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Personalised children's book with Dad's photo in the illustrations
This Father's Day, offer your Dad a personalised book complete with his photograph in the illustrations. Imagine your child's delight when they snuggle up at the end of the day to share this special story book which celebrates the fun-loving relationship between the two. The Zoo Adventure Book from Itsyourstory is not only a wonderful gift and keepsake but also encourages a love of reading. It follows Dad and the child when they visit their lo... [more]
Writing your life story is a very enjoyable way to make sense of your own life
How To Write Your Life Story in Ten Easy Steps by Sophie King shows you how to order a lifetime of memories, thoughts and opinions and turn your own life into a really good read. Writing memoirs is not just for celebrities. Everyone has a story to tell whether they have lived in the public eye or not, and a family for generations to come will always feel closer to a relative, however distant, if they have recorded their life story. In ten step... [more]
Best books to offer this Christmas
Summersdale publishers have compiled a shortlist of the best books to offer this Christmas Books to have you giggling this Christmas: ANY EXCUSE: How to Get Out of Doing Absolutely Everything Jem Brown ISBN: 978 1 84953 095 8 Paperback 128 pages £5.99 An indispensable guide to shirking that will help readers indulge the big kid inside themselves! WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A FIVER? Jake Harris ISBN: 978 1 84953 093 4 Paperback ... [more]
Fun gift set that will fly right out of bookshops
Micro Flyers, by Gary Breiwick, is a fun and cute gift set that will fly right out of bookshops! It contains an instruction-packed paperback along with 24 reusable cards with templates for the planes, 50 sheets of designed paper and one completed plane that’s visible through a die-cut window in the box. Modelers will also learn how to come up with their own personal variations. From the fast Dart Plane to the delicate Dragonfly, these tin... [more]
Revival offers several musical surprises while supporting relief efforts in Haiti, Chile, and Tibet
Artists Project Earth (APE) is dedicated to providing long-term support for the victims of natural disasters and those affected by climate change. It does so by releasing albums of great music and distributing the proceeds across various projects around the globe that are making a real difference to peoples’ lives. Featuring some of the brightest stars in music, ‘Revival’ is a new offering from Rhythms Del Mundo (RDM) in partnership with the A... [more]
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Levy's High Five, May 18 - 24
The five films playing in Portland-area theaters that I'd soonest see again.
National Geographic Society Expands Partnership With CafePress Inc. to Power Ecommerce Across Multichannel Online ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- CafePress Inc. , The World's Customization EngineTM, today announced an expansion of its longstanding partnership with National Geographic, one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific ...
Community Calendar
REGIONAL EVENTS TODAY Coastal Georgia Center to hold art classes 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and May 30. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah. Drawing for the Beginner will encourage participants to explore the artist within.
Can you identify?
Science shows that the only way around some readers' prejudices is to trick them
Pencil This In: Paley Center Tribute to Johnny Carson, Seth Greenland Book Signing, James Morrison and Julie Andrews
We found a theme running through our event picks tonight. Local filmmakers get to screen their films at Echo Park Film Center; local author Seth Greenland signs his new book at Skylight; and local band honeyhoney opens for James Morrison in Hollywood. Julie Andrews signs her latest book in Pasadena, and last, but not least, is a tribute to Johnny Carson. Read on for all the details. [ more › ]
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What to do this summer in the Philippines? Here are 101 choices
There is absolutely no better time than now to wonder and wander around the Philippines. Trust me – I’m a veteran of the travel and tourism industry. Related posts: 7,000 summer jobs for poor kids & out of school youth Philippines featured in History Channel’s ‘Hidden Cities’ UK travel website says Philippines as Asia’s undiscovered jewel
Out & About Calendar
Your guide to what's happening in Macon and Middle Georgia.
Santa Barbara on a budget
If you believe the glossy travel magazines, Santa Barbara drips money, and any visitor had better be ready to have their wallet leak all over the place, too. Touted as "the American Riviera," it's up there with Palm Beach, the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard as playgrounds for...
The perfect Beatles double bill
If I were the Texas School Board in search of the one text that could justify teaching “intelligent design,” I would use the Creation Myth of the Beatles as my sole curriculum. It is a story oft retold with wonder, as it defines the word “supernatural.” Two musical prodigies of staggering gifts, with complementary personalities, just happen to meet in the same fairground, and just as casually ...
