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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
If you have never heard of Allan Pease before, let me fill you in. What Allan and his wife Barbara don’t know about body language and communicating is not worth the paper it’s written on.
I first came across Allan through a company I used to work for where we used his body language video in the training sessions we ran. The ones we watched were quite 70’s in style but the message was and is the same.
It was a very funny video (even though now it probably wouldn’t be politically correct!) but with all the right messages.
They have sold over 20 million copies of their books in 50 different languages, so that has to tell you what a fan base they have, all those people can’t be wrong. Plus they do videos and audio. Take a look at their website and see for yourself by clicking the following link - peaseinternational.com
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Whilst I did enjoy Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts as a wind down at the end of the day, I did find it rather predictable.
I found myself skipping through paragraphs of text to cut to the story as I wanted to read it.
Having said that it has all the elements of a good romance (and some politely written naughty bits!), was very easy to read and served its purpose in helping me to relax at the end of the day.
The premise is interesting in that Stella and her two children relocate to live near her father and step mother after losing her husband Kevin in a plane crash.
She applies for and gets a job at a nursery and living accommodation with the owner Roz. Everything works out well until she meets Kitridge, the hunky landscape gardner.
Why? Because the extra story within the book is the ghost who haunts the house, who is very protective of Stella’s children, but doesn’t like the budding romance.
The hunt is then on to find out the ghosts identity.
I do normally like Nora’s books and I have to say that my all time favourite ones of hers are the Three Sisters Island Trilogy. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on each of those books!
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
I just knew I was going to love this book even before reading it. Why? I’ve met Anne, the writer of this book through MySpace and she writes some really funny articles in her blog section.
When I saw that she had just brought out this book, I knew I had to get a copy and I wasn’t disappointed. My measure of a good read is how fast I get through it. By that, if I’ve read it within a few days, it was because I couldn’t put it down. Well, I’d read this book cover to cover in two days!
So why was it so good? It has a brilliant mixture of humour, characters and a very different storyline. I was able to visualise all the characters, even down to how the buildings would look. So I’d better not be disappointed when they make it into a film!!
The storyline is about Angie who flees from her very loving home to make her mark in the world. She looks up her Uncle John who she hasn’t seen for many years and turns up unannounced.
Maybe Angie should have had some hints that all would not be as it seems, when she asks for directions and is met with ‘you want where?’. Her first meeting with Uncle John is a memorable one and the story of why Uncle John has not been around for years unfolds with interesting reasons.
Mixed in with this are the people who work for Uncle John and the entangled love interests.
To find out why you’ll just have to read the book. 
If you want a taster then you can read the first chapter by clicking here. You’ll be hooked.
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Sunday, December 10th, 2006
This is a great little book, of the pocket variety (119 pages in total). It’s full title is Why Women Can’t Read Maps and Won’t Stop Talking.
It shows how men and women are different. It’s full of commonsense advice and scientific facts that are both powerful and humorous. For example:
"Males use only three tones of voice when speaking, compared to a woman’s five tones. That’s why men often can’t follow womens’ conversations and women say, "Don’t use that tone of voice with me!" when arguing."
It really makes sense of some of the things that we don’t understand between the sexes. Allan and Barbara Pease are masters of communication and body language and have years of writing experience behind them.
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
I just loved this book and had difficulty putting it down. It made me visualise the characters, cheer for the ‘goodies’ and cringe at the women who were classed as the mafia.
For any parent who has to do the daily school run and knows about the ‘politics’ in the playground this is a must. It’s funny and has some laugh out loud moments.
The story is about Caroline who is newly divorced with a son Ben and has moved to the trendy area of Frencham where she joins up with her long-time best friends Heather and Eva.
If settling in to a new life is bad enough, settling in to a new school is even worse (and that’s just for the mums!).
In between recruiting people to the PTA activities and dominating life at school, the mafia also have a gossip radar which they are not afraid to use. But when the mafia target Caroline and her friend Heather a battle ensues and they bite off more than they can chew.
I enjoyed the Playground Mafia so much I am now looking to read Sarah Tucker’s other books.
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
Imagine getting your life in order after having it turned upside down by your now ex-husband and setting up a successful business growing and supplying vegetables.
And then you walk inadvertently back into his life when you find out he has taken over the local restaurant where you deliver your vegetables to, especially knowing that he couldn’t cook when you were married!
Worse still, he wants to use your cottage for a television show he is piloting as he is also a celebrity chef.
Thyme Out is a lovely story with the main character Perdita trying to come to terms with why her ex-husband is back in her life and the emotions she goes through. Is he as bad as she remembers or can something be salvaged from their past life?
It keeps you on your toes wondering will they or won’t they start building up their relationship again and totally understanding the feelings the character must be going through. It’s also heartwarming as Perdita has to come to terms with her lifelong friend and support Kitty having a stroke.
This is not the first Katie Fforde book I have read and I am pleased to say this book was just as good.
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
I really enjoyed this book for it’s ability to relax me and make me forget about the messy house and stresses around me.
The story is about two friends Natasha and Sophie who have been best friends since school and how they secretly envy each others lifestyle.
Natasha is single with a high flying career, a fantastic flat but finds love with a man who is already engaged to someone else.
Sophie has been in a relationship for a few years and wants to get married, have babies and set up home. Trouble is her boyfriend won’t ask her to marry him.
The story explores relationships at different levels, what they are looking for, what they end up with and the compromises that are made along the way.
Light hearted and funny, it hits on emotions that many of us have probably all felt at some time including the lengths we would go to for our man (whether it’s the right man is another matter). It also shows the difference between men and women’s concepts of relationships in a humerous way.
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