Mothers Cry Too Dr Sara Weeks (Penguin, RRP $35) Subtitled “recognising and coping with postnatal depression”, this is a handy guide for all new mothers and their families. It discusses the whole range of conditions from the fairly innocuous three…
Category: Advice, guides & self-help
Humorous book on names has a Kiwi twist
Hey You: A Kiwi Compendium of Baby Names, by Rosemary Hepozden (Renaissance Publishing, RRP $25): I’m sure we’ve all, at some point, looked up the meaning of our own name in one of those dinky little books that list all…
Advice from skin care to intuition
Self-help books available now include: Emotional First Aid, by Dr Guy Winch (Exisle Publishing, RRP $30): We have methods of treatment for all our physical injuries but most of us have no idea how to treat day-to-day emotional injuries such…
Cute – but plenty of sound advice
How to Sail A Boat, by Matt Vance (Awa Press, RRP $26): The latest in the Awa Press Ginger Series tackles the topic of sailing. The “Ginger” books are guides to a variety of subjects, from art to birdwatching. They…
Whole-patient care is vital
Time to Care, by Dr Robin Youngson (RebelHeart Publishers, RRP $35): For most of us, dealing with sickness is something that happens occasionally and on a very personal level. However, for health care professionals, dealing with illness – minor and…
Cryer unearths the real McCoy
Curious English Words and Phrases, by Max Cryer (Exisle Publishing, RRP $30): We have some odd little sayings in our Kiwi language but the origins of those phrases are often more odd than the saying themselves. Max Cryer – language…
Advice in times of need
What Your Mother Should’ve Told You, by Natalie Reilly (Fairfax Books, RRP $23): Knowing what to do, and when, is not always something that comes easily to everyone and, let us be honest, common sense is not quite as common…
Butterflies prove resilient travellers
Butterflies of the South Pacific, by Brian Patrick and Hamish Patrick (Otago University Press, RRP $50): Butterflies may appear to be fragile creatures but their ability to colonise the tiny, scattered islands of the vast South Pacific ocean proves they…
Leggy ones identified
Collins Pocket Guide to New Zealand Minibeasts, by Terence Lindsey and Rod Morris (HarperCollins, RRP $25): I’m a fan of most four, six and even some eight-legged critters so it’s nice to have a book that is so packed with…
How-to from the man who can do anything
Reacher’s Rules: Life Lessons from Jack Reacher, foreword by Lee Child (Bantam Press, RRP $25): Here’s the perfect gift for the Jack Reacher fan in your life: a book of life lessons from the man himself. Reacher, the star of…