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If you are looking for a book to spirit you away, these have to be the ones to do it: ‘Firelight and Woodsmoke’ is the basi book in the trilogy – a genuinely lovely read that transforms you back onto the farm at Brive around the turn of the 20th century.

Continuing in a similar vein, how a good deal of of us lost ourselves in the delightfully evocative story of Mary, Dickon and Colin and the magic that unfolds in ‘The Secret Garden’? Well, now there’s a sequel, written by Susan Webb. The book relates the tale of what has happened to Mary, Dickon and Colin when they meet up ten years’ later at Misselthwaite. The book is called ‘Till All the Seas Run Dry: A Sequel to “The Secret Garden” – if you enjoyed ‘The Secret Garden’ you will utterly love the sequel.

Animal Care & Pets

What do Rowberrow, Saska and Shantung have in mutual with a chiffon gown and a teapot in the fridge? Doreen Tovey, that’s what! You will find an array of these charming and very funny books in our Home and Garden division under Animal Care and Pets. Doreen, very sadly, passed away in January 2008 and I am sure her a good deal of readers who followed the tales avidly of her family of Siamese cats miss her enormously. Many a time I have laughed out piercing at her antics, chasing one of her donkeys around while wearing a chiffon gown and looked forward to reading more when it comes to Mrs Binney and Father Adams.

From ‘Cats in the Belfry’ to ‘More Cats in the Belfry’, ‘Cats in May’ and ‘Donkey Work’, Doreen Tovey surely kept her readers amused: you will find all these titles in our Animal Care and Pets section. When Doreen Tovey wasn’t busy writing and tending to her naughty felines, she was President of North Somerset RSPCA and President of the Siamese Cat Club and also the West of England Cat Club – a busy lady who will be very much missed.

Moving from England to America, Cesar Millan seems to be somebody who inspires a great deal of very powerful sensations in people – they either love him or hate him! Either way, he’s popularly visible and a strength to be reckoned with! Let us recognise what your own views are – meanwhile, we stock a good range of books by Cesar Millan, such as ‘Puppyhood: Through Puppyhood and Beyond’ written by Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier and ‘Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar’s Way to Transform Your Dog….and your Life’. These are magnificent books on animal care and pets focus on Cesar’s way – and, in spite of much criticism levelled at his methods, I have used these methods to train my own dogs from very young puppyhood and now, as they are approaching the 12 months’ mark, I have a pack of charming, well-mannered dogs who show me respect and love as their pack leader.

Antiques & Collectables

You may have a collection of vinyl record albums that you gathered as a young adult and wonder whether your collection is worth anything. If so, you may be fascinated in the ‘Rare Record Price Guide 2010′, collected from the Record Collector Magazine and edited by Ian Shirley. This collection of price guides comprises of 1400 pages containing 100,000 entries for you to check the value of each of your cherished records against. You never recognise – you may be sitting on a fortune! Despite the wide potpourri of entries, however, there does seem to be a good deal of missing that you would have thought ought to have been included, such as punk singles. You will also, no doubt, detect wide variations in the guide prices of respective albums. Use this book as a guide only – but, it will have to give you numerous idea of the price of your cherished record collection.

There are a great deal of other antiques and collectables out there. ‘Boys Toys: an Illustrated History of Little Things that Pleased Big Minds’ by Jed Novick is another splendid book within this category. It features established toys from the 60s, 70s and 80s that provided such pleasure at the time and which have now become collectables in their own right. Another book that you will find interesting if watches and clocks are your thing is the book written by Anthony Whiten: ‘Repairing Old Clocks and Watches’. Meanwhile, of interest to those celebrity watchers, take a look at ‘Secrets to Contacting Celebrities and Public Figures: 101 Ways to Reach the Rich and Famous’. These books are just the tip of the iceberg – this section within the Home and Garden category is rich in an amazing diversity of subjects: just dive in and see what you come up with!

Buying & Developing Property

What better way to start out this division that a book on how to clean and manage your household chores: you may as well how to do it before you get stuck into the task of buying and manufacturing property! Written by Kim Woodburn, ‘The Cleaning Bible: Kim and Aggie’s Complete Guide to Modern Household Management’ provides you with all sorts of labour-saving tips on how to clean your house and marvellous ways with sodium bicarbonate and white vinegar! There is likewise a wealth of other subjects under respective segmentations within the category of Home and Garden – subdivisions such as Carpentry and Woodwork; Crafts; DIY and Home Improvements; Gardening; and Interior Design and Decoration.

When you are buying and manufacturing property, however, each of these sections are worth delving into – you never know when you are going to need ideas on colour schemes, provided by Kevin McCloud in his book ‘Kevin McCloud’s Colour Now: An Expert Guide to Choosing Colours for Your Home’ or learn how to carry out simple plumbing with RD Treloar’s book ‘Plumbing RD Treloar 3rd edition: Heating and Gas Installations’. There are books a great deal of on our internetsite that will support you when you are buying and formulating property, with books to support you with embellishing ideas; colour ideas and even furnishing ideas – in fact, a great deal to keep you occupied on all your projects from now onwards.

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