Wednesday 16 October 2013

Jane Austen & Adlestrop - latest reviews:

‘The subtitle of this book is ‘Her Other Family’ and it is true that the Leighs of Adlestrop, while providing half of Jane Austen’s genes and heritage, are less written about than the Austens of Kent.  …There is material that does not normally make it into standard Austen biographies and [the author’s] claim that ‘Jane was directly affected by their sagas of dynastic marriages, untimely deaths and metal instability, their quest for fashionable improvements, their money struggles and quarrels over inheritance’ is surely true.
Maggie Lane, Jane Austen Society Newsletter October 2013

Well-illustrated with photographs, reproductions of painted portraits, maps and family trees, this is not only a detailed portrait of an English village, but also a fascinating history of Jane Austen’s maternal forebears.
Joceline Bury Jane Austen’s Regency World




Latest reviews for Dr Spot - ZAK has ADHD

adders.org:  ADD/ADHD Resource Reviews - www.adders.org/reviews199.htm

Zak has ADHD
A Dr Spot book by Jenny Leigh

This is a delightfully written and wonderfully colourful book aimed at children with ADHD to help them to understand a bit more about the condition. It also has fantastic information for parents to help them to support their child and obtain the best possible help for them.

Jenny has written this in such a way that any child with ADHD will be able to identify themselves in Zak and to be able to relate to some of the feelings Zak has.

Dr Spot explains things really well and simply to both the child and adult and this allows Zak and his parents to understand why he is different and in turn this allows the child and parents to appreciate how the child is also behaving to enable them to access help and support for the child both through health and education.

The fact that the pictures and characters are so bright and colourful makes the book a delight to read through and helps to keep you focused on the story and also allows you to imagine a lot more of what would be happening in the story.

Jenny has written very sensitivly about ADHD and how the condition affects both the child and the family but not only that she has looked further into things and has shown that this is not only a condition that affects boys but there is also a girl who is diagnosied as well which will mean that this book will appeal both to male and female readers and parents.

Over all this is one of the first books about ADHD for children that I think will be a real source of fun and practical help and support.

Many thanks to Jenny for the research she has put into making this as accurate as possible.

Sarah-Jayne Bass (formerly Caroline Hensby)

Also available on adders.org bookshop:  www.adders.org/ukbookshopchild.htm 
 

Zak has ADHD and Brian has Dyslexia have also been listed on ADHD Lancashire Support group website - http://adhdlancashire.co.uk/childrens-activities.html




Latest review:

Jane Austen & Adlestrop is featured in Octobers issue of Cotswold Life -

"All of Jane's novels were published published anonymously and she did not live long enough to enjoy the success of her work.  Now thanks to the dedicated work undertaken by Victoria Huxley, we can vicariously follow in Jane Austen's footsteps and read more into her novels than a writer's imagination.  For the first time, the connection between the novelist and the small village of Addlestrop has been fully researched and written.  An future generations will have Victoria to thank for putting the village into context of the changes wrought over the last two centuries, ensuring Adlestrop is remembered and takes its place in our cherished history" - with June Lewis - Heritage section - Cotswold Life Magazine


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New title from 'Silent but Deadly'
HOW TO BE HAPPY
ISBN: 978 0 9562398 5 3
PRICE: £2.99
AUTHOR: Martin Baxendale

DESCRIPTION:
The perfect gift for anyone who could do with a little cheering up and/or a bit of a laugh to brighten their day (which would be all of us then). A fun cartoon-illustrated guide crammed with advice on topping up your happiness levels by self-taught (and only very lightly bonkers) cheering-up expert Cheerful Charli. In an Increasingly gloomy world where the news gets more depressing by the day and politicians just seem to make things worse, it’s important to try to stay chirpy and upbeat. Cheerful Charli helps to lighten the load with her laugh-a-minute take on how to stay happy no matter what – a very funny collection of tips and hints that will brighten anyone’s day with a plethora of chuckles while also offering nuggets of self-help truth to keep them sane and happy even in difficult times.
THE AUTHOR:
Martin’s series of close to 30 cartoon humour books has sold over four million copies worldwide. Probably best-known is Your New Baby – An Owner’s Manual, a classic gift book for new parents which has sold nearly half a million copies in the UK and more than a million worldwide, translated into over a dozen languages.


