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Bookaholics
Celebrant Newsletter - Autumn 2006 |
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We've had a change of Name!!! Winsome Books has metamorphosed into Bookaholics.
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Because the range of books that we are selling is increasing, I felt that it was time to adopt a name that better reflected the nature of the stock. Also, if we ever increase to a size that could justify a shop front, then the name Bookaholics is considered to have broader appeal. There were a few customers who participated in a straw poll in choosing their preferred name, and I thank them for their input Dorothy Shorne.
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Beyond Absence
Edward Searl , $26.00, weight 280 grams, PB
Beyond Absence is an inspiring volume on the mystery and meaning of death, and features more than 300 poems, reflections and meditations from many cultures, both ancient and modern. This useful handbook reflects the collator's vast experience in conducting funerals. Searl, a minister for more than 25 years, is also author of 'In Memoriam'. 
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell, $30.00, weight 625 grams, PB
Those celebrants who have participated in 'The Journey' with David Oldfield will recognise the hero they discovered in working with David. Despite their infinite variety of incident, setting, and costume, the myths of the world offer only a limited number of responses to the riddle of life. In this best-selling volume, Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Through Campbell's eyes, we see numerous protagonists of folklore and religion enacting simultaneously the various phases of their common story. Campbell begins his interpretation of these timeless symbols by examining their relationship to those rediscovered in dreams by depth psychology. The psychological view is then compared with the words of such spiritual leaders as Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Lao-tse, and the "Old Men" of the Australian tribes. From behind a thousand faces, the single hero emerges, archetype of all myth. 
Australian Bush Ballads
$14.95, weight 230grams, PB
Companion to 'Australian Bush Songs'. A book which contains the old favourites, such as 'A Bush Christmas', 'The Dying Stockman', 'Days when we went Swimming' and others. This is the place to look when you need a reading with an Australian flavour for your ceremony.
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Your Heart Knows the Answer
Gail Harris, $25.00, weight 275 grams, PB
How to trust yourself and make the choices that are right for you. Ceremonies, prayers and affirmations. How many times has your heart known something, but you didn't listen and then suffered the consequences? In a life full of choices about work, love, and home, too often we find ourselves making decisions - or non-decisions! - without a lifeline to our inner voice. The author gently guides you to a deeper relationship with your true self and helps you find ways to live according to what your heart already knows.
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Sacred Ceremony
Steven D Farmer , $26.50, weight 475 grams, PB
In Sacred Ceremony: How to Create Ceremonies for Healing, Transitions, and Celebrations, Steven Farmer offers ideas on how to create your own ceremonies to consecrate the critical events and passages that you experience on your life's journey. Rather than impart complex rituals or exacting formulas, this comprehensive book offers clear guidelines and suggestions for honoring the spiritual nature of these important milestones.
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The Seven Sacred Rites of Menopause
Kristi Meisenbach Boylan, $24.95, 200grams, PB
The spritual journey to the Wise-Woman Years. This book outlines the seven rituals that menopausal women move through on their voyage to the wise-woman years. Learn why these seven ceremonial milestones should be viewed as celebrations and why the menopausal life passage isn't just about a woman's body fighting to correct hormonal imbalances, but is really about the soul trying to find its spiritual balance.
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Writing to Save your Life
Michele Weldon, $28.00, weight 550 grams, PB
How to honour your story through Journaling. Journaling can be used as a path to deeper intimacy with ourselves. Writing helps us to break free from the noisy internal dilogue that fills our heads and provides an outlet for our repressed emotions. Even the non-writer will be shown how to express themselves honestly and authentically.
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Baby Blessings
June Cotner , $31.50, weight 250 grams, HC
Baby Blessings highlights the wonder of babyhood with classic and new poems, lullabies, and blessings for every stage of baby's life. Featuring contributions from such well-known names as Dr. Spock, Brahms, and Rami Shapiro, Baby Blessings also includes special sections for baby-naming ceremonies, christenings, and other precious moments.
