Royal Wedding - William and Kate

Wasn't the Wedding beautiful! Everyone looked so happy and the dress was fantastic. Now in theme with the Royal Wedding, we have in stock a few books on the Royal couple.

Gardener's Guide to Growing Money Trees - Dave Bell

The gardener’s guide to Growing Money Trees is the first in a series of books by author Dave Bell, which combines his deep love of nature, with a lifelong fascination with life, business and ‘what we learn along the way’.

The book is a photographic journey looking at the ‘big picture’ … a journey laced with humour, to reflect our observation that life seems to have a way of gently laughing at us all, even in our darkest moments.

It was produced in collaboration with photographer and award-winning landscaper James Morcom, who has been described by some as a ‘nature paparazzo’ to all our feathered and furry friends. 

A big congratulations to Dave for winning a Bronze Award in the 'Living Now Book Awards.'

Dave Bell is an Adelaide author and after a rather rocky start to his working life, Dave finally graduated from the school of financial hard knocks in 2000, majoring in ‘the art of working really hard, while going broke slowly’.

Through the help of a share market savvy friend, and aided by a ‘never say die’ attitude, Dave was eventually able to turn his financial fortunes around and rise above the poverty trap.

To celebrate this achievement, he quit his day job to do something really creative. So was born ‘The gardener’s guide’, a book which took two years of blood, sweat, and fun to finish!

If you would like to know more, then visit Dave's site 

 

Best Sellers 1/04/2011 - 23/04/2011

1. Earth's Children #1 Land of Painted Caves - Jean Auel (FIC)
2. Mortal Instruments #4 City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare (TEEN)
3. Black Dagger Brotherhood #9 Lover Unleashed - J R Ward (PAR)
4. Specky Magee #8 And the Best of Oz - Felice Arena (CHJ)
5. Troubled Man - Henning Mankell (CRM)
6. Sweet #5 Sweet Possession - Maya Banks (ERO)
7. Kelly Group #3 Hidden Away - Maya Banks (ROM)
8. Demonwar Saga #2 At the Gates of Darkness (FAN)
9. Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus (MANGA)
10. Black Jewel #8 Twilight's Dawn - Anne Bishop (FAN)

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Guardian Angel’s Journal - Carolyn Jess-Cooke

If you could go back and give your younger self a few words of advice, what would they be, what would you change if you could?

The Guardian Angel’s Journal

Carolyn Jess-Cooke

‘The new Audrey Niffenegger’
Company Magazine  
‘Examining the meaning of fate, the existence of free will, and the consequences of every decision, The Guardian Angel’s Journal is a modern fable determined to remind us that we are not alone’
Booklist
 ‘Jess-Cooke is one to watch’
Publisher’s Weekly

Billionaire's Curse - Richard Newsome

Gerald Wilkins has just become the richest 13-year-old on the planet.

His great aunt has left him a fortune valued at $30 billion. But she has also left him a mystery; and a host of villains who are intent on hunting him down and doing him in.

 

I had a copy of this book in my library at home and I kept meaning to read it. Something always came up. The other day I picked it up and thought 'Hmm I might read this now.'

I am glad I did!

Richard Newsome has written a great adventure story for kids aged 9+. The story is this, Gerald's Great Aunt has just died and his parents interuppt his promised vacation with friends to take him to London for the funeral of a woman he has never met. 

He is not happy! Gradually though he finds clues about his Aunt's death and a greater mystery is unfolded to do with his lineage and why his Aunt died. 

The author has included scenes that are a realistic portrayal of what villians do, without it becoming too gruesome. If you have a child at home who wants a good read, then go and get them a copy of this book. I think they would enjoy it.

 

Richard Newsome was born in a modest-sized town in the north island of New Zealand, a little place called Wanganui on a great roiling river, and lived the first few years of his life on an even more modest-sized farm outside of town. His family migrated to Australia when he was two and a half and graciously agreed to take him along. If you want to know more about the author, then here is his website

The Billionaire’s Curse won the inaugural Text Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Writing in 2008, and was awarded the Esther Glen Medal in 2010, New Zealand’s oldest literary prize.

The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide

Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

Fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga will treasure this definitive official guide! This must-have hardcover edition--the only official guide--is the definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga and provides readers with everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created inTwilight, New Moon, Eclipse,andBreaking Dawn. With exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references, and much more, this comprehensive handbook is essential for every Twilight Saga fan.

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Book Review - Emerald Atlas - John Stephens

They were taken from their beds one frozen night, when the world was covered in snow. The silhouette of a tall, thin man has haunted Kate ever since.

Ten years on, Kate, Michael and Emma have grown up in a string of miserable orphanages, and all memories of their parents have faded to a blur. Arriving at Cambridge Falls, where the rolling fog distorts their sense of time and the town is eerily silent, the children quickly realise there is something different about this place – and Kate feels sure she has seen the dark, crooked house before.

Exploring the house, they discover an old, empty leather book. The moment they touch it, an ancient magical prophecy is set irrevocably in motion, and the children are thrown into a dangerous alternate reality of dark enchantments, terrifying monsters, noble dwarves and entire cities buried beneath the earth. Only they can prevent the terrible event that will ruin Cambridge Falls – and stop the world from falling into complete devastation.

 

Emerald Atlas was well written and a good adventure. It is definatley a teenage novel but it does have some adult phrases. I think the author was trying to make a teen book adult friendly.

The characters are well defined and you really feel for them as they are thrown into situations that are beyond their control.

The plot does seem a little contrived in places but it moves the story along so it doesn't make you want to put the book down. As the book progresses it gets better and the text flows well.

I like how the author makes the characters face things and it helps them grow as a person- it is important to have ever growing characters that make you see things from their point of view. The plotline is a great story! It has aspects of World of Warcraft, Dragonlance, Lord of the Rings, Ranger's Apprentice. 

All in all a good book and I will be buying the second book.