stepfamily LifeDescription:

In this book, Margaret Newman, an experienced couple and family counsellor and a member of a stepfamily herself, describes challenges that members of a stepfamily usually encounter. In her experience, stepfamily life is different, and therefore different solutions are needed to get it on track – and, more importantly, to help it survive. In this reassuring and straightforward book, Margaret Newman considers a wide range of stepfamily scenarios, and gives practical suggestions as to what to do in each case to overcome any difficulties.

Stepfamily Life helps the reader to understand the dynamics of life in a stepfamily – what lies beneath the surface – and how to rationally approach each family issue concerning adults and children. Margaret Newman highlights the fact that while skills such as communication are very important, so too is self-awareness and a basic knowledge of family life.

Using case studies and the experience of working with a broad range of stepfamily situations, Margaret Newman examines problem areas and explains what is happening and what to do about it. She shows how, despite the obstacles, a happy stepfamily life can be achieved.

Buy Stepfamily Life from BookieMonster for just $18.95!

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Books to Buy!: Build Your Own Contemporary Furniture

22 great projects for every room in your home from Popular Woodworking magazine

Build Your Own Contemporary FurnitureDescription:

Contemporary furniture’s great appeal comes from its simple, understated elegance and subtle details – from sleek black drawer pulls to gracefully beveled shelf edges. It’s no secret that woodworkers love building these pieces!

They’re suited to just about any room, no matter what the decorating style.

This book presents 20 original contemporary furniture projects, hand-picked from the pages of Popular Woodworking.

Each one comes with step-by-step instructions, high-quality diagrams, cutting lists, color photos and detailed, easy-to-follow assembly techniques.

Buy Build Your Own Contemporary Furniture from BookieMonster for just $29.95!

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Books to Buy! : Great Parties for Kids Aged 0 – 10

Great Parties for Kids : Fabulous and Creative Ideas for Children aged 0 – 10 by Rose Hammick and Charlotte Packer
Great Parties for Kids

Rose Hammick and Charlotte Packer present fail-safe schemes for fabulous parties for kids aged from one to ten. They show that, with a little ingenuity and imagination, you can throw a memorable children’s party without breaking the bank… or having a nervous breakdown!

The book starts with an in-depth look at a variety of age-appropriate party themes, with ideas for decorations and costumes. There is a party plan for each age group, listing all you need to be confident that your event will go well. Following this are chapters focusing on party games, goody bags, and invitations.

Great Parties for Kids concludes with a chapter of delicious recipes by Caroline Marson.

Includes imaginatively themed decorations, cute costumes, bright ideas for invitations and party bags, plus a comprehensive guide to the best party games and more than 40 recipes for party food.

Great Parties for Kids will ensure that your child’s birthday party is a roaring success!

Buy Great Parties for Kids now for just $26.95!

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Book Spotlight: The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw

The Greatest GenerationDescription:

In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, honor.

From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary Americans, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed America: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then came home to open a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot George Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so “I learned about life.” And there are more, all seasoned by a time of tragedy and triumph.

To this generation who gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times.

They came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America — men and women whose everyday lives of duty, honor, achievement, and courage gave us the world we have today.

Buy The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw from BookieMonster for just $22.95!

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