Thursday 10 October 2013

October 2013

We have some fabulous new titles coming up for Christmas and the New Year

Please see our list of forthcoming titles


FORTHCOMING TITLES SCHEDULE 2013/2014

MONTH / TITLE                                                      PRICE        SUBJECT

SEPTEMBER 2013
Dr Spot Casebook: Brian Has Dyslexia              £5.99       Children / Special needs
Dr Spot Casebook: Emma Has Measles           £5.99      Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: George Has Meningitis     £5.99     Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Lawrence Had Head Lice £5.99   Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Rachel Has Eczema          £5.99     Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Charlie Has Asthma           £5.99     Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Franklin Has Conjunctivitis £5.99  Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Harriet Has Tonsillitis           £5.99    Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Mike Has Chicken-Pox     £5.99  Children / Body & Health
Dr Spot Casebook: Zak Has ADHD                   £5.99   Children / Special needs
Red Lion Brewery                                              £20.00    History/Business   
Dinosaur Hunter: T Rex                                    £2.99      Natural History
Reflexology                                                  £9.99     Health/Mind Body Spirit
Coolbrands 2013/2014                            £55.00     Marketing/Advertising

OCTOBER 2013
Abba: Thank you for the Music                          5.99          Popular Music
The Rolling Stones                                                  5.99         Popular Music
The Who                                                                  5.99        Popular Music
The Beatles                                                             5.99         Popular Music
The British Invasion                                                5.99        History/Popular Musichion                                                               5.99        History/Fashion
Bob Marley                                                            5.99        Popular Music
Presidents of the USA                                          5.99      American History
Classic American Cars                                5.99      Transport/Motor Cars
Harley Davidson                                         5.99      Tansport/Motorcycles
Chronicles: In the Trenches                      12.99        Military History
Chronicles: D-Day                                      12.99        Military History


OCTOBER CONT.
Chronicles: Day by Day                          12.99      Military History
Chronicles: Churchill                               12.99      Biography/British History
Three Little Pigs                                  7.99      Children’s Traditional Stories    
Three Billie Goats Gruff                       7.99      Children’s Traditional Stories
Goldilocks & the Three Bears             7.99      Children’s Traditional Stories
Wait for the Ricochet                            17.99       Rock Music
Recipes for Natural Beauty RP           9.99  Cosmetics/Hair & Beauty         
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2014       13.95  Food & Drink/Spirits & Cocktails
Gilbert & Gaillard Wine Guide 2014    17.95       Food & Drink/Wine
Tarot New Edition                                9.99    Mind,Body Spirit/Divination
Learn to Play the Recorder New Edition     9.99     Children/Education/Music
Great Box of Magic RP                                 14.99      Hobbies/ Quizzes/Games
Awakening the Universal Heart                  14.95          Mind, Body, Spirit

NOVEMBER 2013
Remembrance Poems                                        14.00     Poetry
On the Theory of Chinese Ideology PB            18.00    History/
Economics/Politics
New Zealand Bed & Breakfast Book 2014        12.95     Travel/New Zealand
Australian Accommodation Guide 2014         12.95       Travel/Australia
Champagne Cookbook                                     12.95      Food & Drink/Wine
New Adventures of Wine Cookery RP              9.99      Food & Drink/Wine/Cookery
Sonoma Wine & the Story of Buena Vista        26.00      Wine
Wine in the Bible                                                   17.00      Wine/History
Wine, Food & the Good Life                                9.95      Food & Drink/Wine/Cooking

DECEMBER 2013
Thinking Through Dance                                20.00   Dance Aesthetics
Embodied Politics                                           20.00   Dance Aesthetics
Rudolf Laban: Man of Theatre                      20.00    Modern Dance

JANUARY 2014
Adventures in the Movie Biz                                8.99        Biography
Cockerels and Vultures                                        8.95       Poetry WWI
                                                                                                           
FEBRUARY 2014
The Silent Village                                                    7.99       Fiction
Minds at War 8th Reprint                                      15.99       Poetry WWI
Out in the Dark 8th Reprint                                    9.99       Poetry WWI          
How to be Happy                                                   2.99       Humour

MARCH 2014

Superbrands Annual 2014                       50.00      Marketing/Advertising