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#HistFicThursdays - What We Love in a Film, Do We Hate in a Book?

 Last night we went to the cinema to watch The Sheep Detectives . It was a great, fun film packed with all the rollercoaster emotions you want from any movie. Interestingly, despite the fact the film was perhaps aged at a younger audience, everyone at the screening was quite a bit older. We made a comment later that, despite the fact the film is a PG rating, there was no way any of my nieces would be able to handle it. But the most appealing thing about the film was just how appealing it was! It was a murder mystery, of course, but it also bordered on drama, comedy, and romance. It certainly catered for all ages, with some of the references and topics which would be completely lost on young children. And it was not afraid to deal with some pretty brutal topics. In many respects, we expect these genre-collisions in films - we applaud them and celebrate them as crafty and creative. It's a shame, I think, that many books which portray a similar mixed approach at often overlooked as di...
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Book Tour - Total Blueprint for World Domination by Jolene Stockman

Front Cover


It's great to part of this book's journey!

When my parents bought me my sewing machine many years ago, the gift tag read "believe in your ability and this will become your best friend" or something to that ilk. This book reminded me a little of that - it gives you the matter-of-fact motivational speech needed by some many youngsters.

4 Stars!


"Total Blueprint for World Domination" is an inspirational book for young people. Young people need to think big, and believe in themselves, and this book certainly helps with that!

There are motivational speeches and activities gallore. Some of the activities have been seen before, but others are new to me. Occasionally, books heap activities onto the reader like nobody's business, but this book gets it just right. Not too many, and not too few. The reader is left feeling like they can take part without worrying about the time!

And did I mention the graphics? The design of the book is eye catching and, in itself, inspirational! I love the theme of superheroes throughout, in a truly comic book style, and the snippits of funny, inspirational stories are fantastic.

Overall, I would recommend this book to teachers and librarians who want to give young adults that magic push to believe in themselves.

Persuaded to buy the book? You can buy it from Amazon.

Here's a bit more information about the author...

Author Bio
Jolene Stockman
Jolene Stockman is a multi-award winning author, speaker, and business owner. She is also
tangata whaitakiwātanga; an autistic person. Since her adult diagnosis, she has gone public
with her experience - its challenges and superpowers as a TEDx Talk

Her books let you uncover your superpowers to design (and dominate!) your dream world.

Links

 Website: www.jolenestockman.com
Blog: http://www.totalblueprint.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoleneStockman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jolene_stockman/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoleneStockmanOfficial
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-stockman-quicke-07513273/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46122879-total-blueprint-for-world-domination---illustrated

Giveaway

Oh, and I mustn't forget! Jolene Stockman is running a giveaway for a $75 Amazon/BN GC! You can enter it through Rafflecopter here:

Enter to win a $75 Amazon/BN GC – a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks to Goddess Fish for organising this book tour!
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  1. Bernie Wallace30 August 2019 at 10:08

    Did you go to school and major in writing?

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    1. www.jolenestockman.com1 September 2019 at 07:01

      Most of my education has been in writing (technical, scriptwriting, business writing, copywriting, etc.) but my degree is in broadcasting :)

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  2. www.jolenestockman.com30 August 2019 at 10:18

    Oh, thank you so much for your beautiful review Clemency! Eeeeeeee!

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  3. Betul E.30 August 2019 at 13:52

    I love the cover!

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  4. traciem7230 August 2019 at 15:30

    I am excited to read this book and my email is tmcooper1972@gmail.com

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    1. www.jolenestockman.com1 September 2019 at 07:02

      Yay! I'm excited for you to read it! You can get the original text-only version of the book for free on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM

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  5. Rita Wray30 August 2019 at 15:33

    Sounds like a good book.

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  6. donna porter31 August 2019 at 00:45

    Sounds like a book I will enjoy!

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  7. Kim31 August 2019 at 02:41

    If you could have a do over, what would you do differently?

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    1. www.jolenestockman.com1 September 2019 at 07:02

      Sooooo many things! (There's a book to write!) What about you?

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  8. Anonymous31 August 2019 at 04:09

    Sounds like an amazing Book! Thank you for sharing with us! Children needs to beleive in themself!

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  9. Bernie Wallace31 August 2019 at 11:20

    Do you have any exciting plans for the Labor Day weekend?

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  10. www.jolenestockman.com1 September 2019 at 06:59

    Thank you so much for supporting my book launch! You can download the original text-only version of the book for free on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM (if you want to!)

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