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Summer’s a- knocking and whether you’re looking for something to read at the beach, or for outdoor design inspiration we’ve got what it takes to keep you entertained. Check out our summer reads’ selection, ranging from romantic comedies to brain teasers.
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Beginner's greek by James Collins
James Collins’s first novel is a charming romantic comedy, with the likes of Serendipity. If you like chick literature you will be sure to appreciate this fresh, masculine take on modern love stories.
When 27-year-old Peter Russell boards a cross-country flight to Los Angeles, he fully expects to sit next to the love of his life. As luck would have it, he sits next to Holly Edwards, with whom he falls in love instantly. A lost phone number leads to years of wondering "what if," until Peter's best friend Jonathan introduces him to his new girlfriend, who is of course the same Holly of Peter's dreams. After Jonathan and Holly marry, Peter settles down with Charlotte, a Francophile who Peter tries to tolerate, but mostly just evokes feelings of pity and hatred. Of course, as with any fairy tale, the possibility for a happy ending is never truly out of reach, and Beginner's Greek is a chock full of twists and turns.
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Kissing Annabel: Love, Ghosts, and Facial Hair; A place like this by Steven Herrick
One of Australia's most popular poets, Herrick has beautifully written these two verse novels offering the complete love story between two teenagers Jack and Annabel, now available in this single volume. Jack is a normal teenager obsessed with sex, cars, girls... but in the seven years since his mother’s death he has not managed to fully mourn it and let go. Meeting Annabel will change that and love will give him the courage to leave the past behind.
If you’re a sucker for love stories on the beach, this is the book you want with you.
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When Everything Changes, Change Everything: In a Time of Turmoil, a Pathway to Peace by Neale Donald Walsch
Following a major life changing event we are bound to experience a crisis. Too often we find no fulfilling reason or realistic means to deal with it. This book claims that the only way to move on is to end your life... as you know it. A clear and immediately useful text offers God-inspired insights on the way to move on and a breathtaking reason to do so.
This is the book to read if you’re not feeling as sunny as the weather.
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Outdoor kitchen ideas that work by Lee Anne white
Outdoor design is the hottest topic in home landscaping. No longer limited to picnic tables and folding chairs, or the simple portable grill, outdoor kitchens are increasingly sophisticated and the accessories that accompany them are so elaborate that they rival with their indoor counterparts.
Outdoor kitchen ideas that workoffers a complete guide to designing and accessorizing your own outdoor kitchen.
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The Big Ass Book of Jokes by Swale, Rudy A + Niki
Fragile souls refrain. This book does not hold back on un-politically correct jokes. Making fun of everyone, from midgets, blind people, and blondes to lawyers, priests, and politicians, "The Big Ass Book of Jokes" is a sure way to be certain you’ll always have a new joke to tell.
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Posh Crosswords: 75 Pocket Puzzles (Crosswords) by puzzle society
If you’re a fan of brain exercises on the beach, be sure to grab a copy of this Crosswords book with a cover design to die for.
The Puzzle Society, www.thepuzzlesociety.com, is the Web's premier source for challenging, professionally constructed puzzles and games.
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Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change by Ken Blanchard
The main idea behind this story is that change is often rejected by organizations be it from the employees at the bottom of the chain, or those at the top. Hidden within the intricacies of a detective story is a leadership lesson: “Change can be successful only when the usual characters in an organization combine their unique talents and consistently involve others in initiating, implementing and sustaining change.”
The story itself involves the questioning by Columbo-style detective, Agent Mike McNally, of 13 suspects in the murder of Change.
This book is a great buy. Read it and have your employees or coworkers read it.
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God Explained in a Taxi Ride. By Paul Arden
Paul Arden was an influential author of several advertising books amongst which are 'It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be' and 'It's Whatever you think, think the opposite' and a former creative director for Saatchi and Saatchi at the height of their advertising might. In this book he answers the questions raised since the beginning of humanity, concerning the nature of religious belief, through visually creative illustrations. The taxi ride starts off with the supposed realization that there is no choice; it’s either Darwin or God. This of course is debatable. The book is nonetheless a fun read.
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The Good Wife Guide: 19 Rules for Keeping a Happy Husband by Ladies' Homemaker Monthly “A man’s home is his castle and as such, he ought to be treated like a king”. If you wish you could go back to the time when men went to work, and women stayed home to cook and clean and take care of the kids then you’re probably a man. This fun book takes us down memory lane to a time when everybody knew their place and women were all Stepford wives. It’s definitely a cool book to give to newlyweds, and summer is definitely a popular time for weddings, so hurry up. |
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The Good Husband Guide: 19 Rules for Keeping Your Wife Satisfied by Ladies' Homemaker Monthly
The Good Wife Guide was a major success and went into a second print within a year of its publication. The Good Husband Guide, its counterpart, is the must have book for married men. In 19 tips it explains how to keep a woman happy by taking over her chores and drowning her with attention and gifts. Not to be taken seriously, this book is still a funny read.
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