GIVEAWAY: New books- pick the one you want
October 19, 2009 by Rachel Goodchild
Filed under Friendships, Giveaways, Single Life, Singles, Special Offers
I’ve got some more books to giveaway and we’ll follow the same format as last time- you get to choose the one you want, tell me why you want it (just add a comment after this post!), and at the close I’ll choose my favourite answer for each and post them out 
So really you’ve got a great chance in getting a book you want!
Entries close 5PM 23rd October.
(For people who entered the last book giveaway, two of you had incomplete email addresses- please check back on that post to see if that may have been you!)
Ok here goes…
Take Control of Your Life
by Dr Gail Ratcliffe
Published by Exisle
It’s time to take control!
For the first time, Dr Gail Ratcliffe’s bestselling book Take Control of Your Life is available in a handy paperback edition. The book was written for all those who find that stress impacts in one way or another on their lives, and has proved a godsend for thousands of people.
Dr Ratcliffe, one of New Zealand’s foremost psychologists, maintains that recognising the many guises of stress is the first step to securing personal happiness.
Using extensive modern international research and experience from her New Zealand practice, Dr Ratcliffe provides an understanding of how different types of stress have serious consequences and can affect peace of mind, alter behaviour and damage physical well-being.
Take Control of Your Life is designed for quick reading and easy reference. In her no-nonsense practical style, Dr Ratcliffe offers a five-step plan that will provide you with the tools to design the life you want to live and deal with the things that cause you stress. The medical, psychological, and physiological facts are presented simply and directly, together with useful case studies. Take Control of Your Life is rather like having the nation’s top psychologist by your side whenever you need her.
Have a Little Faith
by Mitch Albom
Sphere
I loved this book. As someone who attended church for seventeen years I am pretty sensitive to books that preach at me. But this lovely true story about two men- a jew and a christian whose lives are so different but both demonstrate a life of faith and all the beautiful parts (and poor!) that come with it, is just lovely. It’s a lovely gentle book, and I loved it.
Willie Apiata-VC- The Reluctant Hero
Penguin
Lance Corporal Willie Apiata, a New Zealand Special Air Service trooper, was trapped at the front of a major fire-fight with suspected Taliban insurgents on a dark and desolate Afghan hilltop. One of his mates was bleeding to death and they were pinned down under intense enemy fire.
For Apiata there was no choice. He fell back on the values instilled in him by his mother, the skills learnt during a tough pig-hunting life in the bush on the East Coast of New Zealand, and the knowledge won from years of training with the NZSAS.
With the lives and safety of his mates his only priority, Apiata performed an act of courage that has now become part of New Zealand history – an act that saw him become the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand and just the 14th holder of the Commonwealths highest honour for bravery since the end of the Second World War.
From his early life in small town Te Kaha, to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This is the story of Willie Apiata, VC.
An ordinary kiwi bloke, a very reluctant hero, just doing his job.
Poor Little Bitch Girl
Jackie Collins
Simon and Schuster
Ok it’s not a draining read- it’s light, fun and a life completely different from my own. if you love trashy reads- this is damn near perfect!
Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner
Kerre Woodham
This is a lovely book of a women who manages to accomplish what many people aspire to, and does it with a huge batch of self deprecation and fun. It’s a book that has inspired many others to run, or do anything you put your mind to. A great motivator
Where Angels Fear
by Shy Keenan and Sara Payne
I wrote about this book a few weeks ago- it’s written by two women about their work supporting families and victims of child abuse, and campaigning law changes to protect innocents. It’s less wrenching than I thought it would, but certainly inspiring. And I like the thought that buying this book(if you don’t win it) gives two women who have given so much of their own lives the means to continue to work to help people affected like they were. It’s also an amazing reminder that our past baggage should be no preventer of our future good.
A Change in Altitude
by Anita Shreve
Little Brown
She’s a popular author- and if you are a fan you’ll love this book. I found it difficult to get into but maybe I wasn’t feeling the Shreve magic.
