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FEATURED TITLES (JULY 2011)
COVER TITLE AUTHOR BOOK REVIEW
Makeup Makeovers Beauty Bible

MAKEUP MAKEOVERS BEAUTY BIBLE: EXPERT SECRETS FOR STUNNING TRANSFORMATIONS

ROBERT JONES

Unlike most makeup books that focus on celebrities or the already-glamourous, this book shows every woman how to be her most beautiful. No matter what your age, skin tone, or profile, Robert Jones provides unique techniques for taking the years off and looking stunning. You will learn how to expertly camouflage wrinkles and dull skin tones. His practical and easy tips will help you customise your makeup application to play up your best features and minimise your worst.

When God Was a Rabbit

WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT

SARAH WINMAN

Young Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it including a rabbit called God. In a childhood peppered with moments both ordinary and extraordinary, Elly's one constant is her brother Joe. Twenty years on, Elly and Joe are fully grown and as close as they ever were until an earth-shattering event threatens to destroy their bond for ever. Spanning four decades and moving between suburban Essex, the wild coast of Cornwall and the streets of New York, this is a story about love in all its forms.

The Power of Six

THE POWER OF SIX

PITTACUS LORE

From the author of the highly successful print-to-screen young adult novel I Am Number Four comes its sequel, The Power of Six. Be taken on an addictive action-packed ride that does not promise an ending until the very last page.

Today is the Day You Change Your Life

TODAY IS THE DAY YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE

ELAINE HARRISON

Whether you know what it is that you need to tackle, or whether you need help to work out what you want (and what you do not want), this book will enable you to see that you can change your life for the better starting today. Harrison breaks down self-help into small, simple steps which will seem less daunting for those who are up for the challenges that life brings.

The Opium War

THE OPIUM WAR

JULIA LOVELL

The Opium War is a tale of misunderstanding, incompetence and compromise. It is also a story of modern China and an analysis of the country’s contemporary self-image. It explores how her national myths mould its interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spin to serve the present; and how delusion and prejudice on both sides have bedeviled its relationship with the modern West.

Heaven is for Real

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL: A LITTLE BOY’S ASTOUNDING STORY OF HIS TRIP TO HEAVEN AND BACK

TODD BURPO WITH LYNN VINCENT

This is the true story of the four-year Colton who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about meeting his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before he was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us. This will encourage those who doubt, and thrill those who believe.

Dim Sum for Great Parenting DIM SUM FOR GREAT PARENTING: TIPS FOR PARENTS JOHN NG

This book confronts an urgent and complex issue of our society. Readers will find this book compelling, honest and even hard hitting. If every chapter is a tool, this book is filled with many practical tools to have in a personal tool box on relationships.

Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life

SHUT UP, STOP WHINING AND GET A LIFE

LARRY WINGET

Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life gives you the keys to turning your life, money and business around. Larry’s brutal advice has changed the lives of millions of people around the world. This second edition expands the previous lesions with brand-new examples, stories and added wisdom.

Richard Scarry's Favorite Storybook Ever

RICHARD SCARRY’S FAVORITE STORYBOOK EVER

RICHARD SCARRY

Collected from Richard Scarry’s Funniest Storybook Ever and Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?, these sixteen favourite stories are guaranteed to provide hours and ours of enjoyment for you and your child.

The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories

THE BAREFOOT BOOK OF DANCE STORIES

JANE YOLEN, HEIDI E. Y. STEMPLE AND HELEN CANN

Dance the world with this breathtaking collection of stories. Enchantment and adventure twirl arim in arm on every page: hear the music in your imagination as you waltz with “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”; let the magic of the forest overtake you in the polka story, “Dancing with the Birch Fairy”; and stamp your feet to the music of the flamenco in “The Shepherd’s Flute.” Includes a story time CD, read by Juliet Stevenson.