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Competition
Most celebrants these days use a PA System, in the acknowledgement that being heard is so important. Amplification is only part of the issue, and sometimes the use of equipment is not possible. Then the celebrant must rely on their voice alone. The voice is an important tool of trade, and as such it must be used well. Finding you Voice, written by an Australian author outlines the ten steps to successful public speaking. For your chance to win this valuable reference book, send in your hints for dealing with a sore throat when speaking in public. Winning answer will be printed in the next newsletter. Competition closes 31 May 2006.
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| Are there any titles that you would like to see, or categories featured on Bookaholics? If so, contact me at dorothy@bookaholics.com.au. |
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Naming Book Competition
Congratulations to Melissa Halliday for her winning entry:
If dummy, boob or bottle fail to succeed
And Encyclopedia Britannica is rejected as a read
Its Brahms on an MP3 Player you'll need!
There were many interesting entries and suggestions. Look to the bottom of the newsletter for details of the current competition.
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Sunwyse
Roxanne Bodsworth, $14.95, weight 110 grams, PB
Sunwyse is about celebrating the sacred Wheel of the Year - the annual seasonal shifts and changes - in Australia. Following the Wheel can be used as a way of developing a greater awareness of the natural cycles that govern life on Earth, and having a lot of fun in the process. Since Europeans came to Australia, most of the festivals have been celebrated according to the Northern hemisphere's calendar and traditions, which often run counter to our own. Sunwyse is about doing it our way; valuing our multicultural heritage but putting it in an Australian context. Written by an Australian celebrant. |
Remembering Well
Sarah York, $36.00, weight 460 grams, HC
An essential resource for those who are planning a funeral, who are dealing with grief, and who are dealing with devastating loss. Appropriate for either secular or religious ceremonies.
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Bargain Books
We have started a new Bargain Book page, listing stock that we are moving on to make way for new books. Once those books are sold, they will not be re-stocked. Check it out for a bargain here.
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How to Say 'I Do'
Many Newman & June Newman $24.95, 250 grams, PB
A guide to creating your own unique wedding ceremony, with inspiration for the conventional, the non-conventional, the interfaith or intercultural marriage, a second or third marriage or a same sex or a commitment ceremony. Written for the Australian market.
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The Funeral and Wedding Handbook
Robert Blair, $35.00, 440grams, PB
A resource book for Pastors who are called upon to provide both wedding and funeral services. It shares a wealth of ideas that help you tailor services to individual needs, making these complicated occasions ones of impact and success, both for the couple or family involved, and for the ministry. Describes a range of different funeral situations, and planning the wedding from pre-marital discussions to the recessional march.
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MUSIC
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Authentic New Orleans Jazz Funeral
Our Price $24.00, CD, weight 90 grams,
Gospel tracks for the Wake or Service, Dirge tracks for the Funeral Procession, and other tracks for a joyous sendoff. |
Sentimental Journey
$15.00, CD, weight 90 grams,
The most beautiful melodies of the century - instrumental.
1.Sentimental Journey: Les Brown and his orchestra
2. Always: Romantic Strings
3. Theme from 'Terms of Endearment': Romantic Strings
4. Can you feel the love tonight?: Floyd Cramer
5. (I love you) for sentimental reasons: Romantic Strings & Orchestra
6. Tenderly: Henry Mancini, His Piano and Orchestra
7. Killing me softly with His Song: Romantic Strings
8. Theme from 'Love Story' (Where do I begin?): 'Henry Mancini
9. The wind Beneath my Wings: Roger Williams CEREMONY
10.We're all alone: Romantic Strings
11. I've had the time of my life: Romantic Strings
12. Yesterday Once More: Romantic Strings
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Funeral Music, Virgin classics
$22.00, 2 x CD, weight 105 grams,
A variety of tracks, suitable for use at a funeral. |
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| Note that freight costs may vary the price of books, particularly those imported from overseas.
Abbreviations:
HC Hard Cover
PB Paper Back
RRP Recommended Retail Price
S Spiral Bound
SH Second Hand
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