From the publishers:
Margaret and Patrick, married just a few months, set off on a great adventure – a year living in Kenya. While Patrick practices medicine, Margaret works as a photojournalist, capturing a dizzying and sometimes dangerous city on film.
When a British couple invites the newlyweds on a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Kenya, they eagerly agree. But during their arduous ascent a horrific accident occurs. In its aftermath, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how it has transformed her and her marriage, perhaps for ever. With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, A Change in Altitude illuminates the irrevocable impact of tragedy and the elusive nature of forgiveness.
Brixton Beach
by Roma Teane
Harper Collins
London. On a bright July morning a series of bombs bring the capital to a halt. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for?
To find out we have first to go back thirty years to a small island in the Indian Ocean where a little girl named Alice Fonseka is learning to ride a bicycle on the beach. The island is Sri Lanka, with its community on the brink of civil war. Alice’s life is about to change forever. Soon she will have to leave for England, abandoning her beloved grandfather, and accompanied by her mother Sita, a woman broken by a series of terrible events.
In London, Alice grows into womanhood. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she has a son. Slowly she fulfils her grandfather’s prophecy and becomes an artist. Eventually she finds true love. But London in the twenty first century is a mass of migration and suspicion. The war on terror has begun and everyone, even Simon Swann, middle class, rational, medic that he is, will be caught up in this war in the most unexpected and terrible way.
The Joy of Reading
by Rachel Goodchild (me )
from the back of the book:
In this book, the author aims to help parents transform reading into a fun, pleasurable activity for their children.
The joy of reading, when instilled into a young child, exposes him to a world of imagination, creativity and possibility, and enhances his appreciation of language and words. Such skills will ensure your child’s future as a competent, confident and thinking adult.
In this book, Rachel Goodchild shares with you:
- How to create a positive atmosphere that encourages reading
- Key ingredients to joyful reading
- The developmental stages of reading
- How reading helps your child become a confident communicator
- Ways to make reading an exciting everyday activity, through music, drama, dance, storytelling and games
- How to select beneficial, suitable reading material for children of all ages
- PLUS much, much more!
So choose a book and you might just get some new reading!
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I would love “The Joy of Reading by Rachel Goodchild- you” because I know the value of reading and how difficult it can be for lots of kids, but once you unlock the door they just fall in love with the world that awaits within books. I’m out of new ideas and activities that make reading fun and i’m always on the look out for new ways to challenge my thinking towards teaching and learning.
I would really like the Willie Apiata VC – The reluctant hero to give to my dad as he was once an army man himself (dad even helped build the Waiouru Army Museum), and I think all men that serve are hero’s but Willie is an exceptional one, and I’m sure dad and myself will find this a amazing read about an amazing kiwi hero.
Poor Little Bitch Girl
Jackie Collins
Trashy Novel yeah!
A Change in Altitude
This book sounds like the perfect read for summer plus it’s my birthday and I would love to win myself a present!!!!
I would love to read ‘Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner’, hopefully it will inspire me to get out there and give things a go!
I’m really keen to read A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve, it sounds like the perfect novel to help me relax after all my stressful uni exams are finished in a few weeks.
Willie Apiata VC,love to read his story,he went way beyond his duty and it is well deserved that he got honoured with the Victoria Cross.
Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner
I have been a fan of Kerre for sometime and enjoy her wit and achievements
Take Control of Your Life by Dr Gail Ratcliffe is just what I need right now.
I have a husband who goes overseas for work alot, two amazing children under 4 and I work part time in a not so nice enviroment so I am forever stressed and coming home thinking about work which impacts hugely on my mood. It is a little better if I go for a walk or run to get rid of it but if hubby is away it just keeps building up.
Willie Apiata-VC- The Reluctant Hero
My father is going to travel around Australia for 2 or so years in a campervan. I am sure he will have lots of time for reading and this book is right down his alley. It would be the perfect leaving gift.
