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Perfect, Practical Presents

The World Needs Hugs €7.50
Andrew Davies
The World Needs Hugs is a book for all those times you ever felt a little blue or had one of those bad days and needed a little cheering up. Its adorable photographs and humorous text are guaranteed to bring a warm glow to any heart.

How can it be that a book with the theme of hugs - repeated throughout- can be so good? When you read through the World Needs Hugs, it`s like a mini safari park full of animals cuddling up tight. Each page features an attractive colour photograph of some of the cutest animal poses combined with humorous text that sets the theme. From polar bears to koalas, every cuddly, furry creature imaginable is included. Take a long journey among chimps in the trees and witness many other animals from puppies to giraffes as they snuggle together in affectionate bliss.

Adorable creatures in their natural habitat will have lots of appeal for children and adults alike. Its feel-good factor makes it a book that could never offend.

96pp 2004 150x150

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The Quick-Fix Hangover Detox €7.50
99 ways to feel 100 times better
Jane Scrivner
All of us over-indulge every now and again, and have suffered from symptoms including headaches, nausea, dehydration and tiredness. Together with plenty of proven hangover cures, this little book reveals simple strategies for prevention, damage limitation and speedy recovery.

Before: Prime your liver with lots of water, carrot or beetroot juice ; line your stomach by eating something - the munchies before the thirst

During: Match every glass of alcohol with a diluting glass of water; avoid sweet drinks such as pre-mixed spirits and liqueurs, as sugar speeds up alcohol absorption

After: Drink fizzy water to help you rehydrate and re-oxygenate your blood; eat foods such as muesli, nuts and fruit, to help absorb toxins and balance stomach acidity

Quite simply, detox your hangover, and you need never say ‘Never again` again!

122pp 2001 160x120

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Dalai Lama’s Book Of Love And Compassion €6.00
Dalai Lama
Explores the fundamentals of the Buddha`s teaching, from basic advice on how to love more fully to the importance of compassion.

125pp 1995,97,2001 Ed 3 126x108

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Dirt Farmer Wisdom €16.50
Jojo Jensen
Jojo Jensen`s grandpa was a dirt farmer in Nebraska in the 1930s, farming without machinery or irrigation. The farm weakened during the Depression, but Grandpa Jensen`s legacy is rich. He instilled in his family a way of looking at life & making it better by just tweaking the small parts. With timeless nuggets of insight, old-fashioned farm stories & 36 poignant half-tone images of farm life.

178pp 2002 6½x5½

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A Dancing Star €13.50
Inspirations to Guide and Heal
Eileen Campbell
`One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star.` Nietzsche

At times we all need inspiration to make a major change in our lives, to help us deal with some unexpected, and perhaps `tragic` life event, to comfort us when we feel we have lost our way and life has lost its meaning. Simply opening the book each day, or whenever there are a few moments of peace, and reading the wise words of those who have walked the road before us, will help us to connect to the wisdom inside ourselves.

This anthology of quotations is gathered from both East and West, from the great spiritual teachers, poets and philosophers of the past, as well as from contemporary writings.

256pp 1991,95 Hbk Ed 2 162x110

Health & Healing

The Women`s Book of Healing €21.00
Auras, Chakras, Laying On of Hands, Crystals, Gemstones and Colors
Diane Stein
Throughout time, women have performed a curative role as mothers, midwives, caregivers, and wise women, but modern medicine has suppressed this important tradition.

By relearning and using ancient skills like aura and charka work, creative visualisation, meditation, laying on of hands, psychic healing, crystals, and gemstones, women can prevent or transform many dis-eases of the body and spirit.

This book demystifies, explains and teaches these skills.

313pp 1986,2004 Ed 2 152x288

Family & Children

What Mothers Do €15.00
especially when it looks like nothing
Naomi Stadlen
Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child – and ended up feeling that you have ‘done nothing all day`?

Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time?

Maybe it`s because you can`t see how much you are doing already.

In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years` work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers` experiences to reveal what they – and you – are doing when it may look, to everyone else, like nothing.

If you are a mother, and have ever felt

• that nobody understands what you do all day

• overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby

• tired all the time

• that nothing prepared you for motherhood

• uncertain what your baby seems to want

• short-tempered with your partner

you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up.

What Mothers Do has been written to support mothers. Rather than trying to tell you what you should or shouldn`t do, it can help you to recognise much better many of the nameless, everyday things that mothers keep doing which usually go unnoticed.

256pp 2004 216x135

Kids’ Fiction

Goddesses €22.50
A World of Myth and Magic
Burleigh Mutén, Rebecca Guay (Ill)
`A stunning book! Every woman and girl will be inspired. The power of the goddesses is truly magical.` — Olympia Dukakis

For many thousands of years, stories of goddesses have inspired women and girls from all over the world. Now, the strength and power of these divine women has been collected into one breathtaking volume, featuring fascinating descriptions by goddess expert Burleigh Mutén of over one hundred of the world`s most celebrated goddesses.

With stunning classical artwork by Rebecca Guay, the entries and images in Goddesses come together to form a powerful mirror that illuminates the most radiant and complex aspects of womankind, helping to redefine what it is to be feminine.

A perfect gift for mothers, daughters, best friends, and for anyone looking for personal empowerment in book volume will open girls and women to their true potential and help release the goddess energy that is latent in every one of them.

Read Alone: 8-Adult; Read Together: 5-10
80pp 2003 Hbk 280x230

Kids’ Fiction

Grandmothers’ Stories €19.50
Wise Woman Tales from Many Cultures
Burleigh Mutén, Siân Bailey (Ill)
‘Here are grandmothers with wisdom, resourcefulness and energy to bring a touch of mystery and magic to their own lives and those of the people around them` — Families North

The stories in this anthology illustrate many of the qualities of the wise woman, offering readers of all ages a new perspective on a character usually presented in fairy tales as either menacingly evil or dim-witted and useless. With spirited grandmothers from as far afield as Senegal and Sweden, all of these tales are rich with humour, action and suspense. A fresh and witty retelling is complemented by finely detailed and mesmerizing illustrations.

Read Alone: 8-Adult; Read Together: All
80pp 1999 Hbk 264x216