Book Reviews

The Woman’s Guide to Second Adulthood

Inventing the Rest of Our Lives By Suzanne Braun Levine Allen & Unwin RRP $29.95 ISBN 0747576327 A fun, smart book about a radical new stage for women who have entered their midlife, A Woman’s Guide to Second Adulthood is a guide to a new stage in women’s lives. The first generation of socially emancipated women have reached an important frontier; they have fulfilled all their roles – daughter, wife, mother, career woman. Yet with longer life expectancy and better health they have no intention in retiring from the world. Drawing on interviews, cutting-edge science, up-to-date trend analysis and her own struggles, Levine explores all the issues second-adulthood women confront and offers countless stories of how others have answered those three big questions. Suzanne Braun Levine is a journalist and a recognized authority on women, media matters, and family issues. She was editor of Ms. magazine from its founding in 1972 until 1989 and is currently a contributing editor of More magazine. She is also the author of Father Courage, a book about contemporary parenting, and lives in New York.

Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: or why can’t anybody spell?

By Vivian Cook Allen & Unwin RRP $24.95 ISBN 1861976232 Weird or wierd? Minuscule or miniscule? English spelling is fiendish. Probably only one in a hundred people has truly mastered it. How are the orthographically challenged to cope? Help is at hand in this light-hearted guide to spelling which endeavours to explain some of the rules. But although spelling is important, we shouldn’t be too po-faced about it, says the author Vivian Cook. English lends itself to innovation. Using examples from hip-hop spelling (Tupac is da Gangsta of da Sky) to the names of aliens, from hairdressers (Curl Up ‘N’ Dye) to chat rooms – he shows how English spelling should delight us, not merely give us headaches. Vivian Cook has a Chair of Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle. He has collected spelling errors for many years.

The Experts’ Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do

Created by Samantha Ettus Allen & Unwin RRP $24.95 ISBN 1741145864 Wouldn’t life be great if you could do everything perfectly? In 100 snappy, how to chapters 100 different experts provide you with must-have advice on everything from reading a map to ironing a shirt. Going on holiday? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get advice from the world’s leading expert on packing your suitcase? The president of Berlitz can give you some great tips on picking up the local language, and the CEO of Kodak will make sure you capture the moment perfectly. From Jennifer Capriati advising on your forehand to the publisher of the New York Times offering hints on reading the paper, there is nothing you can’t do – or do better – with a little help from The Experts’ Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do. Samantha Ettus is the founder and president of the talent and brand management firm EMM, and develops and hones personality- driven brands for a living. She is a sought-after media performer and speaker on the US circuit, and has appeared in a wide range of US media including Fox News, ESPN, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and USA Today.

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Through Other Eyes The Fred Hollows Foundation Ten Years On Macmillan

RRP $30.00 ISBN 0732911478 In the 10 years since Fred Hollows died, The Fred Hollows Foundation has continued his pioneering work to help bring sight and better health to the disadvantaged. This book is filled with inspiring accounts by journalists about the work the Foundation does and tells of their own experiences with the organisation in Australia and overseas.