I would love to win> Poor Little Bitch Girl
Jackie Collins, I love jackie collins book and enjoy reading them
I would love to read the Willie Apiata Bio, as i believe he is a fantasticly humble man
Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner – what an inspiration – a very happy, bubbly funny lady. Loosing weight is tough enough but Kerre shows us it is possible.
Hey Rachel
‘Where Angels Fear’ by Shy Keenan and Sara Payne would be perfect for me right now, as I work through some of my own past. Thanks so much for the chance.
I would LOVE to win a copy of Poor Little Bitch Girl – my flatmate has just had surgery to reconstruct her ACL ligament and is facing 3 months off work and on the couch (a huge change from her normally active lifestyle as a dive instructor!). If I win a copy of this book, I promise to let her borrow it tehehe! Thanks Rachel! xx
Where Angels Fear by Shy Keenan and Sara Payne
I love reading books about wonderful people who have done amazing things to help those less fortunate. I expect some of the sentences will be upsetting, some gut-wrenching but overall an inspiring read. No matter what has happened in our lives we have potential to achieve whatever we want. So Where Angels Fear it is for me:-)
Brixton Beach sounds right up my alley.
Take Control of your Life by Gail Ratcliff please. I need something to help keep the blood pressure down!
I would love a copy of Willie Apiata Bio – not for me, but for my sis-in-law who’s eldest boy just left for Afghanistan 3 days ago with the NZ Army for his first Tour of Duty. Naturally, she is beside herself with anxiety, so I thought a copy of his Bio would be perfect for her to consider the courage of another of NZ’s own.
AND, hope I dont sound too greedy: but for myself, I would love a copy of The Joy of Reading – as my 17 month old just loves books – & with a 10yr age gap between him & his older brother, I have forgotten how to teach him good reading techniques!
I would really like to win “Take Control of Your Life” just what I would require now, to take control of it.:)
i would love to win take control of your life please seem like a great read
I’d love a copy of Jackie Collins, “Poor Little Bitch Girl” – I love reading the scandalous and flashy books by her and I have never had a new copy of any of her books, they cost too much on my uni student’s budget so all my books by her have been bought from second hand books stores or via trademe
Short Fat chick to Marathan runner as I am a short fat chick walker trying to achieve marathon runner, succeeding in weight loss last 5 months but have no inspirational books to read
Where Angels Fear i would love to read this looks very interesting.
Willie Apatia Bio I would love to read this and let my son(25) read it also.My father was a world war 2 returned service man .He had said he wanted to read this book.Unfortunatly october 15th 2009 my dad was taken from us before he got to read this.I would love to read it and for my son to to understad what he meant about the courage and displine etc… the army gives you.My dad was a soldier at the age of 17 and went to war at the age of 86 he still had his rountines from the army.
Well poor little bitch girl sounds just like my type of read – i have just finished uni for the year and need something to drag my mind out of the text books i have been living in for the last 6 months! Im all a bout a trashy book in the sun with a glass of Sauv..love it, thanks Rachel!
I would love to read Willie Apiata-VC- The Reluctant Hero because not only do I admire the man immensely, but also this book would sit well in a family book-case, available for others to browse in years to come. Future generations need to respect the likes of Willie Apiata.
I would love the joy of reading by rachel goodchild, having been unsuccessful in my attempts at help with my sons learning disibility i now attempt to teach him to read, spell and write properly before he starts high school in a couple of years. I feel this book would help me in my new found adventure and make it less stressful for both my son and I. I love to read, so can just hope I can get some inspiration from this book. And at the risk of sounding greedy may i also ask for the book have a little faith for my mother who i hope after she were to read it would pass it onto my 34 brother. Both these people have lived amazing lives helping others and recently have become stuck on where they are and what they believe in, both my mum and my brother would enjoy reading this book and am sure after they have will pass it on to me, lol. i would be happy to send either my brothers or my mothers address to you if you did pick them. Thank you
lol sorry i just have to say i do not have 34 brothers, lol
sorry i see this has closed so i just look like a right ninny, lol
Take control of your life. Why? because I guess everything just feels a little but out of control. January perfect time to rethink things for a new year!